Skip to content
Willian

Willian

Attack - Left Winger  at Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Age37
CitizenshipBrazil
Height1.75 m
Footright
BornAugust 9, 1988
at Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 261 days · joined 2025-09-05
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value €750k
Left Winger Attack

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.15
goals / match
Chelsea FC
top club · 339 apps

Career highs

€50.00m
peak value · 2018
€35.50m
top transfer fee · 13/14
13
best season · 17/18
81 / 9
int'l caps / goals
787Appearances
115Goals
151Assists
50Yellow cards
2Red cards
185Full matches (90′)
Full nameWillian
Name in home countryWillian Borges da Silva
Date of birth1988-08-09 (37 yrs)
Place of birthRibeirão Pires, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil
PositionAttack - Left Winger (main: Attack)
Footright
Height175.00 m
Current clubGrêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Joined2025-09-05
Contract expires2026-12-31
AgentSports Invest UK ltd
OutfitterPuma
Sep 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Grêmio
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
Transfer: Fulham → Without Club
25/26 · Transfer
Feb 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Fulham
24/25 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Transfer: Olympiacos → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2024
Transfer: Fulham → Olympiacos
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Olympiacos Piraeus, Fulham FC
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Fulham FC
37 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2022
Transfer: Corinthians → Fulham
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
36 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Fulham FC
30 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: Arsenal → Corinthians
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
9 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Chelsea → Arsenal
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Arsenal FC
37 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
Jul 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Chelsea FC
47 matches · 11 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Chelsea FC
56 matches · 8 G · 14 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Chelsea FC
55 matches · 13 G · 12 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Chelsea FC
41 matches · 12 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Chelsea FC
49 matches · 11 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Chelsea FC
49 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2013
Transfer: Anzhi → Chelsea
13/14 · Transfer · €35.50m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Chelsea FC, Anzhi Makhachkala
46 matches · 4 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Shakhtar D. → Anzhi
12/13 · Transfer · €35.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Shakhtar Donetsk, Anzhi Makhachkala
35 matches · 8 G · 14 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Shakhtar Donetsk
37 matches · 6 G · 17 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Shakhtar Donetsk
43 matches · 8 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Shakhtar Donetsk
39 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Shakhtar Donetsk
52 matches · 8 G · 12 A · across 6 competitions
Aug 2007
Transfer: Corinthians → Shakhtar D.
07/08 · Transfer · €14.00m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Shakhtar Donetsk
28 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
33 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2006
Transfer: Corinthians U20 → Corinthians
05/06 · Transfer
Jun 2005
Transfer: Mauaense → Corinthians U20
04/05 · Return from loan
Mar 2005
Transfer: Corinthians U20 → Mauaense
04/05 · Loan
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
16,674 min
Minutes played by club
Olympiacos Piraeus 0.0%
Fulham FC 7.5%
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 7.7%
Arsenal FC 8.4%
Chelsea FC 37.9%
Anzhi Makhachkala 3.3%
Shakhtar Donetsk 35.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Olympiacos Piraeus 1 24/25 24/25 11 0 1 0
Fulham FC 3 22/23 24/25 79 10 7 1,246
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 4 2006 2022 83 3 8 1,279
Arsenal FC 1 20/21 20/21 37 1 7 1,407
Chelsea FC 7 13/14 19/20 339 63 58 6,323
Anzhi Makhachkala 2 12/13 13/14 17 1 6 556
Shakhtar Donetsk 6 07/08 12/13 221 37 64 5,863

