Willian Klaus

Willian Klaus (born 11 January 1994), simply known as Klaus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as a central defender.

Klaus
Personal information
Full name Willian Klaus
Date of birth (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Place of birth Dois Irmãos, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Ceará
Number 44
Youth career
Grêmio
Internacional
Juventude
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Juventude 10 (0)
2017Internacional (loan) 14 (4)
2018– Internacional 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2018

Club career

Born in Dois Irmãos, Rio Grande do Sul, Klaus represented Grêmio, Internacional and Juventude as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter on 12 March 2015, starting in a 0–1 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss against União Frederiquense.[2]

Klaus became a regular starter during the 2016 campaign, as his side achieved promotion from the Série C and reached the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. His first senior goal came on 21 April of that year, the second in a 2–0 home win against former club Grêmio.[3]

On 19 January 2017, Klaus joined Internacional, recently relegated to Série B.[4]

Career statistics

As of 18 December 2016[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventude 2015 Série C 00105[lower-alpha 1]060
2016 10013180311
Total 1001418050371
Career total 100141800050371
  1. One appearance in Copa FGF, four appearances in Supercopa Gaúcha

References

  1. "Juventude: Klaus, um zagueiro de números" [Juventude: Klaus, a defender of numbers] (in Portuguese). Rede Esportiva. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. "Na raça, enfim, a primeira vitória!" [Through effort, finally, the first win] (in Portuguese). União Frederiquense. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. "Grêmio sofre sem Geromel, leva 2 a 0 e se complica na semi do Gauchão" [Grêmio struggle without Geromel, lose by 2–0 and get into trouble in the Gauchão's semi] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. "Após entregada de Ernando, Inter oficializa contratação de Klaus" [After Ernando's fluke, Inter turn official the signing of Klaus] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. Klaus at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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