Willian Arão
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willian Souza Arão da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Flamengo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | São Paulo | ||
| 2011 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Corinthians | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Botafogo (loan) | 35 | (5) |
| 2016– | Flamengo | 36 | (4) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2016. | |||
Willian Arão (born 3 December 1992 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Flamengo, as a defensive midfielder.
Arão started his youth career playing for São Paulo and Corinthians, where he had his first professional experience, although Arão spend most of his following years playing on loan for different Brazilian clubs. Including a very consistent 2015 season with Botafogo winning the 2015 Brazilian Série B.
In 2016 Arão was involved in a very complicated transfer to Flamengo with Botafogo complaining about the way their rivals approached the player. The situation is still to be solved in the Brazilian justice court.[1]
Career
Formed in the São Paulo, Willian was the new reinforcement in midfield of Corinthians in 2011. Featured in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior in 2011, the player has good quality in the tackle and can exercise its left side.
Botafogo
On 10 January 2015, Willian Arão joined Botafogo on loan until the end of 2015 season.[2][3] At Botafogo Arão the best season of his career so far playing a total of 58 official matches,[4] including 35 Série B matches scoring 5 goals, culminating with 2015 Série B title.[5] He was one of the team most important players calling the attention of several other Brazilian clubs.
Flamengo
On 1 January 2016, Willian Arão joined Flamengo.[6][7]
Career statistics
- As of 28 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2011 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Portuguesa | 2013 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chapecoense | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| Atlético Goianiense | 2014 | Série B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Botafogo | 2015 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 58 | 7 | |
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 61 | 7 |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 61 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 179 | 15 | ||
Honours
- Corinthians
- Copa Libertadores: 2012
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2012
- Campeonato Paulista: 2013
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2013
- Botafogo
Individual
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the year: 2016[8]
References
- ↑ "Justiça chama Flamengo, Botafogo e Arão para audiência de conciliação". globoesporte.com. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Botafogo contrata o volante William Arão, ex-jogador do Corinthians". O Dia. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Diego Giaretta e Willian Arão chegam em busca de espaço no Botafogo". globoesporte.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Willian Arão mostra surpresa com estrutura do Botafogo". ndonline.com.br. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "É campeão! Botafogo vence em Brasília e conquista a Série B". globoesporte.com. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "10/01/2015 18h10 - Atualizado em 10/01/2015 18h26 Volante do Corinthians é o 11º reforço do Botafogo para temporada". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ "Willian Arão é o novo reforço do Flamengo". globoesporte.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Vasco lidera seleção do Carioca, que ainda traz Ribamar e Willian Arão". Globoesporte.com. 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
External links
- Willian Arão at thefinalball.com
- Willian Arão profile at Soccerway
- Player profile (Portuguese)