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FM24 24.3.0

M (RL), AM (RLC) · Fulham

Willian

Born 9 Aug 1988 · Ribeirão Pires (SP) (age 34)

  • Brazil
  • Right foot
  • 175 cm
  • 78 kg
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Attacking Midfielder (Right)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2023

Current ability
136 of 200
Potential ability
150
Value (calc)
£1,749,810
Best role (calc)
136 Advanced Playmaker
World reputation
6,0003 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
70 / 9
Wage
£90,000 p/w

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) 15 M (C) 13 M (R) 15 AM (L) 18 AM (C) 18 AM (R) 20 ST (C) 12 WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
AM (R) Natural 20 80 80
AM (L) Natural 18 80 80
AM (C) Natural 18 77 77
M (L) Accomplished 15 79 79
M (R) Accomplished 15 79 79
M (C) Competent 13 72 72
ST (C) Competent 12 77 77
GK Not stored — 29 29
D (L) Not stored — 56 56
D (C) Not stored — 45 45
D (R) Not stored — 56 56
DM Not stored — 55 55
WB (L) Not stored — 56 56
WB (R) Not stored — 56 56

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners10
  • Crossing14
  • Dribbling16
  • Finishing12
  • First touch17
  • Free kicks14
  • Heading9
  • Long shots14
  • Long throws8
  • Marking5
  • Passing13
  • Penalty taking17
  • Tackling8
  • Technique16

Mental 14

  • Aggression9
  • Anticipation14
  • Bravery9
  • Composure13
  • Concentration11
  • Decisions14
  • Determination10
  • Flair14
  • Leadership8
  • Off the ball14
  • Positioning7
  • Teamwork14
  • Vision14
  • Work rate14

Physical 8

  • Acceleration12
  • Agility14
  • Balance13
  • Jumping reach9
  • Natural fitness12
  • Pace12
  • Stamina12
  • Strength11

Feet

  • Left foot8
  • Right foot20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach1
  • Command of area1
  • Communication1
  • Eccentricity1
  • Handling1
  • Kicking1
  • One on ones1
  • Punching (tendency)1
  • Reflexes1
  • Rushing out (tendency)1
  • Throwing1

Hidden 5

  • Consistency12
  • Dirtiness8
  • Important matches14
  • Injury proneness13
  • Versatility12

Personality 8

  • Adaptability14
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy8
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure11
  • Professionalism16
  • Sportsmanship13
  • Temperament12
Personality (calc)
Fairly Professional
Media handling (calc)
Level-headed

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band.

Best roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Advanced Playmaker Support AM (R) 136 150 5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward Support AM (R) 135 148 4.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker Attack AM (R) 135 148 4.5 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder Support AM (C) 135 148 4.5 of 5 stars
Winger Attack AM (R) 135 148 4.5 of 5 stars
Winger Support AM (R) 135 148 4.5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward Attack AM (R) 134 147 4.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Winger Support AM (R) 134 147 4.5 of 5 stars
52 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Inverted Winger Attack AM (R) 134 147 4.5 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder Attack AM (C) 134 147 4.5 of 5 stars
Wide Playmaker Attack M (R) 132 145 4 of 5 stars
Wide Playmaker Support M (R) 132 145 4 of 5 stars
Shadow Striker Attack AM (C) 132 145 4 of 5 stars
Raumdeuter Attack AM (R) 130 143 4 of 5 stars
Trequartista Attack AM (R) 129 142 4 of 5 stars
False Nine Support ST (C) 129 142 4 of 5 stars
Enganche Support AM (C) 129 142 4 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Attack M (R) 121 134 3.5 of 5 stars
Mezzala Attack M (C) 119 131 3 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Support M (R) 119 132 3 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Attack M (C) 119 131 3 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Support M (C) 118 130 3 of 5 stars
Mezzala Support M (C) 117 129 3 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Forward Attack ST (C) 117 129 3 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Forward Support ST (C) 116 128 3 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker Defend M (C) 116 128 3 of 5 stars
Defensive Winger Defend M (R) 116 128 3 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Support M (R) 115 127 3 of 5 stars
Roaming Playmaker Support M (C) 115 127 3 of 5 stars
Advanced Forward Attack ST (C) 115 127 3 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Support M (C) 114 126 3 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Midfielder Support M (C) 107 118 2.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder Defend M (R) 107 118 2.5 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Support AM (R) 107 118 2.5 of 5 stars
Wide Target Man Attack AM (R) 106 117 2.5 of 5 stars
Carrilero Support M (C) 106 117 2.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Attack ST (C) 104 115 2.5 of 5 stars
Poacher Attack ST (C) 103 114 2.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Winning Midfielder Support M (C) 102 112 2.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Winning Midfielder Defend M (C) 101 111 2.5 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder Defend M (C) 99 109 2.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Support ST (C) 99 109 2.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Forward Defend ST (C) 99 109 2.5 of 5 stars
Target Man Attack ST (C) 93 103 2 of 5 stars
Target Man Support ST (C) 90 100 2 of 5 stars
Complete Forward Support ST (C) 54 120 0.5 of 5 stars
Complete Forward Attack ST (C) 54 120 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Attack D (R) 43 47 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Attack D (R) 43 47 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Support D (R) 42 46 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Support D (R) 41 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Inverted Wing-Back Defend D (R) 40 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Attack DM 40 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back Defend D (R) 39 43 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back Attack D (C) 39 43 0.5 of 5 stars
Segundo Volante Support DM 38 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Attack D (R) 38 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder Support DM 38 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Defender Cover D (C) 38 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back Automatic D (R) 37 41 0.5 of 5 stars

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

  • Shoots From Distance
  • Cuts Inside From Both Wings
  • Likes Ball Played Into Feet
  • Runs With Ball Often

Key attributes in context

Key attributes against players with the same best position Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale. Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale.
12 of 12 recorded

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 26,808 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
tight hamstring Severity 0Base occurrence: 9 per season in a squad of 5025 Apr 202330 Apr 2023
pulled back muscle Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.5 per season in a squad of 5011 Mar 202317 Mar 2023
pulled hamstring Severity 0Base occurrence: 3 per season in a squad of 507 Mar 20134 Apr 2013
hip injury Severity 0Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 501 Jul 201230 Jul 2012

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Willian
Last name
Borges da Silva
Common name
Willian
Date of birth
9 Aug 1988 age 34 at game start
Place of birth
Ribeirão Pires (SP)
Nationality
Brazil
Height
175 cm
Weight
78 kg
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Portuguese
Kit name
Willian

Contract

Club
Fulham
Job
Player
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Sep 2022
Contract starts
17 Jul 2023
Contract expires
30 Jun 2024
Weekly wage
£90,000
Squad numbers
#20 Fulham
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (RL), AM (RLC)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right) · 80
Best role (calc)
Advanced Playmaker (Support) · 136
Best role at potential (calc)
Advanced Playmaker (Support) · 150
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
136
Current reputation
6,800
Home reputation
6,700
World reputation
6,000
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
£11,000,000
Sale value (calc)
£1,574,829
Caps / goals
70 / 9
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
35
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
Sport Club Corinthians PaulistaClub squad18
FulhamClub squad27
EnglandCountry27
BrazilNational team66

Stored integration at game start, 0–100. Club and national-team blending are separate from settling into life in a country. Up to 50 recorded entries.

Playing career

24
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2022 Fulham Premier League 275 Unknown fee
2022 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Assaí 140 £0
2021 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Assaí 90 Unknown fee
2021 Arsenal Premier League 00 £0
2020 Arsenal Premier League 251 Unknown fee
2019 Chelsea Premier League 369 £0
2018 Chelsea Premier League 323 Unknown fee
2017 Chelsea Premier League 366 Unknown fee
2016 Chelsea Premier League 348 Unknown fee
2015 Chelsea Premier League 355 Unknown fee
2014 Chelsea Premier League 362 Unknown fee
2013 Chelsea Premier League 254 Unknown fee
2013 Anji Makhachkala MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga 40 £30,000,000
2012 Anji Makhachkala MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga 71 Unknown fee
2012 Shakhtar Donetsk VBet Liha 142 £29,717,908
2011 Shakhtar Donetsk VBet Liha 275 Unknown fee
2010 Shakhtar Donetsk VBet Liha 283 Unknown fee
2009 Shakhtar Donetsk VBet Liha 225 Unknown fee
2008 Shakhtar Donetsk VBet Liha 295 Unknown fee
2007 Shakhtar Donetsk VBet Liha 200 Unknown fee
2007 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Assaí 152 £9,575,235
2006 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Assaí 70 Unknown fee
2005 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Assaí 10 Unknown fee
2004 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Youth Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Assaí 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)48324/24 recorded6624/24 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerVBet Liha4×2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
WinnerKubok Ukrayiny3×2008, 2011, 2012
WinnerUEFA Europa League2×2009, 2019
WinnerSuperkubok Ukrayiny2×2008, 2010
WinnerPremier League2×2015, 2017
WinnerEmirates FA Cup1×2018
WinnerCarabao Cup1×2015
WinnerCampeonato Sudamericano Sub-201×2006
Runner-UpCarabao Cup1×2019
Runner-UpEmirates FA Cup1×2017
Runner-UpFONBET Kubok Rossii1×2013
Runner-UpUEFA Super Cup1×2009
Runner-UpKubok Ukrayiny1×2009
Runner-UpVBet Liha1×2009
Third PlacePremier League2×2014, 2019
Third PlaceMIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga1×2013

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
BrazilDebut 10 Nov 2011 v Gabon70910 / 0

Awards

3
2011Ukrainian Player of the Season Placed 2Shakhtar Donetsk
2010Ukrainian Foreign Player of the YearAttacking Midfielder (Left) Placed 3Shakhtar Donetsk
2009Ukrainian Young Player of the Season Shakhtar Donetsk

Transfers

1
DateFromToTypeFee
1 Sep 2022—FulhamTransfer Unknown fee

Career highlights

27
29 May 2019WinnerChelseaUEFA Europa League
24 Feb 2019Runner-UpChelseaCarabao Cup
19 May 2018WinnerChelseaEmirates FA Cup
27 May 2017Runner-UpChelseaEmirates FA Cup
1 Mar 2015WinnerChelseaCarabao Cup
1 Jun 2013Runner-UpAnji MakhachkalaFONBET Kubok Rossii
6 May 2012WinnerShakhtar DonetskKubok Ukrayiny
25 May 2011WinnerShakhtar DonetskKubok Ukrayiny
4 Jul 2010WinnerShakhtar DonetskSuperkubok Ukrayiny
28 Aug 2009Runner-UpShakhtar DonetskUEFA Super Cup
31 May 2009Runner-UpShakhtar DonetskKubok Ukrayiny
20 May 2009WinnerShakhtar DonetskUEFA Europa League
14 Jan 2006Senior Club DebutSport Club Corinthians Paulista v Fortaleza Esporte Clube
2019Third PlaceChelseaPremier League
2017WinnerChelseaPremier League
2015WinnerChelseaPremier League
2014Third PlaceChelseaPremier League
2014Fourth PlaceBrazilFIFA World Cup
2013Third PlaceAnji MakhachkalaMIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga
2012WinnerShakhtar DonetskVBet Liha
2011WinnerShakhtar DonetskVBet Liha
2010WinnerShakhtar DonetskVBet Liha
2009Runner-UpShakhtar DonetskVBet Liha
2008WinnerShakhtar DonetskVBet Liha
2008WinnerShakhtar DonetskKubok Ukrayiny
2008WinnerShakhtar DonetskSuperkubok Ukrayiny
2006WinnerBrazilCampeonato Sudamericano Sub-20

Favourite clubs

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Supporter100
F.C. Barcelona Supporter75
Chelsea Player60
Shakhtar Donetsk Player60

Favourite people

David Luiz Teammate/Former Teammate80
Everton Ribeiro Friend75
Luiz Adriano Teammate/Former Teammate75
Alexandre Pato Friend60
José Mourinho Manager/Former Manager60

Disliked clubs

Dynamo Kyiv 75

Disliked people

Antonio Conte 70

Homegrown status

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista3 Years Between 15 and 21
Shakhtar Donetsk3 Years Between 15 and 21
Brazil3 Years Between 15 and 21
Ukraine3 Years Between 15 and 21

Transfer add-ons and payments

TermPayerRecipientFinancial termsUntil
Relegation Wage Drop League Table Contract signed 17 Jul 2023 Fulham—Cash term: —Percentage: 45% —
Goal Bonus Contract signed 17 Jul 2023 Fulham—Cash term: £17,000Percentage: — —
Appearance Fee Contract signed 17 Jul 2023 Fulham—Cash term: £13,000Percentage: — —

For sell-on clauses, the cash term is previous cash ignored before applying the percentage, not a lump sum payable.

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MunirU.D. Las PalmasAM (RL), ST (C)271321501.34
Rony LopesSporting Clube de BragaM (R), AM (RLC)271291451.45
Mohamed FouzairAl-Raed Saudi Football ClubAM (RLC)311251251.49
Adrián EmbarbaU.D. AlmeríaM/AM (RL)311331421.51
Darian MalešBSC Young BoysAM (RC), ST (C)221261421.54
Joao RojasAsociación Deportiva TarmaM (R), AM (RL)341211401.56
Bruno LourençoBoavista Futebol ClubeAM (RLC)251221321.56
MaurícioSport Club InternacionalM (C), AM (RLC)221301391.56

The site’s own comparison: players with the same calculated best position and current ability within ±15 (at most 300 candidates, so not a whole-database search), ranked by the mean difference over valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM27 27.0.0—37124150£0
FM26 26.2.0Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense36130150£680,531
FM26 26.0.0Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense36130150£680,531
FM24 24.3.0Fulham34136150£1,749,810
FM23 23.4.0Fulham33138150£4,837,941
FM23 23.3.0Fulham33138150£4,837,941
FM23 23.0.0Fulham33134162£4,837,941
FM22 22.4.0Sport Club Corinthians Paulista32140162£2,703,320
FM22 22.3.0Sport Club Corinthians Paulista32140162£2,703,320
FM22 22.1.0Sport Club Corinthians Paulista32139162£2,564,595
FM22 22.0.1Sport Club Corinthians Paulista32139162£2,564,595
FM22 22.0.0Sport Club Corinthians Paulista32139162£2,564,595
FM21 21.4.0Arsenal31143162£18,744,727
FM21 21.3.0Arsenal31143162£18,744,727
FM21 21.1.1Arsenal31155162£26,772,056
FM21 21.0.1Arsenal31155162£26,772,056
FM21 21.0.0Arsenal31155162£25,164,448
FM20 20.4.0Chelsea30155162£38,571,529
FM20 20.3.0Chelsea30155162£38,571,529
FM20 20.1.0Chelsea30152162£46,839,437
FM20 20.0.1Chelsea30152162£46,839,437
FM20 20.0.0Chelsea30152162£46,839,437
FM19 19.3.0Chelsea29154162£52,026,000
FM19 19.1.0Chelsea29160162£52,026,000
FM19 19.0.1Chelsea29160162£52,026,000
FM19 19.0.0Chelsea29160162£42,462,000
FM18 18.3.0Chelsea28161162£42,462,000
FM18 18.1.0Chelsea28161162£42,462,000
FM18 18.0.0Chelsea28161162£42,462,000
FM17 17.3.0Chelsea27161162£30,865,500
FM17 17.0.0Chelsea27161162£30,865,500
FM16 16.3.0Chelsea26162162£27,490,000
FM16 16.0.1Chelsea26159162£27,490,000
FM16 16.0.0Chelsea26159162£27,490,000
FM15 15.3.0Chelsea25159162£19,980,000
FM15 15.0.0Chelsea25159162£19,980,000
FM14 14.3.0Chelsea24159172£12,016,000
FM14 14.0.0Chelsea24157172£12,016,000
FM13 13.3.0Anji Makhachkala23157172£13,924,783
FM13 13.0.0Shakhtar Donetsk23147160£7,002,000
FM12 12.2.0Shakhtar Donetsk22154170£5,251,500
FM12 12.0.0Shakhtar Donetsk22150170£3,004,500
FM11 11.0.0Shakhtar Donetsk21148165£151,549
FM10 10.0.0Shakhtar Donetsk20140150–180£151,549

The same FM id in each loaded database build. Values are each build's own; potential is shown as stored, value is calculated per build.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2023.