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€12.5M13€25M19€37.5M25€50M07/08 — 1 goals (Shakhtar Donetsk)07/08 — 4 assists507/0808/09 — 8 goals (Shakhtar Donetsk)08/09 — 12 assists2008/0909/10 — 7 goals (Shakhtar Donetsk)09/10 — 7 assists1409/1010/11 — 8 goals (Shakhtar Donetsk)10/11 — 13 assists2110/1111/12 — 6 goals (Shakhtar Donetsk)11/12 — 17 assists2311/1212/13 — 8 goals (Anzhi Makhachkala)12/13 — 14 assists2212/1313/14 — 4 goals (Chelsea FC)13/14 — 9 assists1313/1414/15 — 4 goals (Chelsea FC)14/15 — 5 assists914/1515/16 — 11 goals (Chelsea FC)15/16 — 7 assists1815/1616/17 — 12 goals (Chelsea FC)16/17 — 5 assists1716/1717/18 — 13 goals (Chelsea FC)17/18 — 12 assists2517/1818/19 — 8 goals (Chelsea FC)18/19 — 14 assists2218/1919/20 — 11 goals (Chelsea FC)19/20 — 9 assists2019/2020/21 — 1 goals (Arsenal FC)20/21 — 7 assists820/212007 — 2 goals (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista)2007 — 2 assists420072021 — 2 assists220212022 — 1 goals (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista)2022 — 4 assists5202222/23 — 5 goals (Fulham FC)22/23 — 5 assists1022/2323/24 — 5 goals (Fulham FC)23/24 — 2 assists723/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2507/08 — €11M08/09 — €8.4M09/10 — €11M10/11 — €11.5M11/12 — €15M12/13 — €25M13/14 — €35M14/15 — €30M15/16 — €30M16/17 — €32M17/18 — €32M18/19 — €50M19/20 — €40M20/21 — €28M22/23 — €5.5M23/24 — €3M24/25 — €3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 1107/0808/09: 8808/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 111115/1616/17: 121216/1717/18: 131317/1818/19: 8818/1919/20: 111119/2020/21: 1120/212006: 0020062007: 2220072021: 0020212022: 11202222/23: 5522/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

