William Alves (footballer, born 1986)

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William Alves
Personal information
Full name William Rocha Alves
Date of birth (1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Palmeiras
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Portuguesa Santista
2007 Shizuoka
2008 Anapolina
2008 Tombense
2008 Slavija Novi Sad
2009–2012 Borac Čačak 87 (2)
2013 Tombense 0 (0)
2013–2015 Diósgyőr 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2018

William Rocha Alves (born 7 May 1986) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

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Career

Born in Campinas, William Alves came through the youth system at Palmeiras. He made his senior debuts with Portuguesa Santista in 2007. Later that year, William Alves moved abroad to Japan to play for lower league club Shizuoka.

In January 2008, William Alves returned to his homeland and played for Anapolina and Tombense, before moving abroad again, this time to Serbia, joining lower league club Slavija Novi Sad. He later switched to Serbian SuperLiga side Borac Čačak in the 2009 winter transfer window. In early 2013, William Alves returned to his former club Tombense.

In the summer of 2013, William Alves signed with Hungarian side Diósgyőr. He spent two years at the club, winning the League Cup in his debut season.

Honours

Diósgyőr

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