William Cordeiro Melo (born 15 July 1993), known as William Cordeiro, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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or full-back for

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Career

Born in

Itabuna Itabuna is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. It is the 6th largest city in Bahia by population after Salvador, Feira de Santana, Camaçari, Vitória da Conquista, and Juazeiro. It had an estimated 214,123 residents in 2021. Itabuna covers a total ...

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, William Cordeiro made his senior debuts with

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in 2011. In November of the following year he signed for Juventus de Jaraguá, after nearly joining

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in July. On 24 April 2013, William joined

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian fo ...

. He made his first team debut for the club on 25 May, starting in a 3–2 home win against América-RN for the Série B championship. On 6 March 2014, William was loaned to Atlético Hermann Aichinger, but returned to ''Figueira'' after only one match due to an injury. On 10 September 2014, William made his Série A debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against

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. Ahead of the 2015 campaign, he renewed his link with the club.De contrato renovado com o Figueira, William Cordeiro revela expectativa para 2015 (With a contract renewed with ''Figueira'', William Cordeiro reveals expectations for 2015)
AV Acessoria, 9 January 2015

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Honours

Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is run by the Santa Catarina Football Federation (FCF). History The Catarinense has had different names throughout ...

: 2014

References

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