| Willian | ||
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| Full name | Willian Borges da Silva | |
| Date of birth | 9 Aug 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Pires, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Height | 5ft 9in (1.75m) | |
| Playing position | Left winger | |
| Current player? | 
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| Number(s) worn | 20 (2022-2024) 22 (2025) | |
| Debut | Tottenham (a) (3 Sept 2022) | |
| Last Appearance | Everton (h) (10 May 2025) | |
| First goal | Leeds (a) (23 Oct 2022) | |
| Last goal | Liverpool (a) (10 Jan 2024) | |
| Joined from | Corinthians, free - 1 Sept 2022 Free agent - 6 Feb 2025 | |
| Left for | Released - 1 Jul 2024 Released - 1 Jul 2025 | |
| League apps (gls) | 68 (9) | |
| All apps (gls) | 79 (10) | |
| Other clubs | Corinthians (1998-2007 & 2021-2022) Shakhtar Donetsk (2007-2013) Anzhi Makhachkala (2013) Chelsea (2013-2020) Arsenal (2020-2021) Olympiacos (2024) | |
| International | Brazil (2011-2019) | |
| Apps (gls) | 70 (9) | |
Willian played for Fulham as a left winger in two spells. His first spell at the club came from 2022 until 2024, and only brief while later, re-joined the club in February 2025. A Brazilian international with 70 caps, he had previously spent eight years playing in the Premier League with Chelsea and Arsenal.
Career[]
Before Fulham[]
Fulham (First spell; 2022-2024)[]
After spending some time training with the first team as a free agent, Willian signed officially on 1 September 2022 (transfer deadline day) on a one year deal.
He made his debut two days later, coming off the bench during a 2-1 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur. His first goal came the following month when he scored what proved to be the winning goal in a 3-2 victory away at Leeds United.
He quickly became first choice for Marco Silva on the left wing, further solidified by the season-ending injury to Neeskens Kebano. He scored his second goal on 12 January 2023, against his former club Chelsea, contributing to a 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage - the first time they had beaten their West London neighbours in nearly 17 years.
Willian won the Premier League's 'Goal of the Month' award in February 2023 for a fantastic strike against Nottingham Forest. The following month, he was sent off during a 3-1 loss away to Man Utd in the FA Cup, after preventing a goal by blocking the ball with his hand.
He scored a brace during a 5-3 win over Leicester City at Craven Cottage on 8 May 2023.
Although the club had offered Willian another one year deal with the option of extending by another season, he turned this offer down after reportedly wanting a two-year deal and left at the end of his contract. He was subsequently offered a deal to move to the Saudi Pro League, before nearly accepting another offer at Nottingham Forest. A new contract was announced with Fulham on 17 July 2023, meaning he would spend another year with the club with the option to extend another season.
After the departure of talisman Aleksandar Mitrović, he became the designated penalty taker for Fulham, and scored two spot-kicks in a 3-2 win over Wolves at Craven Cottage on 27 November 2023. He then scored a vital goal in the first leg of the EFL Cup Semi-final away at Liverpool during a 2-1 loss on 10 January 2024.
Despite being offered a one-year extension with the club, he decided against it and left the club in the summer of 2024.
After Fulham (First spell)[]
Willian chose to sign a contract with Greek club Olympiacos on 2 September 2024. However, things did not work out for him there and after six league appearances, a mutual termination of his contract was made just three months into it.
Fulham (Second spell; 2025)[]
A free agent once more, Willian re-joined Fulham on 6 February 2025, a few days after the closing of the January transfer window. He made his second debut for the club on 15 February 2025, when he came on in the final moments of a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage.
After making a total of twelve appearances in all competitions, Willian was not kept on and released from the club in the summer of 2025.
