William Pottker
William de Oliveira Pottker (born 22 February 1993) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Coritiba, on loan from Cruzeiro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William de Oliveira Pottker | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Florianópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Coritiba (on loan from Cruzeiro) | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Figueirense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Figueirense | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Gandzasar (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Ventforet Kofu (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Linense (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | → Braga B (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Linense (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Ponte Preta | 51 | (24) |
| 2017–2020 | Internacional | 108 | (26) |
| 2020– | Cruzeiro | 25 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | → Al-Wasl (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Avaí (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2023– | → Coritiba (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2020 | |||
Club career
Born in Florianópolis, Pottker graduated with Figueirense's youth setup. On 7 September 2011 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Goianiense.[1]
Pottker was subsequently loaned to Gandzasar,[2] Ventforet Kofu, Red Bull Brasil[3] and Linense,[4] scoring 5 goals with the latter in 2015 Campeonato Paulista. On 16 May 2015 he was loaned to S.C. Braga in a season-long deal, with a buyout clause.[5]
After only appearing for Braga's B-team in Segunda Liga, Pottker returned to Brazil and played for Linense, on loan, until the end of 2016 Campeonato Paulista. On 5 May 2016, after scoring seven goals, he signed a three-year contract with Ponte Preta.[6]
Pottker finished the tournament with a career-best 14 goals (being also the top scorer among Fred and Diego Souza), being a key unit as his side finished eighth; highlights included a brace in a 3–0 away win over Santa Cruz on 30 June 2016. He also topped the charts in the 2017 Campeonato Paulista with nine goals, as Ponte finished second.
On 16 February 2017, Pottker was sold to Internacional, but remained at Ponte until the end of the year's Paulistão.[7]
On 18 July 2017, he made his debut for Internacional, against Luverdense, scoring the only goal of the game in the 93rd minute.
Career statistics
- As of 12 November 2019.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Figueirense | 2011 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Gandzasar (loan) | 2012–13 | Armenian Premier League | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2014 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Linense (loan) | 2015 | Paulista | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |||
| Braga B (loan) | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Linense (loan) | 2016 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 7 | 13 | 7 | |
| Ponte Preta | 2016 | Série A | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | 31 | 14 | |||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 10 | ||
| Total | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 51 | 24 | ||
| Internacional | 2017 | Série B | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | 32 | 10 | |||
| 2018 | Série A | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 39 | 9 | ||
| 2019 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Total | 70 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 81 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 26 | 200 | 64 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Top Goalscorer: 2016[9]
- Campeonato Paulista Player of the year: 2017[10]
- Campeonato Paulista Countryside player of the year: 2017[10]
- Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2017[10]
- Campeonato Paulista Top scorer: 2017
References
- ^ Atlético-GO e Figueirense pouco criam e ficam no empate: 1 a 1 (Atlético-GO and Figueirense create little and end up drawing: 1–1); Globo Esporte, 7 September 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Figueirense empresta jovem atacante William Pottker para clube armênio (Figueirense loans young forward William Pottker to Armenian club); Globo Esporte, 16 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Paulista A2: Red Bull apresenta elenco que tentará o inédito acesso (Paulista A2: Red Bull presents squad who will try the unprecedented promotion); Futebol Interior, 23 January 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Paulistão: Linense acerta com atacante Willian Pottker do Figueirense (Paulistão: Linense signs with forward William Pottker from Figueirense); Futebol Interior, 27 January 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ William Pottker é reforço para 2015/16 (William Pottker is an addition for 2015/16); A Bola, 16 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Ponte Preta supera concorrência e fecha com atacante William Pottker (Ponte Preta overcome competition and sign with forward William Pottker); Globo Esporte, 5 May 2016 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Inter oficializa Pottker por quatro anos; atacante chega após o Paulistão (Inter turn official Pottker for four years; player arrives after the Paulistão); Globo Esporte, 16 February 2017 (in Portuguese)
- ^ William Pottker at Soccerway
- ^ "Artilharia - Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol - Série A 2016" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). 4 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Com cinco jogadores e Carille, campeão Corinthians é base da seleção do Paulistão" [With five players and Carille, champion Corinthians is the baseline of the Paulistão team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
External links
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- William Pottker at Soccerway