Willian Machado

Not to be confused with William Machado.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Estefani and the second or paternal family name is Machado.

Willian Estefani Machado (born 13 November 1996), known as Willian Machado, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ceará.

Willian Machado

Personal information
Full name	Willian Estefani Machado
Date of birth	(1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Meleiro, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ceará
Number	23
Youth career
2012–2016	Criciúma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Fluminense do Itaum [pt]	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	92	(4)
2025–	Ceará	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:34, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

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 [pt] 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] and subsequently signed a one-year deal with Operário Ferroviário.^[5]

On 3 May 2022, Willian Machado renewed his contract with Operário until the end of 2023.^[6] A backup option in his first year as the club suffered relegation, he subsequently became a starter as Fantasma returned to the second division at first attempt.

Honours

Clubs

Ceará

• Campeonato Cearense: 2025

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2024^[7]

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 [pt]	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	30	2	10	0	4	0	—		—		44	2
	Subtotal		63	3	29	1	6	0	—		—		98	4
Career total			108	4	70	9	6	0	0	0	9	2	193	15

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste