Willean Lepo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bernardo and the second or paternal family name is Willemen.

Willean Bernardo Willemen (born 16 January 1997), known as Willean Lepo or Willean Lepu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a right-back or a defensive midfielder for Goiás, on loan from Vitória.

Willean Lepo

Personal information
Full name	Willean Bernardo Willemen
Date of birth	(1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Goiás (on loan from Vitória)
Number	97
Youth career
2014	Americano
2015	Cabofriense
2016	Macaé
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Macaé	39	(1)
2018	→ Bahia (loan)	0	(0)
2019–2021	Bahia	8	(1)
2020–2021	→ Novorizontino (loan)	29	(2)
2021–2024	Novorizontino	119	(1)
2024–	Vitória	28	(0)
2025–	→ Goiás (loan)	28	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025

Career

Lepo was born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, and represented the youth sides of Americano, Cabofriense and Macaé. After making his first team debut with the latter in the 2016 Série C, he became an undisputed starter in the 2018 Campeonato Carioca.

On 29 May 2018, Lepo moved to Bahia on loan, and was initially assigned to the under-23 squad.^[1][2] He was promoted to the main squad for the 2019 season, signing a permanent deal,^[3] but was rarely used afterwards.

On 6 July 2020, Lepo was loaned to Novorizontino until the end of the 2021 Campeonato Paulista.^[4] After helping in their promotion to the Série C, he signed a permanent deal with Tigre in May 2021.

On 30 November 2022, after establishing himself as a starter as Novorizontino achieved another promotion, Lepo renewed his contract with the club.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 5 February 2024^[6]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Macaé	2016	Série C	9	0	0	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2017[7]		12	0	3	0	—		—		1[a]	0	16	0
	2018	Série D	0	0	15	1	—		—		—		15	1
	Total		21	0	18	1	—		—		1	0	40	1
Bahia	2018	Série A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2019		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2020		0	0	7	1	0	0	—		0	0	7	1
	Total		0	0	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
Novorizontino	2020	Série D	15	2	3	0	—		—		—		18	2
	2021	Série C	21	1	11	0	—		—		—		32	1
	2022	Série B	28	0	9	0	1	0	—		—		38	0
	2023		33	0	19	0	—		—		—		52	0
	2024		0	0	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		97	3	47	0	1	0	—		—		145	3
Career total			118	3	73	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	192	5

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Rio