Walter (footballer, born 1989)

Walter

Walter playing with Fluminense in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Walter Henrique da Silva [1]
Date of birth	(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth	Recife, Brazil [1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2000	Sport
2002–2004	Santa Cruz
2004	Vitória
2004–2006	São José-RS
2007	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	São José-RS	8	(0)
2008–2010	Internacional	37	(9)
2010–2019	Porto	19	(7)
2012	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	8	(2)
2012–2013	→ Goiás (loan)	74	(40)
2014	→ Fluminense (loan)	44	(8)
2015–2016	→ Athletico Paranaense (loan)	59	(13)
2016–2017	→ Goiás (loan)	15	(3)
2017	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	25	(5)
2018	→ Paysandu (loan)	8	(1)
2018	→ CSA (loan)	15	(2)
2020–2021	Athletico Paranaense	17	(0)
2021	Vitória	2	(0)
2021	São Caetano	6	(0)
2021	Botafogo-SP	11	(3)
2022	Santa Cruz	8	(3)
2022	Amazonas	2	(0)
2022	Goiânia	6	(0)
2023	Afogados	5	(1)
2023	Pelotas	5	(0)
International career
2009	Brazil U20	9	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Walter Henrique da Silva (born 22 July 1989), known simply as Walter, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Early life

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Walter was the youngest of six siblings born to his mother Edith, all the four males' names starting with the letter "W" (himself, Waldemir, Waldex and Wandeork). During his childhood, he viewed the dead bodies of two people who had just been murdered inside a bus, including that of his brother Waldemir at the age of 18 due to gang-related issues. ^[2]

Club career

Early years

Walter started his career with Sport Club do Recife, finishing his youth development at Sport Club Internacional after joining its junior team in 2007. He made his professional debut two years later. ^[3]

Walter played 11 matches in his first season in the Série A, but failed to score any goals. In May 2009, he suffered a serious knee injury which sidelined him for several months. ^[4]

Porto

In August 2010, Walter joined FC Porto from Portugal, signing a five-year contract. The Primeira Liga club acquired the player's registration rights and 75% of his economic rights from Uruguayan side C.A. Rentistas for €6 million, ^[5] and later sold 25% to Pearl Design Holding Ltd. (a UK shell company, directed by Mário Jorge Queiroz e Castro) for €2.125 million; ^{[6] [7]} Sport Club Internacional announced in its annual accounts that the club had received R$9,192,000 in transfer fee (around €4 million), but part of that was re-distributed to third parties for R$1,980,033 ^[8] – it was also reported that the side owned 50% of the player's economic rights, with the other half belonging to third parties. ^[9]

Walter played his first official game for Porto on 19 August 2010 in a UEFA Europa League play-off round against K.R.C. Genk, featuring eight minutes in a 3–0 away win. ^[10] On 16 October 2010 he made his first start, scoring a hat-trick in the 4–1 home victory over A.D. Os Limianos in the third round of the Taça de Portugal. ^[11] The following month, again as a starter, he netted his first league goal, at home against Portimonense SC (2–0). ^[12]

Walter spent the vast majority of his first season as a backup to Radamel Falcao, ^[13] but managed to finish with ten goals in all competitions in 25 appearances. ^[14] On 15 October 2011, he scored four in a 8–0 away rout of C.A. Pêro Pinheiro in the domestic cup. ^[15]

Subsequently, Walter was loaned several times by Porto, alternating between his country's Série A and B. ^{[16] [17] [18]} Throughout his career, he struggled immensely with weight problems. ^{[19] [20]}

In August 2018, while at the service of Centro Sportivo Alagoano, Walter was arrested at his home in Maceió, after allegedly pointing a toy gun to an Eletrobras employee. ^[21] On 11 December, he tested positive for furosemide and sibutramine metabolites after a match against Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, being suspended until further notice. The banned substances were found in prescription drugs he had been taking to fight his obesity problem. ^[22]

International career

Walter played with Brazil under-20s in the 2009 South American Championship. He scored five goals in the tournament held in Venezuela, being crowned top scorer as the national team won their tenth title in the category. ^[23]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2023 ^{[24] [25]}

Club	Season	League			State League [lower-alpha 1]		Cup [lower-alpha 2]		League Cup [lower-alpha 3]		Continental [lower-alpha 4]		Other [lower-alpha 5]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São José-RS	2007	Gaúcho	—		8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Internacional	2008	Série A	11	0	—		—		—		—		—		11	0
	2009		0	0	5	3	0	0	—		—		—		5	3
	2010		6	2	15	4	—		—		8	2	—		29	8
	Total		17	2	20	7	0	0	—		8	2	—		45	11
Porto	2010–11	Primeira Liga	13	5	—		4	4	3	1	5	0	0	0	25	10
	2011–12		6	2	—		2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6
	Total		19	7	—		6	8	3	1	5	0	0	0	33	16
Cruzeiro	2012	Série A	0	0	8	2	3	1	—		—		—		11	3
Goiás	2012	Série B	28	16	—		—		—		—		—		28	16
	2013	Série A	32	13	14	11	8	5	—		—		—		54	29
	Total		60	29	14	11	8	5	—		—		—		82	45
Fluminense	2014	Série A	23	2	11	6	5	1	—		1	0	—		40	9
	2015		0	0	10	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		10	0
	Total		23	2	21	6	5	1	—		1	0	—		50	9
Athletico Paranaense	2015	Série A	32	9	—		2	1	—		4	1	—		48	11
	2016		19	3	8	1	4	1	—		—		4	0	35	5
	Total		51	12	8	1	6	2	—		4	1	4	0	83	16
Goiás	2016	Série B	10	3	—		—		—		—		—		10	3
	2017		0	0	5	0	1	0	—		—		—		6	0
	Total		10	3	5	0	1	0	—		—		—		16	3
Atlético Goianiense	2017	Série A	25	5	—		—		—		—		—		25	5
Paysandu	2018	Série B	0	0	8	1	0	0	—		—		4	2	12	3
CSA	2018	Série B	15	2	—		—		—		—		—		15	2
Athletico Paranaense	2020	Série A	17	0	—		1	0	—		3	1	—		21	1
Vitória	2021	Série B	0	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		1	0	4	0
Botafogo-SP	2021	Série C	11	3	—		—		—		—		5	0	16	3
Santa Cruz	2022	Série D	0	0	8	3	—		—		—		—		8	3
Amazonas	2022	Série D	0	0	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Goiânia	2022	Goiano 2ª Divisão	—		6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
Afogados	2023	Pernambucano	—		5	1	—		—		—		—		5	1
Pelotas	2023	Gaúcho Série A2	—		0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Career total			248	65	115	32	31	17	3	1	21	4	14	2	442	121

