In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Farias and the second or paternal family name is Maia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walisson Moreira Farias Maia | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Natividade, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Vila Nova | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Toledo | |||
| Pato Branco | |||
| Coritiba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Coritiba | 46 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Ituano (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → ASA (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | → J. Malucelli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Boa Esporte (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Atlético Sorocaba (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Vitória (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | Água Santa | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | Botafogo-SP | 24 | (1) |
| 2021 | Vila Nova | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Fahaheel | 28 | (0) |
| 2022 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Criciúma | 52 | (0) |
| 2025– | Vila Nova | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2025 | |||
Walisson Moreira Farias Maia (born 21 August 1991), known as Walisson Maia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Vila Nova.
Club career
Born in Natividade, Tocantins, Walisson graduated with Coritiba's youth setup. On 5 June 2011 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 5–1 home routing over Vasco da Gama.
After being demoted to the reserves, Walisson was subsequently loaned to Ituano, Fortaleza, ASA, J. Malucelli, Boa Esporte and Atlético Sorocaba. With the Alagoas club he scored his first professional goal, netting his side's first in a 2–3 away loss against Boa for the Série B championship on 7 September 2012.
On 29 September 2014 Walisson was again promoted to the main squad, along with fellow youth graduate Rafhael Lucas.
In January 2018, having renewed his Coritiba contract until the end of 2019, he joined Vitória for the 2018 season.
Career statistics
- As of 12 June 2019
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Conmebol | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba | 2011 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Série A | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Série A | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Série B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 2 | ||
| Ituano (loan) | 2012 | Paulista | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2012 | Série C | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| ASA (loan) | 2012 | Série B | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| J. Malucelli (loan) | 2013 | Paranaense | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Boa Esporte (loan) | 2013 | Série B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Sorocaba (loan) | 2014 | Paulista | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Vitória (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 62 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 3 | ||
- Appearance in 2016 Copa Sudamericana.
- Appearances in 2016 Primeira Liga.
- Appearances in 2018 Copa do Nordeste.
Honours
Criciúma
- Recopa Catarinense: 2024
References
- Na ‘preliminar’ dos reservas, Coritiba passeia em goleada sobre o Vasco (In the 'preliminary' of reserves, Coritiba routes in thrashing over Vasco); Globo Esporte, 5 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
- Novo reforço do Fortaleza, zagueiro Walisson é avaliado no Pici (New addition of Fortaleza, stopper Walisson is evaluated at Pici); O Povo, 21 April 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ASA contrata Zagueiro Wallisson que estava no Fortaleza (ASA signs stopper Wallisson who was at Fortaleza); Alagoas em Tempo, 5 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Em parceria, Coritiba empresta cinco atletas ao Atlético Sorocaba (In a partnership, Coritiba loans five players to Atlético Sorocaba); Globo Esporte, 14 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
- Boa Esporte 3x2 ASA; Globo Esporte, 7 September 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Jovens Rafhael Lucas e Walisson são integrados ao elenco principal do Coxa (Youngsters Rafhael Lucas and Walisson are added to the main squad of Coxa); Globo Esporte, 29 September 2014 (in Portuguese)
- "Wallison Maia é emprestado ao Vitória. Jogador já está em Salvador" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 January 2018.
External links
- Coritiba profile (in Portuguese)
- Walisson Maia at Soccerway
| Vila Nova – current squad | |
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tocantins
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Ituano FC players
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
- Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players
- J. Malucelli Futebol players
- Boa Esporte Clube players
- Clube Atlético Sorocaba players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Al-Fahaheel SC players
- Kuwait Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
- Esporte Clube Água Santa players
- Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
- Criciúma Esporte Clube players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen