Willian Borges da Silva

Willian

Willian with Chelsea in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Willian Borges Da Silva
Date of birth	(1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Pires, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Chelsea
Number	22
Youth career
1998–2006	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Corinthians	20	(2)
2007–2013	Shakhtar Donetsk	140	(20)
2013	Anzhi Makhachkala	11	(1)
2013–	Chelsea	124	(17)
National team‡
2007	Brazil U20	12	(0)
2011–	Brazil	43	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Willian Borges da Silva (born 9 August 1988), commonly known as Willian (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈwiliã]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for English club Chelsea and the Brazil national team.

Willian started his career at Corinthians, before joining Shakhtar in August 2007 for a fee of €14 million. In his six years at the club, he won honours including four Ukrainian Premier League titles and the UEFA Cup in 2009. In 2013, he briefly signed for Anzhi Makhachkala before joining Chelsea for £30 million, winning the Premier League and League Cup in his second season in England.

Willian made his debut for Brazil in 2011 and represented the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2015 Copa América and the Copa América Centenario.

In 2007, after coming through their youth system, Willian started playing for the Corinthians first team, where he wore the number 10. He made five league appearances during his first season with the senior side as Corinthians finished mid-table. He made his breakthrough with Corinthians in the following campaign, featuring in 11 league matches, scoring twice, and made 29 appearances in all competitions for the club, as they finished 17th in the Série A and were relegated.