Willian Machado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willian Estefani Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Meleiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mirassol | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Criciúma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Fluminense do Itaum | 13 | (5) |
| 2018 | Brasil de Pelotas | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Maringá | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Ferroviário | 29 | (1) |
| 2021 | Botafogo-PB | 31 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Operário Ferroviário | 97 | (4) |
| 2025 | Ceará | 42 | (0) |
| 2026– | Mirassol | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Willian Estefani Machado (born 13 November 1996), known as Willian Machado, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Mirassol.
Career
Early career
Born in Meleiro, Santa Catarina, Willian Machado was a Criciúma youth graduate, but failed to make a first team breakthrough. After making his senior debut with Fluminense do Itaum in the 2017 Campeonato Catarinense Série B, he moved to Série B side Brasil de Pelotas for the 2018 season.
After featuring rarely at Xavante, Willian Machado was presented at Maringá on 12 December 2018.[1] Again rarely used, he signed for Ferroviário roughly one year later.[2]
After establishing himself as a starter for Ferrão, Willian Machado joined Botafogo-PB in February 2021.[3] An immediate first-choice, he left the club in December after not agreeing to a new deal.[4]
Operário Ferroviário
On 13 December 2021, Willian Machado signed a one-year deal with Operário Ferroviário.[5] On 3 May of the following year, he renewed his contract with the club until the end of 2023.[6]
A backup option in his first year as the club suffered relegation, Willian Machado subsequently became a starter as Fantasma returned to the second division at first attempt.
Ceará
On 6 December 2024, Willian Machado agreed to a one-year deal with Série A side Ceará.[7] An immediate first-choice, he made his top tier debut on 31 March 2025, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Red Bull Bragantino.
Career statistics
- As of 30 December 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense do Itaum | 2017 | Catarinense Série B | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||
| Brasil de Pelotas | 2018 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Maringá | 2019 | Série D | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Ferroviário | 2020 | Série C | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Botafogo-PB | 2021 | Série C | 23 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 9[a] | 2 | 40 | 5 | ||
| Operário Ferroviário | 2022 | Série B | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Série C | 23 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Série B | 35 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 68 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 103 | 4 | ||||
| Ceará | 2025 | Série A | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Career total | 149 | 4 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 249 | 15 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2025
References
- ^ "A quarta-feira começou com duas novidades.👏👏 Foram apresentados os atletas Romeu e Willian Machado! ⚽⚽" [Wednesday began with two news.👏👏 The athletes Romeu and Willian Machado were presented! ⚽⚽]. Maringá FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Instagram. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Conheça os laterais esquerdos do Ferroviário para a temporada 2020" [Know the left backs of Ferroviário for the 2020 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Willian Machado diz que influência de Vilar e amor do nordestino pelo futebol o levaram ao Botafogo-PB" [Willian Machado says that Vilar's influence and love of the northeasterner for football took him to Botafogo-PB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Botafogo-PB tenta, mas não consegue renovar com o zagueiro Willian Machado" [Botafogo-PB try, but cannot renew with stopper Willian Machado] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Operário-PR anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Willian Machado para temporada 2022" [Operário-PR announce the signing of stopper Willian Machado for the 2022 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Operário-PR anuncia renovação de contrato com o zagueiro Willian Machado" [Operário-PR announce contract renewal with stopper Willian Machado] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Contratação: Willian Machado é o primeiro reforço do Ceará para a temporada 2025" [Signing: Willian Machado is the first addition of Ceará for the 2025 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ Willian Machado at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2024.