Willis Furtado
Personal information
Full name Willis Alvés Furtado
Date of birth (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Floriana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ivry 2 (1)
2016–2017 Stenhousemuir 29 (6)
2017–2018 Airdrieonians 18 (6)
2018 Raith Rovers 16 (3)
2018–2020 Masr 28 (1)
2021–2022 Jerv 47 (12)
2023 KTP 26 (6)
2024– Floriana 1 (0)
International career‡
2020– Cape Verde 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2023

Willis Alvés Furtado (born 4 September 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Maltese Premier League club Floriana. Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Furtado spent his early career in France and Scotland before moving to FC Masr in Egypt.[1] He made his debut with Masr in a 3–0 Egyptian Premier League win over El Entag El Harby on 22 September 2020.[2]

On 12 February 2023, Furtado signed a one-year contract with Finnish club KTP.[3]

On 4 January 2024, he joined Maltese Premier League club Floriana on a free transfer.[4]

International career

Furtado was born in France and is Cape Verdean by descent. He was called up to the represent the Cape Verde senior national team for a set of friendlies in October 2020.[5] He debuted for Cape Verde in a 2–1 friendly win over Andorra on 7 October 2020.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Furtado makes Raith Rovers switch". airdriefc.com.
  2. ^ "El Entag El Harby vs. Masr - 22 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "KTP VAHVISTUU KOLMELLA UUDELLA PELAAJALLA" [KTP GETS STRONGER WITH THREE NEW PLAYERS] (in Finnish). KTP. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (4 January 2024). "Watch: Floriana sign Cape Verde forward Willis Furtado". SportsDesk. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ^ "A seleção nacional treinou hoje antes do jogo frente a Andorra. Convocados". 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Andorra-Cabo Verde | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com.

External links

Floriana FC – current squad
Cape Verde squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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