07/08: 4407/0808/09: 121208/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 131310/1111/12: 171711/1212/13: 141412/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 121217/1818/19: 141418/1919/20: 9919/2020/21: 7720/212006: 0020062007: 2220072021: 2220212022: 44202222/23: 5522/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 1124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Europa League Olympiacos Piraeus 4 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Fulham FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Kypello Elladas Olympiacos Piraeus 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Fulham FC 10 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Super League 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 6 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Fulham FC 4 1 0 0 0 303
23/24 FA Cup Fulham FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League Fulham FC 31 4 2 1 0 514
22/23 FA Cup Fulham FC 3 0 0 0 1 0
22/23 Premier League Fulham FC 27 5 5 2 0 429
2022 Campeonato Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 10 1 1 1 0 624
2022 Copa do Brasil Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 2 0 1 0 0 0
2022 Libertadores Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 8 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Série A Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 14 0 2 1 0 0
2021 Série A Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 9 0 2 0 0 0
2007 Campeonato Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 14 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Copa do Brasil Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 4 0 0 0 1 0
2007 Série A Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 15 2 2 1 0 655
2006 Série A Sport Club Corinthians Paulista 5 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Europa League Arsenal FC 9 0 2 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League Arsenal FC 25 1 5 0 0 1,407
19/20 Champions League Chelsea FC 7 1 1 0 0 530
19/20 FA Cup Chelsea FC 4 1 1 0 0 231
19/20 Premier League Chelsea FC 36 9 7 4 0 289
19/20 UEFA Super Cup Chelsea FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Chelsea FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Chelsea FC 15 3 7 0 0 300
18/19 FA Cup Chelsea FC 2 2 0 0 0 61
18/19 Premier League Chelsea FC 32 3 7 2 0 703
17/18 Champions League Chelsea FC 8 3 3 1 0 143
17/18 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Chelsea FC 4 2 0 0 0 102
17/18 FA Cup Chelsea FC 6 2 1 1 0 229
17/18 Premier League Chelsea FC 36 6 8 1 0 314
16/17 EFL Cup Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Chelsea FC 6 4 3 0 0 94
16/17 Premier League Chelsea FC 34 8 2 3 0 191
15/16 Champions League Chelsea FC 8 5 1 0 0 128
15/16 Community Shield Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Chelsea FC 4 1 0 0 0 279
15/16 League Cup Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League Chelsea FC 35 5 6 5 0 550
14/15 Champions League Chelsea FC 7 1 1 1 0 485
14/15 FA Cup Chelsea FC 2 1 0 0 0 65
14/15 League Cup Chelsea FC 4 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 Premier League Chelsea FC 36 2 3 3 0 1,209
13/14 Champions League Chelsea FC 11 0 2 2 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Chelsea FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Chelsea FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Chelsea FC 25 4 2 3 0 420
13/14 Premier Liga Anzhi Makhachkala 4 0 3 0 0 0
12/13 Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 2 0 0 132
12/13 Europa League Anzhi Makhachkala 3 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 14 2 6 3 0 478
12/13 Premier Liga Anzhi Makhachkala 7 1 1 0 0 556
12/13 Russian Cup Anzhi Makhachkala 3 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 3 0 0 122
11/12 Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 1 1 0 504
11/12 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 27 5 16 1 0 415
11/12 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Ukrainian Super Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk 10 2 3 0 0 420
10/11 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 28 3 10 4 0 800
10/11 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 4 2 0 0 0 121
10/11 Ukrainian Super Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 1 1 0 0 0 90
09/10 Champions League Qu. Shakhtar Donetsk 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League Shakhtar Donetsk 8 1 2 0 0 638
09/10 Europa League Qualifying Shakhtar Donetsk 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 22 5 5 3 0 352
09/10 UEFA Super Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 4 1 0 1 0 317
08/09 Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 2 0 0 323
08/09 Champions League Qu. Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 0 0 0 144
08/09 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 29 5 5 1 0 366
08/09 UEFA Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 9 0 3 1 0 0
08/09 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 5 1 2 0 0 315
08/09 Ukrainian Super Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 20 0 2 0 0 0
07/08 Ukrainian Cup Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 2 1 0 326
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2005-03-02 Corinthians U20 Mauaense Loan 0
04/05 2005-06-30 Mauaense Corinthians U20 Return from loan 0
05/06 2006-01-01 Corinthians U20 Corinthians Transfer 0
07/08 2007-08-24 Corinthians Shakhtar D. Transfer 11000000 €14.00m
12/13 2013-01-31 Shakhtar D. Anzhi Transfer 25000000 €35.00m
13/14 2013-08-28 Anzhi Chelsea Transfer 30000000 €35.50m
20/21 2020-08-14 Chelsea Arsenal Transfer 22500000
21/22 2021-08-30 Arsenal Corinthians Transfer 9000000
22/23 2022-09-01 Corinthians Fulham Transfer 4000000
24/25 2024-09-02 Fulham Olympiacos Transfer 3000000
24/25 2025-01-01 Olympiacos Without Club Transfer 1000000
24/25 2025-02-06 Without Club Fulham Transfer 1000000
25/26 2025-07-01 Fulham Without Club Transfer 750000
25/26 2025-09-05 Without Club Grêmio Transfer 750000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Achilles tendon problems 2018-01-24 2018-02-02 10 3
18/19 Knock 2019-01-03 2019-01-11 9 2
19/20 Hamstring injury 2019-07-04 2019-08-12 40 2
19/20 Calf injury 2020-03-05 2020-03-07 3 0
19/20 Ankle injury 2020-07-31 2020-08-13 14 2
20/21 Calf injury 2020-10-18 2020-10-31 14 3
20/21 Calf injury 2020-11-23 2020-11-28 6 1
20/21 Ill 2020-12-25 2021-01-01 8 2
22/23 Calf injury 2022-09-29 2022-10-12 14 2
22/23 Thigh problems 2023-03-10 2023-03-13 4 1
22/23 Torn muscle fiber 2023-04-25 2023-05-02 8 2
23/24 Achilles tendon problems 2023-08-24 2023-09-01 9 2
23/24 Hamstring injury 2023-12-20 2023-12-30 11 2
24/25 Ankle injury 2024-10-04 2024-10-21 18 2
24/25 Muscle injury 2024-10-28 2024-11-15 19 4
Current€750k
Peak€50.00m
Low€750k
Δ since start−€10.25m
€750k€13.06m€25.38m€37.69m€50.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €19.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €38.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €19.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #7658 #7 11 0 former national player
Team #3439 #19 70 9 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
César Azpilicueta 2 2 0
David Luiz 2 2 0
N'Golo Kanté 2 3 0
Thibaut Courtois 2 0 0
Pedro 2 6 0
Marcos Alonso 2 3 0
Nemanja Matic 2 0 0
Yaroslav Rakitskyi 2 1 0
Oscar 2 3 0
Bernd Leno 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
19/20 Premier League Chelsea FC 9 36
16/17 Premier League Chelsea FC 8 34
17/18 Premier League Chelsea FC 6 36

