Everton are one of multiple Premier League clubs who apparently have an interest in Willian Pacho and here is everything you need to know about the player, including his age, nationality, salary and career so far.
Reports surfaced from TEAMtalk which shared that Everton, as well as fellow Premier League sides Crystal Palace and West Ham, are interested in Willian Pacho.
The player is valued at around £35million and it looks like Pacho is a possible January transfer window target for Everton.
This would be an exciting transfer but he is somewhat of an unknown name to English football. With this in mind, here is everything you need to know about Pacho.
Who is Willian Pacho?
Willian Pacho is an exciting prospect already playing at a very high level at quite a young age. The centre-back currently plays in the Bundesliga for German club Eintracht Frankfurt. He has already played professional football in Ecuador, Belgium and Germany. The defender is 6 foot 1 inches and is seen as an ‘imposing‘ player.
He only recently moved to Frankfurt in July 2023 from Belgian club Royal Antwerp. Before that, Pacho was playing football in Ecuador for Independiente.
Pacho has already won five trophies across his career. The defender won the Belgian league title in 2022/23 and also the Belgian Cup in 2023. In Ecuador, he won the league in 2021 and also won the Copa Sudamericana in the 2018/19 season.
How old is Willian Pacho?
Willian Pacho is seen as a young prospect with a high ceiling due to the fact that he is playing at such a high level at the age of 22 years old. Pacho has been playing senior football for three years. He was born on October 16th 2001.
Where nationality is Willian Pacho?
Willian Pacho comes from Ecuador. He was born in Ecuador in Quininde just over 20 years ago. Pacho started his footballing career playing in the academy of his first club Independiente. Until January 2018, the defender was in the Independiente del Valle U20s. He then moved to the Independiente B team. He stayed in this team until January 2020.
Willian Pacho salary?
According to Capology, Willian Pacho is currently on a weekly salary of around £13,000-a-week. This sees him as the 14th-highest earner at the club. This salary sees him earn around £700,000-a-year and is a fairly decent salary for a player of his age.
Willian Pacho career statistics so far
- Independiente (2020-2022): 40 Appearances
- Royal Antwerp (2022-2023): 53 Appearances
- Eintracht Frankfurt (2023-Present): 12 Appearances (at the time of writing)
As you can see, Pacho has a wealth of experience and has recently just managed to make 100 senior club appearances. This is very impressive from the 22 year old and he clearly has an exciting future. He would be an exciting signing for Sean Dyche and Everton.
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