Walce (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Costa. "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Walce
Personal information
Full name Walce da Silva Costa Filho
Date of birth (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Cuiabá, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Retrô
Youth career
2011–2019 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 São Paulo 6 (0)
2023 → Juventude (loan) 8 (1)
2024 Santo André 6 (0)
2025– Retrô 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Brazil U20 11 (0)
2019–2020 Brazil U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2019

Walce da Silva Costa Filho (born 2 February 1999), commonly known as Walce, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Retrô as a centre-back.[1]

  1. ^ "Walce deixa o São Paulo e encaminha contrato para defender o Santo André". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 31 December 2023.