Willian Machado

Not to be confused with William Machado.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Estefani and the second or paternal family name is Machado.
Willian Machado
Personal information
Full name Willian Estefani Machado
Date of birth (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Meleiro, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Operário Ferroviário
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2016 Criciúma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Fluminense do Itaum [pt] 13 (5)
2018 Brasil de Pelotas 6 (0)
2019 Maringá 7 (0)
2020 Ferroviário 29 (1)
2021 Botafogo-PB 31 (3)
2022– Operário Ferroviário 92 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:34, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Willian Estefani Machado (born 13 November 1996), known as Willian Machado, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Operário Ferroviário.

Career

Born in Meleiro, Santa Catarina, Willian Machado was a Criciúma youth graduate, but failed to make a first team breakthrough. After making his senior debut with Fluminense do Itaum [pt] in the 2017 Campeonato Catarinense Série B, he moved to Série B side Brasil de Pelotas for the 2018 season.

After featuring rarely at Xavante, Willian Machado was presented at Maringá on 12 December 2018.[1] Again rarely used, he signed for Ferroviário roughly one year later.[2]

After establishing himself as a starter for Ferrão, Willian Machado joined Botafogo-PB in February 2021.[3] An immediate first-choice, he left the club in December after not agreeing to a new deal,[4] and subsequently signed a one-year deal with Operário Ferroviário.[5]

On 3 May 2022, Willian Machado renewed his contract with Operário until the end of 2023.[6] A backup option in his first year as the club suffered relegation, he subsequently became a starter as Fantasma returned to the second division at first attempt.

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2024[7]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fluminense do Itaum [pt] 2017 Catarinense Série B — 13 5 — — — 13 5
Brasil de Pelotas 2018 Série B 6 0 0 0 — — — 6 0
Maringá 2019 Série D 1 0 6 0 — — — 7 0
Ferroviário 2020 Série C 15 0 14 1 — — — 29 1
Botafogo-PB 2021 Série C 23 1 8 2 — — 9[a] 2 40 5
Operário Ferroviário 2022 Série B 10 1 7 0 1 0 — — 18 1
2023 Série C 23 0 12 1 1 0 — — 36 1
2024 Série B 30 2 10 0 4 0 — — 44 2
Subtotal 63 3 29 1 6 0 — — 98 4
Career total 108 4 70 9 6 0 0 0 9 2 193 15
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References

  1. ^ "A quarta-feira começou com duas novidades.👏👏 Foram apresentados os atletas Romeu e Willian Machado! ⚽⚽" [Wednesday began with two news.👏👏 The athletes Romeu and Willian Machado were presented! ⚽⚽]. Maringá FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instagram. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Conheça os laterais esquerdos do Ferroviário para a temporada 2020" [Know the left backs of Ferroviário for the 2020 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Willian Machado diz que influência de Vilar e amor do nordestino pelo futebol o levaram ao Botafogo-PB" [Willian Machado says that Vilar's influence and love of the northeasterner for football took him to Botafogo-PB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Botafogo-PB tenta, mas não consegue renovar com o zagueiro Willian Machado" [Botafogo-PB try, but cannot renew with stopper Willian Machado] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Operário-PR anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Willian Machado para temporada 2022" [Operário-PR announce the signing of stopper Willian Machado for the 2022 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Operário-PR anuncia renovação de contrato com o zagueiro Willian Machado" [Operário-PR announce contract renewal with stopper Willian Machado] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ Willian Machado at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2024.