Walisson Maia


Walisson Moreira Farias Maia, known as Walisson Maia, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Vila Nova.

Club career

Born in Natividade, Tocantins, Walisson graduated with Coritiba's youth setup. On 5 June 2011 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 5–1 home routing over Vasco da Gama.
After being demoted to the reserves, Walisson was subsequently loaned to Ituano, Fortaleza, ASA, J. Malucelli, Boa Esporte and Atlético Sorocaba. With the Alagoas club he scored his first professional goal, netting his side's first in a 2–3 away loss against Boa for the Série B championship on 7 September 2012.
On 29 September 2014 Walisson was again promoted to the main squad, along with fellow youth graduate Rafhael Lucas.
In January 2018, having renewed his Coritiba contract until the end of 2019, he joined Vitória for the 2018 season.

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