William Barbosa (footballer, born 1983)

William Cassandra Rosamonte Barbosa (born 18 December 1983) is a São Toméan footballer who plays as a centre back for Portuguese club AD Quinta do Conde. He was capped by the São Tomé and Príncipe national team.

William Barbosa
Personal information
Full name William Cassandra Rosamonte Barbosa[1]
Date of birth (1983-12-18) 18 December 1983 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Guadalupe, São Tomé and Príncipe[3]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Quinta do Conde
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Inter Bom-Bom
Andorinha
6 de Setembro
Uniclinic
Horizonte
2011 Santa Quitéria
2012 São Luiz 2 (0)
2014 Santa Quitéria 8 (0)
2014–2015 Tourizense 11 (0)
2015–2016 Oliveira do Bairro 12 (2)
2016 Sabugal 16 (2)
2016–2017 Sampedrense
2017–2018 Lusitano Évora 10 (1)
2018–2019 Estrela de Vendas Novas 17 (0)
2019–2020 Lusitano Évora 17 (0)
2021 Alfarim 2 (0)
2021–2022 Vitória de Setúbal B 20 (2)
2023– Quinta do Conde 9 (0)
International career
2012–2015 São Tomé and Príncipe 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2015

Club career

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Barbosa left his natal São Tomé for Ceará, Brazil in 2009 to study nursing at Fortaleza-based Uniclinic. However, a short time later he joined the university football team and, due to his performances, he dropped the studies out to pursue a career as a footballer.[4]

References

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  1. ^ William Barbosa at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved 28 April 2023.  
  2. ^ "William Barbosa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ William Barbosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.  
  4. ^ Cardoso, Gabriel (27 January 2012). "Gauchão tem irmão de Cavani, africanos e outros 12 estrangeiros". iG (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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