Klaus
Personal information
Full name Willian Klaus
Date of birth (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994
Place of birth Dois Irmãos, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
RWDM
Number 4
Youth career
Grêmio
Internacional
Juventude
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Juventude 32 (1)
2017Internacional (loan) 19 (4)
2018–2019 Internacional 27 (1)
2020–2021 Ceará 39 (5)
2022 Botafogo 3 (0)
2022Atlético Goianiense (loan) 13 (0)
2023– RWDM 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Willian Klaus (born 11 January 1994), commonly known as Klaus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club RWDM.

Club career

Born in Dois Irmãos, Rio Grande do Sul, Klaus represented Grêmio, Internacional and Juventude as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter on 12 March 2015, starting in a 0–1 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss against União Frederiquense.[2]

Klaus became a regular starter during the 2016 campaign, as his side achieved promotion from the Série C and reached the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil. His first senior goal came on 21 April of that year, the second in a 2–0 home win against former club Grêmio.[3]

On 19 January 2017, Klaus joined Internacional, recently relegated to Série B.[4]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2021[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventude 2015 Série C 00105[lower-alpha 1]060
2016 10013180311
Total 1001418050371
Internacional 2017 Série B 14420102[lower-alpha 2]0194
2018 Série A 605040150
2019 100200000120
Total 30490500020464
Ceará 2020 Série A 12031208[lower-alpha 3]3254
2021 2021201[lower-alpha 4]04[lower-alpha 3]0111
Total 140524010123365
Career total 5442831701019311910
  1. One appearance in Copa FGF, four appearances in Supercopa Gaúcha
  2. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Ceará

References

  1. "Juventude: Klaus, um zagueiro de números" [Juventude: Klaus, a defender of numbers] (in Portuguese). Rede Esportiva. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. "Na raça, enfim, a primeira vitória!" [Through effort, finally, the first win] (in Portuguese). União Frederiquense. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. "Grêmio sofre sem Geromel, leva 2 a 0 e se complica na semi do Gauchão" [Grêmio struggle without Geromel, lose by 2–0 and get into trouble in the Gauchão's semi] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. "Após entregada de Ernando, Inter oficializa contratação de Klaus" [After Ernando's fluke, Inter turn official the signing of Klaus] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. Klaus at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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