After deciding to leave the Corinthians team, striker Willian agreed to return to the Premier League to, this time, defend the colors of Fulham, a team based in Greater London. The 34-year-old has played in five of the team’s games so far, scored a goal and provided an assist. The striker returns to the Premier League after marking time with Chelsea, also from the capital, where he played 339 matches and scored 63 goals. Before transferring to Brazilian football, returning to the club that revealed him, the striker had an erased spell at Arsenal, where he played 37 games and scored just one goal.
With five games played defending the colors of his newest club, Willian reached the mark of 264 games as a player in a Premier League team, equaling the mark conquered by Fernandinho, who marked his era as a player in Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. In this way, the ex-Chelsea has everything to gain an advantage at the top of the ranking that takes into account the Brazilians who most often entered the field wearing the shirt of an English team in their career. Lucas Leiva, with 247 games, and Roberto Firmino, with 241, close the top 3. Next, you can check the updated ranking according to findings made by journalist Rodolfo Rodrigues.
Brazilians who most often entered the field in PL
Quantidade de participações no torneio | |
Player | Games |
Willian | 264 Games |
Fernandinho | 264 Games |
Lucas Leiva | 247 Games |
Roberto Firmino | 241 Games |
David Luiz | 213 Games |
Gomes | 195 Games |
Éderson | 193 Games |
P. Coutinho | 182 Games |
Richarlison | 182 Games |
Gabriel Jesus | 170 Games |
Gilberto Silva | 170 Games |
Ramires | 159 Games |
Emerson Thomé | 152 Games |
Alisson | 147 Games |