Washington (footballer, born 1989)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santanaand the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Washington

Personal information
Full name	Washintinho Santana da Silva
Date of birth	(1989-01-20) 20 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Feirense
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Força	0	(0)
2006	→ Figueirense (loan)	0	(0)
2008–2009	Teleoptik	24	(23)
2010	Botafogo (SP)	2	(0)
2010–2011	Tombense	0	(0)
2011	→ Figueirense (loan)	4	(1)
2012	Cianorte	0	(0)
2013	CRAC	18	(0)
2014–2015	Penapolense	0	(0)
2014	→ Joinville (loan)	24	(0)
2014	→ Palmeiras (loan)	5	(0)
2014	→ Paraná (loan)	13	(1)
2015–2017	Nacional	62	(0)
2017–2018	Desportivo Aves	7	(0)
2018	Panionios	6	(0)
2018	Vila Nova	8	(0)
2019	Atlético Goianiense	18	(0)
2019	Ponte Preta	17	(0)
2020	CRB	20	(0)
2020–	Feirense	91	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024

Washington Santana da Silva (born 20 January 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Feirense as a midfielder.

Career

Washington started his career in São Paulo, for a small club Força. He was loaned to Figueirense in June 2006 but released in October. In August 2008 he left for Serbian club Teleoptik ^[2] which is the satellite club of Serbian giants FK Partizan and where, playing along compatriots Alex dos Santos Gonçalves, Elton Martins and Jefferson Madeira, in the 2008–09 Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian third tier, have helped the club to finish second thus achieving promotion to Serbian second tier, the Serbian First League. ^[3]

After playing with Teleoptik the first half of the 2009–10 Serbian First League, in December 2009 he returned to Brazil for Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, until the end of 2010 Campeonato Paulista. ^[4] He contract was extended until May 2011. After played in 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, he left for Tombense in September ^[5] but immediately loaned to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Figueirense. ^[6]

He scored his first goal on 16 January 2011 as a forward, in 2011 Campeonato Catarinense. ^[7]

In 2012, he joined Cianorte Futebol Clube playing in the Campeonato Paranaense. ^[8]

On 25 April 2015, Washington Santana joined Paraná. ^[9]

On 27 January 2018, Panionios F.C. officially announced the signing of defensive midfielder Washington Santana Silva, who was recently released from Clube Desportivo das Aves for an undisclosed fee. He will replace Frenchman Kevin Tapoko in the squad of experienced manager Michalis Grigoriou's team. ^{[10] [11]}

Washington returned to Brasil in August 2018, signing for Vila Nova, before moving across the state to Atlético Goianiense in December 2018, for the 2019 season. ^[12]

Honours

• Campeonato Paulista do Interior: 2010

References

1. Figueirense ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Transferências para o exterior (2008)". CBF (in Portuguese). c. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
3. Stats from Serbia at Srbijafudbal ^{[ dead link ]}
4. "Botafogo acerta vinda de meia da Sérvia". Botafogo FC (SP) (in Portuguese). 7 December 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
5. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 29/09/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
6. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação Pela Data 30/09/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
7. "Washington "se apresenta" no Figueirense com gol na estreia". Terra Brasil (in Portuguese). 17 January 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
8. "WASHINGTON SANTANA".
9. "Washington é o novo reforço do Tricolor" (in Portuguese). Paraná Clube. 25 April 2015.
10. "Περιμένουν Ουάσινγκτον στον Πανιώνιο" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 22 January 2018.
11. "Washington Santana da Silva signs contract with Panionios" (in Greek). sdna.gr. 27 January 2018.
12. "Atlético-GO anuncia contratação do volante Washington, que estava no Vila Nova" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 December 2018.

External sources

• Washington at Soccerway