Willian Arão

Santos Defensive Midfielder Also CB, CM

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Height: 182 cm
Shirt: 15
Age: 34
Preferred foot: Right
Country: Brazil
Market value: €559.4k
Contract end: 31 December 2026

Série A

Paulista A1

Copa do Brasil

Copa Sudamericana

Série A · 2026

24Apps

18Starts

1505Minutes

1Goals

0Assists

0.58xG

0.58xA

6.9Rating

2026 by competition

Competition	Team	Apps	G	Rating
Série A	Santos	24	1	6.8
Copa Sudamericana	Santos	10	2	7.0
Paulista A1	Santos	7	0	6.7
Copa do Brasil	Santos	5	0	6.7

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Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
11 Oct	@ Atlético-MG	L 1–2	8	·	·	—
08 Oct	vs Flamengo	D 2–2	90	·	·	6.5
02 Oct	@ São Paulo	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.0
16 Sep	@ Atlético-MG	L 2–4	90	·	·	5.2
13 Sep	vs Cruzeiro	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.5
09 Sep	vs Atlético-MG	W 2–0	90	1	·	8.2

Player profile CM

Per-90 percentiles against midfielders in Série A. 50 = average.

Market value€559.4k

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	1	0.06	65
xG	0.58	0.03	23
xGOT	0.47	0.03	44
xG excl. penalty	0.58	0.03	24
Shots	5	0.30	5
Shots on target	2	0.12	29
Headed shots	4	0.24	76

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	0	0.00	0
xA	0.58	0.03	24
Accurate passes	727	43.5	59
Pass accuracy	87.0%	—	50
Accurate long balls	67	4.01	92
Long ball accuracy	68.4%	—	81
Line-breaking passes	27	1.61	56
Chances created	5	0.30	10
Successful crosses	1	0.06	40
Cross accuracy	33.3%	—	73

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	3	0.18	25
Dribbles success rate	75.0%	—	88
Duels won	66	3.95	38
Duels won %	57.4%	—	90
Aerials won	23	1.38	80
Aerials won %	53.5%	—	60
Touches	1030	61.6	46
Touches in opposition box	8	0.48	24
Dispossessed	5	0.30	85
Fouls won	6	0.36	6

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	129	7.71	92
Tackles	35	2.09	59
Interceptions	19	1.14	56
Blocked scoring attempt	11	0.66	86
Fouls committed	13	0.78	95
Recoveries	84	5.02	66
Dribbled past	12	0.72	72
Clearances	64	3.83	97
Clean sheets	3	0.18	83
Goals conceded while on pitch	25	1.50	40
xG against while on pitch	23.26	1.39	44

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	3	0.18	68
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Série A.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
11 Oct	@ Atlético-MG	L 1–2	8	·	·	—
08 Oct	vs Flamengo	D 2–2	90	·	·	6.5
02 Oct	@ São Paulo	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.0
16 Sep	@ Atlético-MG	L 2–4	90	·	·	5.2
13 Sep	vs Cruzeiro	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.5
09 Sep	vs Atlético-MG	W 2–0	90	1	·	8.2
06 Sep	@ Internacional	W 3–2	90	·	·	7.2
03 Sep	vs Palmeiras	D 0–0	90	·	·	6.9
30 Aug	@ Corinthians	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.0
27 Aug	@ Palmeiras	L 0–3	90	·	·	6.3
23 Aug	vs Mirassol	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.6
20 Aug	@ CSD Macará	D 0–0	90	·	·	6.8
16 Aug	@ Vasco da Gama	W 3–0	90	1	·	8.1
13 Aug	vs CSD Macará	W 2–1	90	1	·	8.0
09 Aug	vs Athletico Paranaense	L 0–2	11	·	·	6.4
05 Aug	@ Remo	W 1–0	45	·	·	6.9
02 Aug	vs Remo	D 0–0	Bench	·	·	—
29 Jul	vs Universidad Central	W 4–2	45	·	·	7.3
25 Jul	vs Chapecoense	D 2–2	63	·	·	7.2
16 Jul	@ Botafogo	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.7
30 May	vs Vitória	W 3–1	90	·	·	7.6
27 May	vs Deportivo Cuenca	W 3–0	90	·	·	7.9
23 May	@ Grêmio	L 2–3	82	·	·	6.9
20 May	vs San Lorenzo	D 2–2	90	·	·	7.6
17 May	vs Coritiba	L 0–3	45	·	·	6.6
13 May	@ Coritiba	W 2–0	84	·	·	6.5
10 May	vs RB Bragantino	W 2–0	20	·	·	6.3
06 May	@ Recoleta	D 1–1	Bench	·	·	—
02 May	@ Palmeiras	D 1–1	22	·	·	6.4
28 Apr	@ San Lorenzo	D 1–1	45	·	·	5.2
22 Apr	vs Coritiba	D 0–0	45	·	·	6.6
19 Apr	vs Fluminense	L 2–3	90	·	·	6.8
15 Apr	vs Recoleta	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.0
11 Apr	vs Atlético-MG	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.8
08 Apr	@ Deportivo Cuenca	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.9
05 Apr	@ Flamengo	L 1–3	18	·	·	6.4
02 Apr	vs Remo	W 2–0	19	·	·	6.4
22 Mar	@ Cruzeiro	D 0–0	Bench	·	·	—
19 Mar	vs Internacional	L 1–2	58	·	·	6.5
15 Mar	vs Corinthians	D 1–1	25	·	·	6.6

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026	Santos	46	3	0	6.8
	Série A	24	1	0	6.8
	Copa Sudamericana	10	2	0	7.0
	Paulista A1	7	0	0	6.7
	Copa do Brasil	5	0	0	6.7
▸ 2025	Santos	13	0	0	6.8
	Série A	13	0	0	6.8
▸ 2024–2025	Panathinaikos	39	1	0	7.1
	Super League 1	24	1	0	7.1
	Greece Cup	1	0	0	—
	Europa League	4	0	0	—
	Conference League	10	0	0	6.9
▸ 2023–2024	Panathinaikos	45	3	3	7.1
	Super League 1	32	3	2	7.2
	Greece Cup	6	0	0	—
	Champions League	1	0	0	—
	Europa League	6	0	1	6.5
▸ 2022–2023	Fenerbahçe	45	1	4	7.2
	Süper Lig	31	0	4	7.2
	Turkish Cup	6	0	0	7.2
	Champions League	2	0	0	—
	Europa League	6	1	0	6.9
▸ 2022	Flamengo	34	5	0	7.1
	Série A	14	2	0	7.1
	Copa Libertadores	6	1	0	7.2
	Carioca	12	2	0	7.3
	Copa do Brasil	1	0	0	6.3
	Supercopa do Brasil	1	0	0	—
▸ 2021	Flamengo	55	4	1	7.3
	Série A	30	1	0	7.3
	Copa Libertadores	11	3	0	7.4
	Carioca	7	0	0	7.0
	Copa do Brasil	6	0	1	7.5
	Supercopa do Brasil	1	0	0	—
▸ 2020	Flamengo	57	2	1	6.9
	Série A	32	1	1	6.9
	Copa Libertadores	5	1	0	7.2
	Carioca	13	0	0	—
	Copa do Brasil	4	0	0	—
	Supercopa do Brasil	1	0	0	—
	Recopa Sudamericana	2	0	0	—
▸ 2019	Flamengo	64	5	6	7.0
	Série A	35	2	5	7.0
	Copa Libertadores	12	0	1	7.2
	Carioca	12	2	0	—
	Copa do Brasil	3	1	0	—
	FIFA Intercontinental Cup	2	0	0	—
▸ 2018	Flamengo	32	2	2	6.7
	Série A	23	2	2	6.7
	Copa Libertadores	3	0	0	—
	Carioca	3	0	0	—
	Copa do Brasil	3	0	0	—
▸ 2017	Flamengo	67	9	7	6.8
	Série A	30	1	4	6.8
	Copa Sudamericana	10	3	2	—
	Copa Libertadores	6	1	1	—
	Carioca	14	4	0	—
	Copa do Brasil	6	0	0	—
	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	—
▸ 2016	Flamengo	62	7	2	7.9
	Série A	37	4	2	7.9
	Copa Sudamericana	2	0	0	—
	Carioca	15	3	0	—
	Copa do Brasil	4	0	0	—
	Primeira Liga	4	0	0	—
▸ 2015	Botafogo	58	7	3	—
	Série B	35	5	3	—
	Carioca	19	1	0	—
	Copa do Brasil	4	1	0	—
▸ 2014	Atlético-GO	13	0	1	—
	Série B	13	0	1	—
▸ 2014	Chapecoense	16	1	0	5.9
	Série A	2	0	0	5.9
	Copa do Brasil	1	0	0	—
	Catarinense 1	13	1	0	—
▸ 2013	Portuguesa	15	0	0	—
	Série A	13	0	0	—
	Copa Sudamericana	2	0	0	—
▸ 2013	Corinthians	8	0	0	—
	Série A	2	0	0	—
	Paulista A1	6	0	0	—
▸ 2012	Corinthians	9	0	0	—
	Série A	8	0	0	—
	Paulista A1	1	0	0	—

Panathinaikos

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Greece Cup ×1	2023/2024	—

Fenerbahçe

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Turkish Cup ×1	2022/2023	—

Flamengo

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Florida Cup ×1	2019	—
Copa Libertadores ×1	2019	1
Recopa Sudamericana ×1	2020	—
Carioca ×4	2021, 2020, 2019, 2017	1
Supercopa do Brasil ×2	2021, 2020	1
Série A ×2	2020, 2019	2

Botafogo

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Série B ×1	2015	—

Corinthians

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Copa Libertadores ×1	2012	—
FIFA Club World Cup ×1	2012 Japan	—
Paulista A1 ×1	2013	—