Playing position Name Williams Silva Years Team Role Footballer | 2005–2006 Bandeirante (AL) 2007 Ipanema Position Midfielder | |
Full name Williams da Silva Soares Date of birth (1981-06-19) 19 June 1981 (age 34) | ||
Current team Horizonte Futebol Clube | ||
Williams da Silva Soares known as Jhony (also misspells as Thony or Jonhy) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Horizonte.
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Biography
Jhony spent most of his career in North-Eastern Brazil, namely Alagoas, Ceará and Paraíba states.
Alagoas clubs
He signed a 2-year contract with Bandeirante Futebol Clube in June 2005. The team finished as the fourth in the Alagoas state championship second division. In January 2007 he left for Ipanema. The team finished as the eighth of 2007 Alagoas state championship first division. He also signed by ASA on 31 March for the second stage of the state league, which ASA finished as the 5th of second stage. On 1 July 2007 he was signed by CSA in 1-year contract. In late August he was signed by Capelense. The team finished as the losing finalists of Alagoas state championship second division.
Jhony re-joined Ipanema in January 2008, signing 1-year deal. The team finished as the fifth in overall table and failed to advanced to the knock-out rounds.
Ceará clubs
In May 2008 he left for Barbalha until the end of Ceará state championship second division. The team finished as the least. On 30 July he left for another Ceará team ICASA in 1-year deal. The team competed in 2008 Brazilian third division.
Guarany de Sobral
In January 2009 he was signed by his third Ceará team Guarany de Sobral. The team finished as the runner-up in the "closing" mini-season of the state championship first division. In June 2009 he left for Atlético Cajazeirense. The team finished as the runner-up of 2009 Paraíba state championship second division.
Jhony returned to the city of Sobral in December 2009, in 1-year deal. The team finished as the losing side of "opening" stage and "closing" stage. The team also finished as the runner-up in Taça Padre Cícero, to Horizonte, featuring the best two teams of the league outside state capital Fortaleza (including minor club Ferroviário). Despite the team won nothing, the team qualified to 2010 Brazilian fourth division. He scored 4 goals in 9 appearances. That season Guarany was the champion. Jhony also signed a new deal in September, which last until 31 December 2011.
Guarany finished as the fifth in the overall table of 2011 state league, and also awarded a title: "the third in 2011 Taça Padre Cícero" (as Fortaleza and Ceará had better record than Guarany but both from Fortaleza). However the cup did not had the fourth place as only the final was held and no bronze match. In June he was released.
Horizonte
Jhony was signed by 2011 Taça Padre Cícero runner-up Horizonte in July, winning Ceará state cup and qualified to 2012 Brazilian Cup. He scored three goals for the team. Including a brace, all goals were collected in the second stage of the league. Overall, he played 10 games in the state cup.