Amaral (footballer, born 1986)

Amaral

Personal information
Full name	William José de Souza
Date of birth	(1986-10-07) 7 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Goiânia, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2005	Goiás
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2014	Goiás	214	(21)
2015–2017	Palmeiras	15	(0)
2016	→ Coritiba (loan)	8	(2)
2017	→ Chapecoense (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2019	Chapecoense	25	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William José de Souza (born 7 October 1986), commonly known as Amaral, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

He made his professional debut for Goiás in a 3–1 home win over Fluminense in the Campeonato Brasileiro on 30 August 2006[1] and scored his first professional goal for Goiás in a 3–1 home win over Palmeiras in the Campeonato Brasileiro on 17 June 2007.[2]

Honours

Goiás

• Campeonato Goiano: 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2012

Palmeiras

• Copa do Brasil: 2015

Chapecoense

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2017

References

1. "Guardian Touch-Line". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
2. "Guardian Touch-Line". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

External links

• Amaral at Sambafoot (archive)
• Amaral at Soccerway