After Fulham (Second spell)[]
Fulham Statistics[]
Appearances[]
| Season | League | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 2022-23 | Premier League | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | Premier League | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 10 | |
Disciplinary[]
| Season | 
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| 2022-23 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Fulham Matches[]
| # | Season | Date | Comp | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Match Info |
| 1 | 2022-23 | 3 Sept 2022 | PREM | Tottenham | Away | Lost | 1-2 |  61'
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| 2 | 2022-23 | 16 Sept 2022 | PREM | Nottm Forest | Away | Won | 3-2 |  70'
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| 3 | 2022-23 | 15 Oct 2022 | PREM | Bournemouth | Home | Drew | 2-2 | 46'
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| 4 | 2022-23 | 20 Oct 2022 | PREM | Aston Villa | Home | Won | 3-0 | 73'
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| 5 | 2022-23 | 23 Oct 2022 | PREM | Leeds | Away | Won | 3-2 |  84', 89'
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| 6 | 2022-23 | 29 Oct 2022 | PREM | Everton | Home | Drew | 0-0 | |
| 7 | 2022-23 | 5 Nov 2022 | PREM | Man City | Away | Lost | 1-2 | 80'
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| 8 | 2022-23 | 13 Nov 2022 | PREM | Man Utd | Home | Lost | 1-2 | |
| 9 | 2022-23 | 26 Dec 2022 | PREM | Crystal Palace | Away | Won | 3-0 | 82'
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| 10 | 2022-23 | 31 Dec 2022 | PREM | Southampton | Home | Won | 2-1 | |
| 11 | 2022-23 | 3 Jan 2023 | PREM | Leicester | Away | Won | 1-0 | 82'
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| 12 | 2022-23 | 12 Jan 2023 | PREM | Chelsea | Home | Won | 2-1 | 25', 83'
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| 13 | 2022-23 | 15 Jan 2023 | PREM | Newcastle | Away | Lost | 0-1 | 78'
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| 14 | 2022-23 | 23 Jan 2023 | PREM | Tottenham | Home | Lost | 0-1 | 88'
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| 15 | 2022-23 | 28 Jan 2023 | FAC | Sunderland | Home | Drew | 1-1 | 69'
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| 16 | 2022-23 | 3 Feb 2023 | PREM | Chelsea | Away | Drew | 0-0 | 75'
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| 17 | 2022-23 | 11 Feb 2023 | PREM | Nottm Forest | Home | Won | 2-0 | 17',  72'
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| 18 | 2022-23 | 18 Feb 2023 | PREM | Brighton | Away | Won | 1-0 | 90+6'
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| 19 | 2022-23 | 24 Feb 2023 | PREM | Wolves | Home | Drew | 1-1 | 83'
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| 20 | 2022-23 | 27 Feb 2023 | FAC | Leeds | Home | Won | 2-0 | 81'
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| 21 | 2022-23 | 6 Mar 2023 | PREM | Brentford | Away | Lost | 2-3 | 25', 83'
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| 22 | 2022-23 | 19 Mar 2023 | FAC | Man Utd | Away | Lost | 1-3 | 72'
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| 23 | 2022-23 | 8 Apr 2023 | PREM | West Ham | Home | Lost | 0-1 | 85'
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| 24 | 2022-23 | 15 Apr 2023 | PREM | Everton | Away | Won | 3-1 | 79'
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| 25 | 2022-23 | 22 Apr 2023 | PREM | Leeds | Home | Won | 2-1 | 90+4'
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| 26 | 2022-23 | 3 May 2023 | PREM | Liverpool | Away | Lost | 0-1 | 79'
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| 27 | 2022-23 | 8 May 2023 | PREM | Leicester | Home | Won | 5-3 | 10', 70', 82'
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| 28 | 2022-23 | 13 May 2023 | PREM | Southampton | Away | Won | 2-0 | 78'
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| 29 | 2022-23 | 20 May 2023 | PREM | Crystal Palace | Home | Drew | 2-2 | |
