Brazil international winger Willian returned to Fulham on a free transfer after 6-months..

Fulham announced on its official website on Thursday that Brazil international winger Willian has returned to the club as a free agent after terminating his contract with Olympiacos.

According to Fulham's official statement, Willian has signed on a short-term contract with the club which will only run until the end of this season. At the same time, he will also wear the No. 22 jersey.

After completing his joining procedures, Willian, who was interviewed by Fulham's official website again, said: "I am really happy to be back here. I think this is the best time to come back and play for this great club again. I am fully motivated to get on the pitch again and do something good for this club."

"I am very happy and my family is also happy. We are happy to be back and I think we can do well before the end of the season, so I can't wait to start playing with my teammates and do good things on the pitch."

About Willian

Willian, 36, was born on August 9, 1988 in Ribeirao Pires, Brazil. He is 1.74 meters tall and primarily plays as a left winger. He can also play as a right winger and attacking midfielder.

Willian joined the Corinthians youth academy at the age of 10, and completed his Corinthians first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in November 2006.

In August of the following year, Willian joined Shakhtar Donetsk for €14 million.

During his five-and-a-half-year spell with Shakhtar Donetsk, Willian won the Ukrainian Premier League 4 times, the Ukrainian Cup 3 times, the Ukrainian Super Cup 2 times and the UEFA Cup 1 time with the club.

On the 2013 winter transfer window deadline day, Willian joined Anzhi Makhachkala for €35 million, but was forced to leave the team due to the club's financial problems.

In August of the same year, Willian suddenly regretted his decision to join Tottenham Hotspur on the day of the medicals after agreeing to join Spurs, and joined Chelsea for £30 million. This later led to the Blues being investigated for violating the Financial Fair Play (FFP) and inducing William to unilaterally terminate his contract with Spurs.

Despite this, during his seven-year spell with Chelsea, Willian won the Premier League twice, the English League Cup once, the English FA Cup once and the UEFA Europa League once with the club.

After leaving the club when his contract has expired in August 2020, Willian joined city rivals Arsenal as a free agent, but was terminated by the Gunners in August of the following year due to attitude problems.

After leaving Arsenal, Willian returned to Corinthians as a free agent. However, he claimed to have been threatened personally in mid-August 2022 and terminated his contract.

In September 2022, Willian joined Fulham as a free agent.

During his two-year spell with the played for the Cottagers, Willian became one of the Fulham's undisputed key players who helped the club restore its former glory.

After leaving the club when his contract has expired in the summer of 2024, Willian joined Olympiacos as a free agent. However, due to receiving only few opportunities to play, he eventually chose to terminate his contract at the end of December.

During his time at Olympiacos, Willian only played 11 times for the Greek Super League giants in all competitions and provided 1 assist.