Willean Lepo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willean Bernardo Willemen | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Novorizontino | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014 | Americano | ||
| 2015 | Cabofriense | ||
| 2016 | Macaé | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Macaé | 39 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Bahia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Bahia | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Novorizontino (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2021– | Novorizontino | 115 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:25, 5 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Willean Bernardo Willemen (born 16 January 1997), known as Willean Lepo or Willean Lepu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a right-back or a defensive midfielder for Novorizontino.
Career
[edit]Lepo was born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, and represented the youth sides of Americano, Cabofriense and Macaé. After making his first team debut with the latter in the 2016 Série C, he became an undisputed starter in the 2018 Campeonato Carioca.
On 29 May 2018, Lepo moved to Bahia on loan, and was initially assigned to the under-23 squad.[1][2] He was promoted to the main squad for the 2019 season, signing a permanent deal,[3] but was rarely used afterwards.
On 6 July 2020, Lepo was loaned to Novorizontino until the end of the 2021 Campeonato Paulista.[4] After helping in their promotion to the Série C, he signed a permanent deal with Tigre in May 2021.
On 30 November 2022, after establishing himself as a starter as Novorizontino achieved another promotion, Lepo renewed his contract with the club.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 5 February 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Macaé | 2016 | Série C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2017[7] | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Bahia | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Novorizontino | 2020 | Série D | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Série C | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Série B | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 33 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 52 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 97 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 145 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 118 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 5 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Caras novas" [New faces] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Bahia confirma contratações de Fernandinho e Willean Lepo para o sub-23" [Bahia confirm signings of Fernandinho and Willean Lepo for the under-23s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Bahia renova contratos com volante Nilton e zagueiro Ignácio" [Bahia renew contracts with defensive midfielder Nilton and stopper Ignácio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). News BA. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Novorizontino anuncia lateral Willean Lepo por empréstimo junto ao Bahia" [Novorizontino announce full-back Willean Lepo on loan from Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Tigre do Vale renova contrato com Willean Lepo até o final da temporada 2023" [Tigre do Vale renew contract with Willean Lepo until the end of the 2023 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio Novorizontino. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Willean Lepo at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "MACAÉ ESPORTE FUTEBOL CLUBE – COPA RIO DE PROFISSIONAIS 2017" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Campos dos Goytacazes
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Grêmio Novorizontino players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen