Walter Henrique da Silva

Walter
Personal information
Full name Walter Henrique da Silva
Date of birth (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Goiás
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2005 São José
2006–2008 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Internacional 22 (5)
2010– Porto 19 (7)
2012 → Cruzeiro (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Goiás (loan) 60 (29)
2014 → Fluminense (loan) 23 (2)
2015–2016 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 50 (12)
2016– → Goiás (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2009 Brazil U20 9 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:36, 14 August 2016 (UTC).


Walter Henrique da Silva (born 22 July 1989), known simply as Walter, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Goiás as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Walter started his career with Esporte Clube São José, finishing his youth career with Sport Club Internacional after joining its junior team in 2006. He made his professional debuts two years later.

Walter played in 11 games in his first season in the Série A, but failed to score any goals. In May 2009, he suffered a serious injury which sidelined him for several months.

Porto

In August 2010 Walter joined FC Porto from Portugal, signing a five-year contract. The Primeira Liga club acquired the player's registration rights and 75% of his economic rights from Uruguayan side C.A. Rentistas for €6 million,[1] and later sold 25% to Pearl Design Holding Ltd. (a UK shell company, directed by Mário Jorge Queiroz e Castro) for €2.125 million;[2][3] S.C. Internacional announced in its annual accounts that the club had received R$9,192,000 in transfer fee (around €4 million), but part of that was re-distributed to third parties for R$1,980,033[4]– it was also reported that the side owned 50% of the player's economic rights, with the other half belonging to third parties.[5]

Walter played his first official game for Porto on 19 August in a UEFA Europa League play-off round against K.R.C. Genk, appearing eight minutes in a 3–0 away win. On 16 October 2010 he made his first start, scoring a hat-trick against AD Os Limianos for the season's Portuguese Cup, in a 4–1 home success;[6] the following month, again as a starter, he netted his first league goal, at home against Portimonense SC (2–0).[7]

Walter spent the vast majority of his first season as a backup to Radamel Falcao, but managed to finish with ten goals all competitions comprised in 25 appearances. On 15 October 2011 he scored four in a domestic cup match against C.A. Pêro Pinheiro, in an 8–0 away win.[8]

International career

Walter played with Brazil under-20s in the 2009 South American Youth Championship. He scored five goals in the tournament held in Venezuela, being crowned top scorer as the national team won its tenth title in the category.

Club statistics

As of 14 August 2016[9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental[10] Other[11] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2008 110––––110
2009 53––––53
2010 62––82154298
Total 2250000821544511
Porto 2010–11 135443150002510
2011–12 622400000086
Total 197683150003316
Cruzeiro 2012 0031----82113
Total 0031000082113
Goiás 2012 281600----002816
2013 321385----14115429
Total 602985000014118245
Fluminense 2014 23251--10116409
2015 0000--009090
Total 232510010206409
Atlético Paranaense 2015 32921----414811
2016 18341--00121345
Total 50126200001628216
Career total 174552817311425326302100

Honours

Club

Porto
Goiás
Atlético Paranaense

Country

References

  1. ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Duff, Alex; Panja, Tariq (31 January 2012). "European Soccer Ruling Body Asks U.K. to Probe Funding of Porto Purchases". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "FC Porto group consolidated annual report 2009/2010" (PDF). FC Porto. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Relatório da diretoria 2010" [Directory report 2010] (PDF) (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Investidores preferem Walter em Portugal" [Investors prefer Walter in Portugal] (in Portuguese). Zero Hora. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Portuguese Cup: big fish through to fourth round". PortuGOAL. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Gaitan brings smiles back to Benfica". PortuGOAL. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  8. ↑ Walter scores four as Alex Sandro debuts for FC Porto; SambaFoot, 15 October 2011
  9. ↑ "Walter". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Includes Copa Libertadores, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup
  11. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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