William Morais
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Portuguese name|de Oliveira|Morais}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = William Morais
|image =
|fullname = William Francis de Oliveira Morais
|height = 1.88 m
|birth_date = {{birth date|1991|3|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
|death_date = {{death date and age|2011|2|6|1991|3|1|df=y}}
|death_place = Belo Horizonte, Brazil
|currentclub =
|clubnumber =
|position = Attacking midfielder
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008
|youthclubs1 = São Paulo
|youthyears2 = 2008–2010
|youthclubs2 = Corinthians
|years1 = 2010–2011 |clubs1 = Corinthians |caps1 = 8 |goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2010 |clubs2 = → Nacional (SP) (loan) |caps2 = |goals2 =
|years3 = 2011 |clubs3 = → América (MG) (loan) |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0
}}
William Francis de Oliveira Morais (1 March 1991 – 6 February 2011) was a Brazilian footballer.
Career
Morais started in football on the youth squad of the Corinthians. With good performances in the Copa São Paulo de Juniores and the Campeonato Paulista de Juniores, the midfielder was named by coach Mano Menezes to join the core team of the Corinthians.
Morais was killed in a robbery attempt in Belo Horizonte. Police say the 19-year-old midfielder on loan to Minas Gerais's América FC was shot in the back early Sunday, 6 February 2011. He was returning home from a party when he was attacked by three robbers.{{Cite web |title=Brazilian league player killed in robbery attempt |url=http://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6095476/brazilian-league-player-william-morais-killed-robbery-attempt |access-date=25 May 2020 |website=ESPN.com}} Corinthians president Andres Sanchez reacted with anger to the news, calling it a "horrific crime that ended the life of a young man with a brilliant future."{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Daniel |date=7 February 2011 |title=Corinthians Youngster William Morais Killed In Early Morning Shootout |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/3296/brazil/2011/02/07/2342331/corinthians-youngster-william-morais-killed-in-early-morning |access-date=25 May 2020 |website=www.goal.com}}{{Cite web |last=Alvarez-Galloso |first=Roberto |date=6 February 2011 |title=William Morais: Corinthians Midfielder Killed in Robbery Attempt |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/598936-corinthians-midfielder-wiliam-morais-killed-in-robbery-attempt |access-date=25 May 2020 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State league !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Corinthians
|2010 |rowspan="2"|Série A |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2011
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
| América (MG) (loan)
|2011 |0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=CM|Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
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References
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External links
- {{in lang|pt}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100515133120/http://www.ogol.com.br/jogador/william/atual/ficha/0/default/134172 ogol.com]
- {{Soccerway|william-francis-de-oliveira-morais/134587}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morais, William}}
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Deaths by firearm in Brazil
Category:People murdered in Brazil
Category:Brazilian murder victims
Category:Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Category:Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players
Category:América Futebol Clube (MG) players
Category:Footballers from São Paulo