Willyan da Silva Barbosa


Willyan da Silva Barbosa is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Gwangju FC. He also holds Italian nationality.

Biography

Willyan started his career at Rio de Janeiro club Leme Futebol Clube. In January 2011 Willyan was signed by Italian Serie B club Torino despite under 18, the minimum age of international transfer. He played 2 seasons for the Primavera. On 10 August 2013 Willyan was signed by Portuguese Segunda Liga club Beira-Mar in a temporary deal. He was signed outright on 29 January 2014 for €250,000 in 3½ year contract.