William (footballer, born 1996)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is de Jesus.

João William Alves de Jesus (born 11 June 1996), better known as just William, is a Brazilian professional footballer for River.^[1]

William

Personal information
Full name	João William Alves de Jesus
Date of birth	(1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	River
Youth career
2014–2015	Estanciano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Estanciano	3	(0)
2016	Juventude	2	(0)
2016	→ Concórdia (loan)	4	(0)
2017–2018	Luverdense	27	(2)
2018	Goiás	0	(0)
2019	Santa Cruz	7	(0)
2020–2021	Rukh Brest	27	(1)
2022–2023	Inhulets Petrove	0	(0)
2022	→ Dinamo Minsk (loan)	4	(1)
2023	→ Campinense (loan)	12	(0)
2023–2024	Alashkert	18	(0)
2025	Central	1	(0)
2025–	River	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2025