William de Amorim

William de Amorim

De Amorim training for Astra Giurgiu in 2015
Personal information
Full name	William Douglas de Amorim
Date of birth	(1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Votorantim, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Winger
Youth career
2005	Atlético Sorocaba
2006–2008	Corinthians
2009	Canaã
2009	Grêmio
2010	Arapongas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Astra II Ploiești	38	(6)
2011–2016	Astra Giurgiu	129	(16)
2016–2020	FCSB	39	(3)
2018	→ Kayserispor (loan)	12	(1)
2019–2020	→ Xanthi (loan)	37	(2)
2020–2021	Altay	2	(0)
2021	Esportivo	0	(0)
2021–2022	Academica Clinceni	29	(0)
2023	São Luiz	0	(0)
2023	União Luziense	0	(0)
Total		286	(28)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Douglas de Amorim (born 15 December 1991) is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Astra Giurgiu

On 6 November 2014, De Amorim scored his first goal in UEFA Europa League, netting in the 81st minute for a 1–1 home draw against Celtic Glasgow. ^[1]

FCSB

On 13 August 2016, FCSB announced the signing of Amorim for an undisclosed fee, with the player agreeing to a five-year deal with a €10 million buyout clause. ^[2]

Loan to Xanthi

On 21 January 2019, Xanthi officially announced the signing of William on a one-and-a-half-year loan. ^[3]

His first goal came in the 2019–20 season's opener, in a 2–1 away win against AEK Athens, on 25 August 2019. ^[4] On 29 September 2019, he scored in a 3–1 home win against Volos. ^[5]

On 5 December 2019, William scored in a 3–0 home win against Apollon Larissa for the second leg of the Greek Cup round of 32, which helped his team secure a place in round of 16. ^[6]

Personal life

De Amorim moved to Romania when he was 18 years old, and on 27 May 2016 he obtained Romanian citizenship. ^[7] He said he wants to represent Romania at international level. ^[8]

He is a married man and a Christian. ^[9]

Career statistics

^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Astra II Ploiești	2010–11	Liga II	24	5	1	0	–		–		–		25	5
	2011–12		14	2	2	0	–		–		–		16	2
	Total		38	7	3	0	–		–		–		41	7
Astra Giurgiu	2010–11	Liga I	1	0	–		–		–		–		1	0
	2011–12		13	2	0	0	–		–		–		13	2
	2012–13		21	0	2	0	–		–		–		23	0
	2013–14		30	4	5	0	–		8 [a]	0	–		43	4
	2014–15		31	5	1	0	4	0	10 [a]	1 [b]	1	0	47	6
	2015–16		30	5	1	0	2	0	6 [a]	0	–		39	5
	2016–17		3	0	–		–		2 [c]	0	1 [b]	1	6	1
	Total		129	16	9	0	6	0	26	1	2	1	172	18
FCSB	2016–17	Liga I	32	2	1	0	2	0	6 [a]	0	–		41	2
	2017–18		7	1	2	1	–		3 [d]	0	–		12	2
	Total		39	3	3	1	2	0	9	0	–		53	4
Kayserispor (loan)	2017–18	Süper Lig	12	1	3	1	–		–		–		15	2
Xanthi (loan)	2018–19	Superleague Greece	11	0	–		–		–		–		11	0
	2019–20		26	2	2	1	–		–		–		28	3
	Total		37	2	2	1	–		–		–		39	3
Altay	2020–21	TFF 1. Lig	2	0	1	0	–		–		–		3	0
Esportivo	2021	Brasileiro Série D	0	0	1	0	–		–		9 [e]	1	10	1
Academica Clinceni	2021–22	Liga I	29	0	1	0	–		–		–		30	0
São Luiz	2023	Brasileiro Série D	0	0	1	0	–		–		5 [e]	0	6	0
União Luziense	2023	Brasileiro Série D	0	0	0	0	–		–		5 [f]	1	5	1
Career total			286	28	24	3	8	0	35	1	21	3	374	35

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance in Supercupa României
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
6. Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II

Honours

Astra Giurgiu

• Liga I: 2015–16
• Cupa României: 2013–14
• Supercupa României: 2014, 2016

References

1. "Celtic missed the chance to seal a spot in the last 32 of the Europa League with two games to spare as Astra Giurgiu fought back to earn a draw". BBC Sport. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
2. "10.000.000 de euro are clauza De Amorim. Steaua a rezolvat transferul inainte de meciul cu Guardiola. STEAUA - MAN CITY, marti la ProTV de la 21:45" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 13 August 2016.
3. Ξάνθη: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Γουίλιαμ ντε Αμορίμ. www.sport24.gr. 21 January 2019.
4. AΕΚ - Ξάνθη 1-2: Σκέτη τραγωδία. www.sport24.gr. 25 August 2019.
5. Ξάνθη - Βόλος 3-1: "Πετάνε" οι ακρίτες. www.sport24.gr. 29 September 2019.
6. Ξάνθη - Απόλλων Λάρισας 3-0: Σοβαρή στους "16". www.sport24.gr. 5 December 2019.
7. "Oficial! William De Amorim este cetățean român şi poate evolua sub tricolor". Digi Sport. 27 May 2016.
8. "Brazilienii Astrei viseaza la nationala Romaniei. De Amorim si Morais, dupa castigarea Supercupei: "Ar fi o bucurie nespusa sa fim convocati"". Sport.ro. 17 July 2016.
9. "Primele poze cu soţia brazilianului De Amorim, care a devenit de curând jucătorul Stelei!". cancan.ro. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
10. "William". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

External links

• William de Amorim at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• William de Amorim – UEFA competition record ( archive )