1. Includes Campeonato Gaúcho, Campeonato Mineiro, Campeonato Goiano, Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Baiano, Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Pernambucano, Campeonato Amazonense and Campeonato Goiano – Segunda Divisão
2. Includes Copa do Brasil and Taça de Portugal
3. Includes Taça da Liga
4. Includes Copa Libertadores, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup
5. Includes Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Primeira Liga (Brazil), Copa Verde, Copa do Nordeste and Copa Paulista

Honours

Internacional

• Copa Libertadores: 2010 ^{[26] [27]}

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12 ^[24]
• Taça de Portugal: 2010–11 ^[24]
• UEFA Europa League: 2010–11 ^[24]

Goiás

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2012 ^[24]
• Campeonato Goiano: 2013 ^[24]

Atlético Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2016 ^[24]

Brazil

• South American Youth Football Championship: 2009 ^[23]

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2013 ^[28]

References

1. "Walter" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
2. Alliatti, Alexandre (24 October 2013). "Perfil: a insustentável leveza de ser Walter, um sobrevivente" [Profile: the unbearable lightness of being Walter, a survivor] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte . Retrieved 13 December 2018.
3. "De saída do Atlético-GO, Walter revela: "Meu sonho é jogar no Sport"" [Leaving Atlético-GO, Walter reveals: "I dream of playing for Sport"] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
4. "Walter sofre torção no joelho e pode parar por seis meses" [Walter suffers knee sprain and may stop for six months] (in Portuguese). Clic RBS. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
5. "Comunicado" [Announcement](PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
6. Duff, Alex; Panja, Tariq (31 January 2012). "European soccer ruling body asks U.K. to probe funding of Porto purchases". Bloomberg News . Retrieved 8 March 2012.
7. "FC Porto group consolidated annual report 2009/2010" (PDF). FC Porto. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
8. "Relatório da diretoria 2010" [Directory report 2010](PDF) (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
9. "Investidores preferem Walter em Portugal" [Investors prefer Walter in Portugal]. Zero Hora (in Portuguese). 12 July 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
10. "FC Porto vence Genk por 3–0 e fica muito perto da fase de grupos" [FC Porto beat Genk 3–0 and have all but reached the group stage] (in Portuguese). TSF. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
11. "Portuguese Cup: big fish through to fourth round". PortuGOAL. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
12. "Gaitan brings smiles back to Benfica". PortuGOAL. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
13. "Dragão festeja com champanhe sem gás" [Dragon celebrates with sparkless champagne]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 20 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
14. "Walter: "O meu negócio é comida mesmo"" [Walter: "I really do like food"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
15. "Walter scores four as Alex Sandro debuts for FC Porto". SambaFoot. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
16. "Walter continua no Goiás" [Walter remains at Goiás] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
17. Malia, José Roberto (7 February 2014). "Rechonchudo Walter, 99 quilos, chamariz do Fluminense contra Urubu. Um reforço de peso?" [Chubby Walter, 99 kilos, Fluminense gimmick against Urubu. A bulky addition?] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brazil . Retrieved 12 December 2018.
18. "FC Porto volta a emprestar Walter" [FC Porto loan Walter again] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
19. "Walter: problemas de peso assombram o atacante há quase 10 anos no futebol" [Walter: weight problems have haunted the forward for nearly 10 years in football] (in Portuguese). Goal. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
20. Andrade, Bruno (20 March 2018). "Walter fala sobre o peso: "Uns têm problemas com drogas, bebida e doping..."" [Walter talks about his weight: "Some have problems with drugs, booze and doping..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
21. "Walter é preso em Maceió por mostrar arma de brinquedo a funcionário da Eletrobras" [Walter is arrested in Maceió after pointing a gun to an Eletrobras employee] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
22. "Atacante Walter é pego no exame antidoping e está suspenso preventivamente" [Forward Walter fails antidoping test and is suspended provisionally] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
23. "Colorado Walter fica entre artilheiros do Sul-Americano Sub-20" [Red Walter ranks amongst Under-20 South American top scorers] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
24. "Walter". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
25. "Walter" (in Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
26. Wernek, Jeremias (6 May 2010). "Inter elimina Banfield, segura Fossati e pega Estudiantes nas quartas de final" [Inter oust Banfield, hold on to Fossati and take on Estudiantes in quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). Universo Online . Retrieved 26 August 2022.
27. "Título do Inter na Libertadores faz dez anos e é relembrado em série" [Inter title in Libertadores turns ten and is remembered in series]. Lance! (in Portuguese). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
28. "Seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2013" [Best eleven of 2013 Brazilian League] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

External links

• Walter at Sambafoot (archived)
• Walter at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Walter – UEFA competition record ( archive )