| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Gomes Carvalho Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Aracaju, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Baden Powell Clube | ||
| 2021–2024 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | São Paulo | 16 | (3) |
| 2025– | Porto | 16 | (4) |
| 2025– | Porto B | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Brazil U15 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Brazil U17 | 2 | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 April 2022 | |||
William Gomes Carvalho Santos (born 15 March 2006), better known as William Gomes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Primeira Liga club Porto.
Since joining São Paulo's youth academy in 2021, William Gomes was frequently called up for Brazil's youth teams, in the U15 [1] and U17 categories. [2] Being part of a generation considered to have great talent, [3] he had a meteoric rise in the 2023 season, being quickly promoted to the professional squad by manager Dorival Júnior. [4]
William signed his first professional contract in March 2023, with a release clause of R$ 440 million. [5] He was called for the first team squad for the first time on 12 November 2023, in the match against Santos. [6] On 22 November 2023, he made his debut as a professional footballer against Fluminense alongside another youth highlight, Talles Wander. [7]
On 27 January 2025, his signing with FC Porto was announced for a five-year contract. [8]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| São Paulo | 2023 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Série A | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Porto | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 2 [c] | 1 | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |||
| Porto B | 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | ||