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FM26 26.0.0

M (RL), AM (RLC) · Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense

Willian

Born 9 Aug 1988 · Ribeirão Pires (SP) (age 36)

  • Brazil
  • Right foot
  • 175 cm
  • Player

Best position calc

  • Attacking Midfielder (Right)

Personality calc

  • Fairly Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
130 of 200
Potential ability
150
Value (calc)
£680,531
Best role (calc)
130 Free Role
World reputation
5,5002.5 of 5 stars calc
Caps / goals
70 / 9
Wage
£0 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 79 79
AM (C) Natural 18 77 77
M (L) Accomplished 15 78 78
M (R) Accomplished 15 78 78
M (C) Competent 13 72 72
ST (C) Competent 12 77 77
GK Not stored — 28 28
D (L) Not stored — 55 55
D (C) Not stored — 46 46
D (R) Not stored — 55 55
DM Not stored — 55 55
WB (L) Not stored — 54 54
WB (R) Not stored — 54 54

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

  • Corners13
  • Crossing14
  • Dribbling17
  • Finishing12
  • First touch17
  • Free kicks14
  • Heading9
  • Long shots14
  • Long throws8
  • Marking5
  • Passing14
  • Penalty taking17
  • Tackling8
  • Technique16

Mental 14

  • Aggression9
  • Anticipation14
  • Bravery9
  • Composure14
  • Concentration11
  • Decisions14
  • Determination10
  • Flair14
  • Leadership8
  • Off the ball14
  • Positioning7
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision15
  • Work rate12

Physical 8

  • Acceleration12
  • Agility12
  • Balance13
  • Jumping reach8
  • Natural fitness12
  • Pace10
  • Stamina11
  • Strength13

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
  • Ambition15
  • 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
Free Role AM (C) 130 150 5 of 5 stars
Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 129 148 4.5 of 5 stars
Inside Forward AM (R) 127 146 4 of 5 stars
Advanced Playmaker AM (C) 127 146 4 of 5 stars
Inside Winger AM (R) 126 145 4 of 5 stars
Playmaking Winger AM (R) 125 144 4 of 5 stars
False Nine ST (C) 125 144 4 of 5 stars
Wide Forward AM (R) 124 143 4 of 5 stars
32 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Channel Midfielder AM (C) 123 142 4 of 5 stars
Second Striker AM (C) 120 139 3.5 of 5 stars
Winger AM (R) 120 138 3.5 of 5 stars
Midfield Playmaker M (C) 112 130 3 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder M (R) 112 130 3 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Forward ST (C) 111 129 3 of 5 stars
Channel Forward ST (C) 110 127 3 of 5 stars
Wide Central Midfielder M (C) 105 121 3 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder M (C) 105 121 3 of 5 stars
Centre Forward ST (C) 103 119 2.5 of 5 stars
Poacher ST (C) 102 117 2.5 of 5 stars
Target Forward ST (C) 96 111 2.5 of 5 stars
Deep-Lying Playmaker DM 41 47 0.5 of 5 stars
Playmaking Wing-Back D (R) 41 47 0.5 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Midfielder DM 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Wing-Back D (R) 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back D (R) 37 42 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Centre-Back D (C) 36 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Overlapping Centre-Back D (C) 36 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder DM 36 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Full-Back D (R) 36 41 0.5 of 5 stars
Inside Full-Back D (R) 35 40 0.5 of 5 stars
Wide Centre-Back D (C) 34 39 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Centre-Back D (C) 33 38 0.5 of 5 stars
Centre-Back D (C) 33 38 0.5 of 5 stars
No-Nonsense Goalkeeper GK 27 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Goalkeeper GK 27 31 0.5 of 5 stars
Ball-Playing Goalkeeper GK 23 27 0.5 of 5 stars
Box-to-Box Playmaker DM 20 23 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Wing-Back WB (R) 20 23 0.5 of 5 stars
Advanced Centre-Back D (C) 18 21 0.5 of 5 stars
Half-Back DM 17 20 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.

Out-of-possession roles (calc)

RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 130 150 5 of 5 stars
Inside Outlet Winger AM (R) 128 148 4.5 of 5 stars
Winger AM (R) 126 146 4 of 5 stars
Wide Outlet Winger AM (R) 124 144 4 of 5 stars
Central Outlet Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 124 144 4 of 5 stars
Splitting Outlet Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 120 139 3.5 of 5 stars
Wide Midfielder M (R) 119 138 3.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Winger AM (R) 118 136 3.5 of 5 stars
22 more recorded roles
RolePositionRatingPotentialStars calc
Wide Outlet Wide Midfielder M (R) 118 136 3.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Centre Forward ST (C) 117 135 3.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Central Midfielder M (C) 115 133 3.5 of 5 stars
Tracking Attacking Midfielder AM (C) 115 133 3.5 of 5 stars
Centre Forward ST (C) 113 130 3 of 5 stars
Tracking Wide Midfielder M (R) 113 130 3 of 5 stars
Central Outlet Centre Forward ST (C) 111 128 3 of 5 stars
Splitting Outlet Centre Forward ST (C) 109 125 3 of 5 stars
Central Midfielder M (C) 105 121 3 of 5 stars
Wide Covering Central Midfielder M (C) 99 115 2.5 of 5 stars
Screening Central Midfielder M (C) 94 109 2.5 of 5 stars
Wide Covering Defensive Midfielder DM 39 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Defensive Midfielder DM 39 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Defensive Midfielder DM 39 45 0.5 of 5 stars
Screening Defensive Midfielder DM 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Covering Wide Centre-Back D (C) 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Full-Back D (R) 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Holding Full-Back D (R) 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Wing-Back WB (R) 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Pressing Wing-Back WB (R) 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Holding Wing-Back WB (R) 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars
Dropping Defensive Midfielder DM 38 44 0.5 of 5 stars

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200). Up to 30 recorded roles.

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 30,843 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Injuries at game start

InjuryFromExpected return
fractured metatarsal (right) Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.3 per season in a squad of 5028 Sep 202519 Nov 2025
groin strain Severity 0Base occurrence: 6 per season in a squad of 5020 Apr 202426 Apr 2024
hamstring strain Severity 0Base occurrence: 3 per season in a squad of 5017 Feb 202427 Feb 2024
concussion Severity 0Base occurrence: 2 per season in a squad of 5019 Dec 202329 Dec 2023
tight hamstring Severity 0Base occurrence: 9 per season in a squad of 5025 Apr 202330 Apr 2023
back muscle strain Severity 0Base occurrence: 0.5 per season in a squad of 5011 Mar 202317 Mar 2023
hamstring strain 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 36 at game start
Place of birth
Ribeirão Pires (SP)
Nationality
Brazil
Height
175 cm
Weight
—
Build
Meso-Endomorph
Preferred foot
Right
Languages
Portuguese
Kit name
Willian

Contract

Club
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Job
Player
Contract type
Full Time
Joined club
5 Sep 2025
Contract starts
5 Sep 2025
Contract expires
31 Dec 2026
Weekly wage
£0
Squad numbers
#88 Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Leaves at end of contract
No
Needs work permit
No

Player profile

Positions
M (RL), AM (RLC)
Best position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right)
Best rated position (calc)
Attacking Midfielder (Right) · 80
Best role (calc)
Free Role · 130
Best role at potential (calc)
Free Role · 150
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
130
Current reputation
6,500
Home reputation
6,500
World reputation
5,500
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
Not for sale
Caps / goals
70 / 9
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
High
Peak age
—
Development peak age
—
Physical peak age
—
Longevity (1–4)
—

Settling in

WithIntegrationLevel
FulhamClub squad25
EnglandCountry25
Olympiacos SF PiraeusClub squad6
GreeceCountry6
BrazilNational team65

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

28
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2025 Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Betano —— Unknown fee
2024 Fulham Premier League 100 £0
2024 Olympiacos SF Piraeus Stoiximan Super League 60 £0
2023 Fulham Premier League 314 £0
2022 Fulham Premier League 275 Unknown fee
2022 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Betano 140 £0
2021 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Betano 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 Betano 152 £9,575,235
2006 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Betano 70 Unknown fee
2005 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Betano 10 Unknown fee
2004 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Youth Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Betano 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)53027/28 recorded7027/28 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
WinnerCONMEBOL 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
Brazil70910 / 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

5
DateFromToTypeFee
5 Sep 2025—Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto AlegrenseTransfer Unknown fee
1 Jul 2025Fulham—Transfer £0
6 Feb 2025—FulhamTransfer Unknown fee
30 Dec 2024Olympiacos SF Piraeus—Transfer £0
2 Sep 2024—Olympiacos SF PiraeusTransfer 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 SAF
2019Third PlaceChelseaPremier League
2017WinnerChelseaPremier League
2015WinnerChelseaPremier League
2014Fourth PlaceBrazilFIFA World Cup
2014Third PlaceChelseaPremier League
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
2006WinnerBrazilCONMEBOL 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

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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 2025.