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 16 27
10/11 Premier Liga Shakhtar Donetsk 10 28
17/18 Premier League Chelsea FC 8 36

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
04/05 2005-06-30 Mauaense Corinthians U20 Return from loan
04/05 2005-03-02 Corinthians U20 Mauaense Loan

Teams faced most often by Willian's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Liverpool FC 93 23 31 39 117 161 -44 25%
Everton FC 87 40 20 27 139 104 +35 46%
Manchester City 84 26 17 41 94 145 -51 31%
Manchester United 74 18 19 37 82 123 -41 24%
Tottenham Hotspur 73 24 21 28 118 117 +1 33%
West Ham United 63 34 12 17 110 68 +42 54%
Newcastle United 61 38 9 14 105 57 +48 62%
Aston Villa 58 32 12 14 111 60 +51 55%
Sunderland AFC 56 33 14 9 98 52 +46 59%
Stoke City 54 34 7 13 97 43 +54 63%
Southampton FC 51 21 17 13 83 67 +16 41%
West Bromwich Albion 48 28 12 8 85 40 +45 58%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal
15/16 Goal #50 (career)
19/20 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 37 817 1 0 0 0.11
22/23 30 429 2 0 1 0.63
2022 36 624 2 0 0 0.29
2007 33 655 1 0 1 0.27
19/20 47 1,050 4 0 0 0.34
18/19 56 1,064 2 0 0 0.17
17/18 55 788 4 0 0 0.46
16/17 41 285 3 0 0 0.95
15/16 49 957 5 0 0 0.47
14/15 49 1,759 5 0 0 0.26
13/14 46 420 5 1 0 1.29
12/13 35 1,288 3 0 0 0.21
11/12 37 919 2 0 0 0.2
10/11 43 1,431 4 0 0 0.25
09/10 39 1,307 4 0 0 0.28
08/09 52 1,148 2 0 0 0.16
07/08 28 326 1 0 0 0.28

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
327 apps
47 G
47 A
Premier Liga
140 apps
20 G
44 A
Champions League
71 apps
18 G
16 A
FA Cup
36 apps
11 G
6 A
Ukrainian Cup
24 apps
6 G
7 A
Europa League
39 apps
4 G
12 A
League Cup
24 apps
3 G
2 A
Série A
43 apps
2 G
6 A
Premier Liga
11 apps
1 G
4 A
Campeonato Paulista
24 apps
1 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Willian

Who is Willian?

Willian is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.

How old is Willian?

Willian is 37 years old. He was born on August 9, 1988 in Ribeirão Pires.

What position does Willian play?

Willian plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).

What club does Willian play for?

Willian currently plays for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.

How many career goals has Willian scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Willian has scored 115 goals in 787 appearances.

What is Willian's market value?

Willian's most recent reported market value is €750k.