William Cordeiro
Brazilian footballer
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William Cordeiro Melo (born 15 July 1993), known as William Cordeiro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for Besa Kavajë .[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Cordeiro Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Itabuna, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Besa Kavajë | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oeste | |||
| Marcílio Dias | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Marcílio Dias | 19 | (1) |
| 2013 | Juventus-SC | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Figueirense | 24 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Hermann Aichinger (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | CRB | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Barretos | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Ferroviária | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Oeste | 23 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Kukësi | 31 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Partizani Tirana | 50 | (7) |
| 2021–2023 | Khaitan SC | ||
| 2023–2025 | Laçi | 58 | (15) |
| 2025– | Besa Kavajë | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2024 | |||
Career
Born in Itabuna, Bahia, William Cordeiro made his senior debuts with Marcílio Dias in 2011. In November of the following year he signed for Juventus de Jaraguá, after nearly joining Avaí in July.
On 24 April 2013, William joined Figueirense.[2] He made his first team debut for the club on 25 May, starting in a 3–2 home win against América-RN for the Série B championship.[3]
On 6 March 2014, William was loaned to Atlético Hermann Aichinger,[4] but returned to Figueira after only one match due to an injury.[5]
On 10 September 2014, William made his Série A debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Fluminense.[6] Ahead of the 2015 campaign, he renewed his link with the club.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 20 February 2017[1]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marcílio Dias | 2011 | Catarinense | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| Juventus–SC | 2013 | Catarinense | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Figueirense | 2013 | Série B | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Série A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Ibirama | 2014 | Catarinense | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| CRB | 2015 | Série B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Barretos | 2016 | Paulista A2 | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Ferroviária | 2016 | Paulista | — | — | — | — | 16[a] | 6 | 16 | 6 | ||||
| 2017 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||||
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 103 | 10 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
Honours
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2014