| 30 | 2022-23 | 28 May 2023 | PREM | Man Utd | Away | Lost | 1-2 | |
| 31 | 2023-24 | 12 Aug 2023 | PREM | Everton | Away | Won | 1-0 | 30', 46'
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| 32 | 2023-24 | 19 Aug 2023 | PREM | Brentford | Home | Lost | 0-3 | 86'
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| 33 | 2023-24 | 2 Sept 2023 | PREM | Man City | Away | Lost | 1-5 | 73'
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| 34 | 2023-24 | 16 Sept 2023 | PREM | Luton | Home | Won | 1-0 | 90+1'
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| 35 | 2023-24 | 23 Sept 2023 | PREM | Crystal Palace | Away | Drew | 0-0 | |
| 36 | 2023-24 | 27 Sept 2023 | LC | Norwich | Home | Won | 2-1 | 79'
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| 37 | 2023-24 | 2 Oct 2023 | PREM | Chelsea | Home | Lost | 0-2 | |
| 38 | 2023-24 | 7 Oct 2023 | PREM | Sheff Utd | Home | Won | 3-1 | 90+2'
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| 39 | 2023-24 | 23 Oct 2023 | PREM | Tottenham | Away | Lost | 0-2 | |
| 40 | 2023-24 | 29 Oct 2023 | PREM | Brighton | Away | Drew | 1-1 | 86'
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| 41 | 2023-24 | 4 Nov 2023 | PREM | Man Utd | Home | Lost | 0-1 | 76'
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| 42 | 2023-24 | 12 Nov 2023 | PREM | Aston Villa | Away | Lost | 1-3 | 82'
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| 43 | 2023-24 | 27 Nov 2023 | PREM | Wolves | Home | Won | 3-2 | 59' (pen), 90+4' (pen), 90+5'
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| 44 | 2023-24 | 3 Dec 2023 | PREM | Liverpool | Away | Lost | 3-4 | 62'
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| 45 | 2023-24 | 6 Dec 2023 | PREM | Nottm Forest | Home | Won | 5-0 | 63'
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| 46 | 2023-24 | 10 Dec 2023 | PREM | West Ham | Home | Won | 5-0 | 31', 46'
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| 47 | 2023-24 | 19 Dec 2023 | LC | Everton | Away | Drew | 1-1 | 62'
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| 48 | 2023-24 | 31 Dec 2023 | PREM | Arsenal | Home | Won | 2-1 | 80'
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| 49 | 2023-24 | 5 Jan 2024 | FAC | Rotherham | Home | Won | 1-0 | 74'
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| 50 | 2023-24 | 10 Jan 2024 | LC | Liverpool | Away | Lost | 1-2 | 19', 72'
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| 51 | 2023-24 | 13 Jan 2024 | PREM | Chelsea | Away | Lost | 0-1 | |
| 52 | 2023-24 | 24 Jan 2024 | LC | Liverpool | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
| 53 | 2023-24 | 27 Jan 2024 | FAC | Newcastle | Home | Lost | 0-2 | 45+1'
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| 54 | 2023-24 | 30 Jan 2024 | PREM | Everton | Home | Drew | 0-0 | |
| 55 | 2023-24 | 3 Feb 2024 | PREM | Burnley | Away | Drew | 2-2 | |
| 56 | 2023-24 | 10 Feb 2024 | PREM | Bournemouth | Home | Won | 3-1 | 85'
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| 57 | 2023-24 | 17 Feb 2024 | PREM | Aston Villa | Home | Lost | 1-2 | 46'
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| 58 | 2023-24 | 2 Mar 2024 | PREM | Brighton | Home | Won | 3-0 | 69'
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| 59 | 2023-24 | 9 Mar 2024 | PREM | Wolves | Away | Lost | 1-2 | 62'
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| 60 | 2023-24 | 16 Mar 2024 | PREM | Tottenham | Home | Won | 3-0 | |
| 61 | 2023-24 | 30 Mar 2024 | PREM | Sheff Utd | Away | Drew | 3-3 | |
| 62 | 2023-24 | 2 Apr 2024 | PREM | Nottm Forest | Away | Lost | 1-3 | 33'
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| 63 | 2023-24 | 6 Apr 2024 | PREM | Newcastle | Home | Lost | 0-1 | 65'
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| 64 | 2023-24 | 14 Apr 2024 | PREM | West Ham | Away | Won | 2-0 | 90+2'
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| 65 | 2023-24 | 27 Apr 2024 | PREM | Crystal Palace | Home | Drew | 1-1 | 69'
