Walace (footballer, born 1993)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Sousaand the second or paternal family name is Novais.

Walace

Personal information
Full name	Walace de Sousa Novais
Date of birth	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Juventude Samas
Youth career
2008–2013	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Santos	1	(0)
2014	→ Guarani (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	Luverdense	3	(0)
2017	URT	0	(0)
2018	Pelotas	9	(0)
2018	Penapolense	0	(0)
2019	Mixto	0	(0)
2019	Jequié	3	(0)
2019	Inter de Limeira	0	(0)
2020	Moto Club	9	(0)
2021–	Juventude Samas	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:58, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Walace de Sousa Novais (born 25 May 1993), simply known as Walace, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Juventude Samas.

Career

Born in São Paulo, Walace joined Santos youth setup in 2008, aged 15. He made his first team debut on 11 June 2011, in a 1–1 away draw against Cruzeiro EC. ^[1]

On 3 June 2013, he was promoted to Santos' first team alongside Léo Cittadini. ^[2] On 4 February 2014, he was loaned to Guarani, ^[3] but appeared rarely.

On 19 December 2014, Walace signed for Luverdense, after his link with Peixe expired. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of 3 November 2023 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2011	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2012		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2013		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Guarani (loan)	2014	Série C	—		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Luverdense	2015	Série B	2	0	10	0	3	0	—		3 [a]	0	18	0
	2016		3	0	3	0	—		—		—		6	0
	Total		5	0	13	0	3	0	—		3	0	24	0
URT	2017	Série D	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Pelotas	2018	Gaúcho A2	—		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Penapolense	2018	Paulista A2	—		—		—		—		8 [b]	0	8	0
Mixto	2019	Mato-Grossense	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Jequié	2019	Baiano	—		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Inter de Limeira	2019	Paulista A2	—		—		—		—		3 [b]	0	3	0
Moto Club	2020	Série D	1	0	8	0	1	1	—		—		10	1
Juventude Samas	2021	Série D	6	0	11	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
Paragominas	2022	Paraense	—		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
4 de Julho	2023	Piauiense	—		10	1	—		—		—		10	1
Career total			13	0	58	1	5	1	0	0	14	0	90	2

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

1. Cruzeiro 1x1 Santos; Globo Esporte, 11 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
2. "Claudinei Oliveira promove Léo Cittadini e Walace e conta com retorno de Geuvânio". Santos FC. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013.
3. "Guarani rescinde com filho de ídolo e ocupa vaga com zagueiro do Santos" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
4. "Mato-grossense: Luverdense anuncia contratação de Wallace, do Santos" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
5. Walace at Soccerway . Retrieved 22 November 2016.

External links

• Walace at Soccerway
• Walace at WorldFootball.net