Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willian Lira Sousa | ||
Date of birth | December 9, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Altamira, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2010 | Marília | ||
2011 | Itabuna | ||
2012 | Grêmio Barueri | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Grêmio Barueri | 12 | (10) |
2014 | Santa Rita | 12 | (10) |
2014 | Ferroviária | ||
2015 | Campinense | 6 | (7) |
2015 | Sampaio Corrêa | ||
2016 | Operário | 7 | (10) |
2017 | Salgueiro Clube | 8 | (5) |
2017 | → Barito Putera (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2018 | → São Bernardo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018 | Salgueiro | 11 | (5) |
2018–2019 | Vardar | 31 | (3) |
2019 | Destroyers | 9 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Retrô Brasil | 9 | (5) |
2020 | → Ferroviário-CE (loan) | 18 | (11) |
2021–2022 | Ventforet Kofu | 70 | (18) |
2023 | Kedah Darul Aman | 14 | (8) |
2023–2024 | Chonburi | 30 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 4 March 2023 (UTC) |
Willian Lira Sousa (born 9 December 1993, in Altamira) is a Brazilian footballer who most recently played for Chonburi. He plays as a forward. [1]
Lira joined PS Barito Putera for loan in the 2017 Liga 1. Lira joined as replace Thiago Cunha who playing for Chonburi FC. [2]
In 2020, Lira joined J2 club, Ventforet Kofu from 2021 season. On 16 October 2022, he brought his club won 2022 emperor's cup for the first time in history. he left the club in 2022 after two seasons at Kofu.
Ventforet Kofu
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