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| 66 | 2023-24 | 4 May 2024 | PREM | Brentford | Away | Drew | 0-0 | 64'
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| 67 | 2023-24 | 11 May 2024 | PREM | Man City | Home | Lost | 0-4 | 46'
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| 68 | 2024-25 | 15 Feb 2025 | PREM | Nottm Forest | Home | Won | 2-1 | 90'
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| 69 | 2024-25 | 22 Feb 2025 | PREM | Crystal Palace | Home | Lost | 0-2 | 80'
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| 70 | 2024-25 | 25 Feb 2025 | PREM | Wolves | Away | Won | 2-1 | 67'
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| 71 | 2024-25 | 2 Mar 2025 | FAC | Man Utd | Away | Drew | 1-1 | 90+3'
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| 72 | 2024-25 | 8 Mar 2025 | PREM | Brighton | Away | Lost | 1-2 | 82'
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| 73 | 2024-25 | 16 Mar 2025 | PREM | Tottenham | Home | Won | 2-0 | 87'
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| 74 | 2024-25 | 29 Mar 2025 | FAC | Crystal Palace | Home | Lost | 0-3 | 71'
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| 75 | 2024-25 | 1 Apr 2025 | PREM | Arsenal | Away | Lost | 1-2 | 67'
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| 76 | 2024-25 | 14 Apr 2025 | PREM | Bournemouth | Away | Lost | 0-1 | 85'
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| 77 | 2024-25 | 26 Apr 2025 | PREM | Southampton | Away | Won | 2-1 | 66'
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| 78 | 2024-25 | 3 May 2025 | PREM | Aston Villa | Away | Lost | 0-1 | 76'
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| 79 | 2024-25 | 10 May 2025 | PREM | Everton | Home | Lost | 1-3 | 75'
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Fulham squads[]
| 2022-23 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Rodák
2. Tete
3. Kurzawa
4. Tosin
5. Duffy
6. Reed
7. Kebano
8. Wilson
9. Mitrović
10. Cairney
11. Solomon
12. Chalobah / Cédric
13. Ream
14. Decordova-Reid
17. Leno
18. Pereira
19. Muniz
20. Willian
21. James
22. Gazzaniga
23. Bryan
25. Onomah
26. Palhinha
27. Mbabu
28. Lukić
30. Vinícius
31. Diop
33. A Robinson
34. McFarlane
35. Francois
37. Ablade
38. Harris
39. Fossey / Parkes
40. Wickens
41. D'Auria-Henry
42. C Robinson
43. McAvoy
44. Pajaziti
45. Šekularac
46. O'Neill
47. Godo
49. Dibley-Dias
65. Stansfield
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| 2023-24 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Rodák
2. Tete
3. Bassey
4. Tosin
6. Reed
7. Jiménez
8. Wilson
9. Mitrović / Broja
10. Cairney
11. Traoré
12. Ballo-Touré
13. Ream
14. De Cordova-Reid
17. Leno
18. Pereira
19. Muniz
20. Willian
21. Castagne
22. Iwobi
23. Benda
26. Palhinha
27. Mbabu
28. Lukić
30. Vinícius
31. Diop
32. Araujo
33. A Robinson
35. Francois
36. Borto
37. Ablade
38. Harris
39. Parkes
40. Wickens
41. Tanton
42. C Robinson
43. McCoy-Splatt
44. de Fougerolles
45. Okkas
46. Pajaziti
47. Godo
48. Amissah
49. Dibley-Dias
50. O'Neill
52. McFarlane
53. Gordon
54. Donnell
57. Šekularac
58. McNally
59. Esenga
63. Works
64. Gofford
65. Stansfield
66. Sanderson
69. de Jesus
70. Park
--. Kongolo
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| 2024-25 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Leno
2. Tete
3. Bassey
5. Andersen
6. Reed
7. Jiménez
8. Wilson
9. Muniz
10. Cairney
11. Traoré
12. Vinícius
15. Cuenca
16. Berge
17. Iwobi
18. Pereira
19. Nelson
20. Lukić
21. Castagne
23. Benda
24. King
28. Stansfield
30. Sessegnon
31. Diop
32. Smith Rowe
33. Robinson
35. Amissah
36. Borto
37. Esenga
38. Donnell
39. Šekularac
41. Works
42. McCoy-Splatt
43. Gordon
44. de Fougerolles
45. Pajaziti
46. Nsasi
47. Godo
48. Slade
49. Loupalo-Bi
50. McFarlane
51. McNally
52. Allen
53. Underwood
55. Tabares
56. Nwoko
57. Olyott
58. Ali Wahid
59. Osmand
60. Quashie
61. de Jesus
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