Willian Gerlem

Gerlem Willian de Jesus Almeida (born August 7, 1984), known as just Gerlem Willian, is a Brazilian professional footballer.

Career Early career Gerlem was born on 7 August 1984 in Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil. On 15 June 2003, he made his Série A debut, appearing for Bahia when coach Evaristo sent him at half-time in a 2–1 home win over Vitória.

In 2005 he went to play in the Portuguese second league for Estoril where in his first season he scored seven goals in 20 matches, demonstrating an appetite for scoring.

Farul Constanța In 2007, Farul Constanța paid €100,000 to Estoril to transfer Gerlem. He made his Liga I debut on 14 April 2007 when coach Basarab Panduru sent him in the 68th minute to replace Cosmin Băcilă in a 2–1 home loss to Rapid București. He scored his first goal in the league on 13 May, as he sealed a 2–0 win over Politehnica Iași. In the following season on 21 September 2007, Gerlem received a red card in a game against Pandurii Târgu Jiu because of an altercation with Constant Djakpa, after which he got in a verbal conflict with one of the assistant referees, for which he received an eight-match ban. After the ban, he scored three goals in three victories against Universitatea Craiova, Vaslui and Dacia Mioveni until the end of the season. In the first half of the 2008–09 season he scored a goal in a loss to "U" Craiova, the only goal in a win over Vaslui with a spectacular shot from outside the penalty box, and was named Farul's footballer of the year in 2008. In the second half of the season, Gerlem scored one goal in a 2–0 win over Gaz Metan Mediaș, but his side was relegated.

Vaslui Following Farul's relegation, Gerlem moved to Vaslui for a transfer fee of €700,000. In his first season, he scored once in each of the three victories against Astra Ploiești, Unirea Urziceni and Pandurii, also netting once in a loss to Steaua București. In the same season he helped The Yellow-Greens eliminate Omonia Nicosia in the third qualifying round of the Europa League, being eliminated by AEK Athens in the play-off. In the next two seasons he played rarely, scoring only one goal in August 2011 in a 2–1 away win over FC Brașov. He also helped the team under coach Viorel Hizo to eliminate Sparta Prague and reach the 2011–12 Europa League group stage where he played only one game, a 2–0 away loss to FC Zürich. Gerlem made his last Liga I appearance on 4 December 2011, playing for Vaslui in a 1–0 home win against Oțelul Galați, having a total of 83 matches with 12 goals in the competition and six games in the Europa League.

Late career In 2012, Gerlem returned to Brazil, playing in the lower leagues. The team was relegated at the end of the season, with him making only seven appearances, but he continued to play for them in the second league.

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2006–07

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2007–08

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2009–10

2010–11

2011–12

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Macaé 2012

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2014

AFC United 2014

Colo Colo 2015

Rio Branco-ES 2015

Operário-MT 2016

Espírito Santo 2016

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