Full name William Cordeiro Melo Years Team Weight 73 kg Number 20 Height 1.71 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Itabuna, Brazil Name William Melo Career start 2013 | |
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Date of birth (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 22) Current team Clube de Regatas Brasil (Defender) | ||
William Cordeiro Melo (born 15 July 1993), known as William Cordeiro or simply William, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Figueirense as a right back.
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Club career
Born in Itabuna, Bahia, William 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. 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.
On 6 March 2014 William was loaned to Atlético Hermann Aichinger, but returned to Figueira after only one match due to an injury.
On 10 September 2014 William made his Série A debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Fluminense. Ahead of the 2015 campaign, he renewed his link with the club.