Willian Borges da Silva is an attacking midfielder for Chelsea, who plays equally well on both flanks and in the attack. He was born on 9 August 1988 in Ribeirão Pires, Brazil.
Willian is a product of Corinthians football academy, just as his teammate Dentinho. He debuted for the first team of Corinthians in 2006.
On 24 August 2007 Willian was transferred to Donetsk Shakhtar, which at the time focused on hiring Latin American players. Willian transfer fee was reportedly £12 million. During his first season in the Ukrainian Premier League the Brazilian played 28 matches for the new club. In that same season Willian became the Ukrainian Cup winner. In the following season Willian justified his status as first team regular and helped the Miners to win the UEFA Cup. In 2008/09 season he appeared in 52 matches and scored 8 goals. In 2011 Willian was awarded the Best Player of the Ukrainian Championship title.
In the summer of 2012 Willian caught the eye of Chelsea, but Shakhtar management refused to let the Brazilian go, even though they were offered 30 million pounds. Da Silva was very disappointed with the failed transition. In 2013 he finally quit the club for 35 million Euros and moved to big-spending Anzhi. After just 6 months a crisis struck the Russian side and Willian looked for other options. In August he was strongly linked with Tottenham Hotspur but preferred to join Chelsea in a deal worth 32 million pounds.
In 2007 Willian made 11 appearances for Brazil U-20. On 27 October 2011 Willian da Silva was called up to represent the senior Brazil side in the matches against Gabon and Egypt. In both matches the Brazilian halfback came on as a second half substitute.
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