Willian Gerlem

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Jesus and the second or paternal family name is Almeida.
Gerlem Willian
Personal information
Full name Gerlem Willian de Jesus Almeida
Date of birth (1984-08-07) August 7, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Linhares, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Bahia 3 (0)
2005–2006 Estoril 31 (10)
2007–2009 Farul Constanța 49 (7)
2009–2012 Vaslui 34 (5)
2012 Vitória 1 (0)
2012 Macaé 3 (0)
2013 Linhares 0 (0)
2013–2014 Syrianska 17 (1)
2014 → AFC United (loan) 6 (0)
2015 Colo Colo 3 (0)
2015 Rio Branco-ES 7 (4)
2016 Operário-MT 0 (0)
2016 Espírito Santo 5 (0)
2017 Linhares
2017 Rio Branco-VN
2018 São Mateus-ES
2018 Araguaína
2018 Castelo
Total 159 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024

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

Career

Early career

Gerlem Willian was born on 7 August 1984 in Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil, playing on 15 June 2003 his first Série A game, appearing for Bahia when coach Evaristo sent him on the field at half-time in a 2–1 home win over Vitória.[1]

In 2005 he went to play in the Portuguese second league for Estoril where in his first season he showed an appetite for goal, scoring seven goals in 20 matches.[2] In the middle of the following season, Gerlem had to leave the team after having a conflict with the coach.[2][3]

Farul Constanța and Vaslui

In 2007, Farul Constanța paid 100.000€ to Estoril in order to transfer Gerlem.[2][3][4] He made his debut in the first tier of the Romanian league, Liga I on 14 April 2007 when coach Basarab Panduru sent him on the field in the 68th minute to replace Cosmin Băcilă in a 2–1 home loss with Rapid București.[2][5] He scored his first goal in the league on 13 May when he closed the score in a 2–0 win over Politehnica Iași.[1][6] In the following season on 21 September, Gerlem received a red card in a game with 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 a ban for the following eight games.[7][8][9][10] After the ban, he scored three goals in three victories against Universitatea Craiova, Vaslui and Dacia Mioveni until the end of the season.[11][12][13] In the first half of the 2008–09 season he scored a goal in a loss with "U" Craiova and the only goal in a win with Vaslui with a spectacular shot from outside the penalty box, being named Farul's footballer of the year in 2008.[14][15][16] In the second half of the season, Gerlem scored one goal in a 2–0 win over Gaz Metan Mediaș but the team relegated.[17][18]

Following Farul's relegation, Gerlem moved to Vaslui for a transfer fee of 700.000€.[19][20][21][22][23][24] In his first season, he scored once in each of the three victories against Astra Ploiești, Unirea Urziceni and Pandurii and one in a loss with Steaua București, also he started playing in European competitions, helping The Yellow-Greens eliminate Omonia Nicosia in the third qualifying round of the Europa League, being eliminated by AEK Athens in the play-off.[2][25][26][27][28][29][30] In the next two seasons he played rarely, scoring only one goal in August 2011 in a 2–1 away win over FC Brașov, also he helped the team together with coach Viorel Hizo eliminate Sparta Prague and reach the 2011–12 Europa League group stage where he played only one game, a 2–0 away loss in front of FC Zürich.[2][31][32][33] Gerlem made his last Liga I appearance on 4 December 2011, playing for Vaslui in a 1–0 home win with Oțelul Galați, having a total of 83 matches with 12 goals scored in the competition, also having six games without scoring in the Europa League.[2][34][35]

Late career

In 2012, Gerlem returned to Brazil, playing in the lower leagues.[2][19] He had a brief return to Europe when in 2013 he went to play in the Swedish top-league for Syrianska, making his debut when coach Özcan Melkemichel sent him on the field in the 73rd minute in order to replace Anders Bååth in a 6–1 away loss in front of IFK Norrköping, the team relegating by the end of the season, with him making only seven appearances but continuing to play for them in the second league.[2][19][36] After playing in 2014 for AFC United in the Swedish third league, Gerlem returned to play in the Brazilian lower leagues until the end of his career.[2][19]

Statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][37][34][38][39]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bahia 2003 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Estoril 2005–06 20 7 0 0 — 20 7
2006–07 11 3 0 0 — 11 3
Farul Constanța 2006–07 7 1 0 0 — 7 1
2007–08 22 3 0 0 — 22 3
2008–09 20 3 1 0 — 21 3
Vaslui 2009–10 24 4 1 0 4[a] 0 29 4
2010–11 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2011–12 5 1 0 0 2[a] 0 7 1
Vitória 2012 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Macaé 2012 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Syrianska 2013 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
2014 10 1 2 1 — 12 2
AFC United 2014 6 0 1 0 — 7 0
Colo Colo 2015 3 1 0 0 — 3 1
Rio Branco-ES 2015 7 4 0 0 — 7 4
Operário-MT 2016 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Espírito Santo 2016 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Career total 159 27 7 1 6 0 172 28
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

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  10. ^ "Gerlem rămâne suspendat opt etape" [Gerlem remains suspended for eight rounds] (in Romanian). Cugetliber.ro. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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  17. ^ "Gaz Metan, aproape retrogradata: Farul 2-0 Gaz Metan, Poli Iasi 1-1 Buzau!" [Gaz Metan, almost relegated: Farul 2-0 Gaz Metan, Poli Iasi 1-1 Buzau!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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  19. ^ a b c d "Jucătorul pe care Adrian Porumboiu regretă și azi că l-a transferat: "Mai bine mă alegeam cu 20 de ghivece în cap". Vedeta de la Vaslui care l-a scos din minți" [The player that Adrian Porumboiu regrets even today that he transferred: "I would have chosen better with 20 pots in my head". The star from Vaslui who drove him out of his mind] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  20. ^ "FC Vaslui ia fața granzilor. Gerlem va semna cu echipa lui Porumboiu!" [FC Vaslui takes on the giants. Gerlem will sign with Porumboiu's team!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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  25. ^ "Lacatus, victorie la debut: Vaslui 3-1 Astra!" [Lacatus, victory on debut: Vaslui 3-1 Astra!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Unirea Urziceni - FC Vaslui scor, 1-2, in Liga I" [Unirea Urziceni - FC Vaslui score, 1-2, in League I] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Vezi cele mai tari faze VIDEO din Steaua - Vaslui" [See the hottest VIDEO phases from Steaua - Vaslui] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  28. ^ "Fotbal: Pandurii a pierdut meciul cu FC Vaslui" [Football: Pandurii lost the match with FC Vaslui] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  29. ^ "FINAL: Omonia Nicosia - FC Vaslui 1-1. FC Vaslui, în play-off-ul Ligii Europa!" [FINAL: Omonia Nicosia - FC Vaslui 1-1. FC Vaslui, in the Europa League play-off!] (in Romanian). Realitatea.net. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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  32. ^ "Vasluiul, ce minune! FC Vaslui – Sparta Praga 2-0" [Vasluiul, what a miracle! FC Vaslui – Sparta Prague 2-0] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  33. ^ "Vaslui, eliminata din Europa League: Zurich 2-0 Vaslui! Cerniauskas si Sanmartean s-au accidentat! Vezi aici rezumatul!" [Vaslui, eliminated from the Europa League: Zurich 2-0 Vaslui! Cerniauskas and Sanmartean were injured! See the summary here!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  34. ^ a b Gerlem Willian at WorldFootball.net
  35. ^ "Sînmărtean și Wesley au fost "diavoli roșii" pentru campioni. FC Vaslui - Oțelul 1-0" [Sîmărtean and Wesley were "red devils" for the champions. FC Vaslui - Oțelul 1-0] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  36. ^ "IFK Norrkoping vs Syrianska FC - 6–1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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  38. ^ "Gerlem's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  39. ^ "Gerlem's 2009–10 Romanian Cup appearance". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

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