Willian is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Brazil national team. He is a husband of Brazilian Female Lawyer Vanessa Martins.
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Famous For
- A fast, agile, hard-working and technically gifted player, Willian is known for his quick feet, acceleration, and explosive style of play, which allows him to dribble past opponents at speed whilst keeping close control of the ball
Early Life of Willian
Willian was born on 9 August 1988 in Ribeirão Pires, a city in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (state), Brazil as Willian Borges da Silva. He holds Brazilian nationality. His Birth Sign is Cancer. His mother's name is Maria da Silva who is a home keeper and father's name is Severino da Silva who is a car spare part seller. Willian was born originally in a Middle-class family. He was a football lover from his early childhood. He was inspired by Ronaldo De lima and Zidane to become a footballer. There is no data regarding his Academic qualification. It seems that the player had given more priority to his football career rather than to his education.
Early Career of Willian
- He started his early football career by playing at the Corinthians Football Academy from 1998 to 2006.
Professional Career
- He started his professional career by playing at the senior team of Corinthians FC from 2006 to 2007 where he made 20 appearances and scored 2 goals. On 23 August 2007, Willian signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk for a transfer fee of €14 million where he scored 20 goals in his 140 appearances. On 31 January 2013, Willian moved to Anzhi Makhachkala for a fee thought to be in the region of €35 million where he made 11 appearances and scored 1 goal. On 25 August 2013, the English Premier League club Chelsea agreed on a deal to sign Willian for a fee of £30 million.
- The deal was made official on 28 August 2013 and Willian signed a five-year contract, receiving the number 22 shirt.
- From 2013 to till now he is playing for Chelsea where he has already made 226 appearances and scored 33 goals.
- In August 2019, Willian became Chelsea's new number 10 for 2019–20 season, taking over from Eden Hazard. He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–0 home league win over Brighton & Hove Albion on 28 September. In the next fixture, Willian scored the winning goal on his 300th Chelsea appearance, a 2–1 away win against Lille in the Champions League. He scored a double to beat Tottenham 2–0 away from home on 22 December. He made his debut for Brazil in 2011 and has since represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2015 Copa América, the Copa América Centenario, and the 2019 Copa América.
Awards of Willian
- Ukrainian Premier League Best Player: 2010–11
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 2015–16
- Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2015–16, 2017–18
Records of Willian
On 4 November, Willian scored his fifth free-kick of the season to give Chelsea a 2–1 win over Dynamo Kyiv, and 20 days
later he recorded a sixth in a 4–0 triumph at Maccabi, making him Europe's top free-kick scorer of the season.
Ranking of Willian
He is ranked 464 by points in the Football world Ranking.
Trade and transfer of Willian
On 12 July 2016, Willian signed a new four-year contract. So he will play for Chelsea FC up to 2020 BPL season and will not be transferred to any club up to that period.
Personal life of Willian
At the time of writing, Willian is a married man. His wife's name is Vanessa Martins Willian who is a lawyer by profession. They started dating all the way back in 2007 and the 'tied the knot' in 2011. They have two daughters Valentina Willian and Manuella Willian.
Net worth of Willian
As of 2020, the Net Worth of Willian is 38 Million Euro and has a Market Value of 65 Million Euro. In 2016 the winger signed a contract with Chelsea that nets him a whopping salary of 7.2 Million Euros per year. He has expensive cars like BMW and Bently. He currently resides in London, the UK with his wife and two daughters. His income source is from his footballer career.
Body Measurement of Willian
Willian is a very handsome person with an athletic body build. He has got a tall height of 5 ft 9 in with a bodyweight of 77 Kg. His other body measurements will be added soon. His hair color is Brown and his eye color is blue