William da Silva Barbosa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William da Silva Barbosa | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Forward |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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St. Lawrence Spurs F.C. (player) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Santa Catarina | ||
| 2001–2002 | Como | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Bellinzona (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2002 | Carrarese | 13 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | → L'Aquila (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2003–2006 | Martina | 95 | (42) |
| 2006–2008 | Verona | 53 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Portogruaro | 16 | (1) |
| 2009 | Taranto | 14 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Brindisi | 29 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | Casarano | 29 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Valletta | 54 | (16) |
| 2013–2014 | St. Andrews | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | St. Lawrence Spurs F.C. | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | St. Andrews (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2013. |
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William da Silva Barbosa known as William (born 2 June 1978) is a Brazilian footballer currently plays for Gozitan side St. Lawrence Spurs F.C.. He plays as a midfielder or striker.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, William started his professional career in Brazil.
William moved to Europe for Italian Serie B side Como. That season non-EU quota of Italy was abolished and Como signed William, Douglas Pinto de Castro and Marcelo Luis Alcantara from Santa Catarina state. They followed the footsteps of Amauri, leaving for Swiss Nationalliga B club Bellinzona in a one-year loan. The team was located in Ticino, the Italian speaking region, bordering Lombardy where Como is located. In the mid-season William returned to Italy. He immediately joined Serie C1 club Carrarese in co-ownership deal. In June 2002 Como bought back William. In July 2002 he left for another third division club L'Aquila on loan.
After Enrico Preziosi bought Genoa and transferred numbers of players from Como to Genoa in un-economical price (which Preziosi was banned from football for Daniele Gregori, Carlo Gervasoni and Saša Bjelanović's transfer in 2007), the team was lack of financial source (no more re-capitalization) and was in the market, William, who had a low goal scoring record in Italy at that time, was offloaded to Apulia club Martina, his third club in Italian third division. He scored 42 goals in 3 seasons, about 0.44 goals per game.
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