José Willams da Silva Mendonça (born 5 August 1983), known as Willams, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Willams da Silva Mendonça[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Maceió, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Corinthians-AL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Corinthians-AL | ||
| 2005–2006 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Vizela | 54 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Trofense | 25 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Braşov | 24 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Naval | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Feirense | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Famalicão | 26 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Espinho | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Fafe | 39 | (1) |
| Total | 247 | (10) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2022 | |||
He spent most of his career in Portugal, amassing totals of 27 games and one goal over the course of two Primeira Liga seasons and adding 118/8 in the Segunda Liga.
Club career edit
Born in Maceió, Alagoas, Willams was a youth product at Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano, making his debuts as a senior in 2005. On 5 July of the same year he moved abroad, being loaned to Gil Vicente FC.[2]
Willams made his Primeira Liga debut on 27 August 2005, starting in a 2–0 away win against S.L. Benfica.[3] He scored his first goal in the category on 25 September, netting the last in a home success over F.C. Paços de Ferreira that ended with the same scoreline.[4]
On 21 June 2006, Willams was loaned to Paços de Ferreira in a season-long deal.[5] However, after appearing rarely, he signed a permanent one-year deal with Segunda Liga side F.C. Vizela on 26 May 2007.[6]
In 2009, Willams signed a one-year contract with C.D. Trofense also in the second level. He made his league debut for the club on 16 August, starting and scoring the last in a 3–0 home win over A.D. Carregado.[7]
On 29 June 2010, Willams moved to Romania after agreeing to a one-year deal with FC Brașov.[8] His first appearance in the Liga I occurred on 26 July, in a 1–0 success at ASA Târgu Mureș.[9]
Willams returned to Portugal in 2011, and spent two years with Associação Naval 1º de Maio[10] and C.D. Feirense,[11] both in the second tier. He subsequently resumed his career in Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, representing F.C. Famalicão,[12] S.C. Espinho and AD Fafe.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Jose Mendonca" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Três brasileiros com entusiasmo" [Three enthusiastic Brazilians] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Benfica-Gil Vicente, 0–2: Teatro de Gil é assim" [Benfica-Gil Vicente, 0–2: Gil theater is like this] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Gil Vicente-Paços de Ferreira, 2–0: Laboratório infalível" [Gil Vicente-Paços de Ferreira, 2–0: Infallible laboratory] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Williams [sic] e Elias estão garantidos" [Williams and Elias are confirmed] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Nuno Sousa chega para fechar ataque" [Nuno Sousa arrives to complete the attack] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Trofense-Carregado, 3–0: A lei do mais forte" [Trofense-Carregado, 3–0: The law of the jungle] (in Portuguese). Record. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "FC Braşov, în faţa unui nou început" [FC Braşov, in front of a new beginning] (in Romanian). myTEX. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Victorie cu "cap" a "galben-negrilor"" ["Head" win for the "yellow-black"] (in Romanian). myTEX. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Naval contrata Williams [sic] (ex-Brasov) por uma época" [Naval signs Williams (ex-Brasov) for one season] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Williams [sic] é reforço do Feirense" [Williams is an addition of Feirense] (in Portuguese). Football Pacific. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Apresentado novo plantel do Famalicão" [Famalicão's new squad presented] (in Portuguese). Famalicão's official website. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Willams fala do próximo jogo diante do Mirandela" [Willams talks about the next game against Mirandela] (in Portuguese). Fafe's official website. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
