Willian Arão – stats, transfers & career

About Willian Arão

Willian Arão (Brazil, 34) is a football player, currently playing for Santos in Brazil.

Willian Arão – record for Santos in Brasileirão Série A this season: 1 goal and 0 assists in 24 appearances. Average rating: 6.8.

National team: Brazil (Caps(1) Goals (0)).

Contract with Santos until 31 Dec 2026.

Career honours: 17 trophies, led by Carioca ×4, CONMEBOL Libertadores ×2, Brasileirão Série A ×2.

2024/25 season · Brasileirão Série A

• 24/30Appearances
• 1Goals
• 0Assists
• 6.8Rating
• 1505Minutes Played
• 0.58Expected Goals

Detailed statistics

Brasileirão Série A

Appearances

24/30

Goals

1

Assists

0

Rating

6.8

Yellow Cards

3

Red Cards

0

Total Shots

5

Shots On Target

2

Shots Off Target

3

Big Chances Missed

0

Big Chances Scored

1

Big Chances Created

0

Goals In Box

1

Goals Out Box

0

Left Foot Goals

0

Right Foot Goals

0

Headed Goals

0

Free Kick Goals

0

Expected Goals

0.58

Expected Goals On Target

0.47

Expected Assists

0.58

Expected Goals Conceded

22.90

Touches

1030

Minutes Played

1505

Copa do Brasil

Appearances

5/6

Goals

0

Assists

0

Rating

6.6

Yellow Cards

0

Red Cards

0

Total Shots

2

Shots On Target

0

Shots Off Target

2

Big Chances Missed

1

Big Chances Scored

0

Big Chances Created

0

Goals In Box

0

Goals Out Box

0

Left Foot Goals

0

Right Foot Goals

0

Headed Goals

0

Free Kick Goals

0

Expected Goals

0.21

Expected Goals On Target

0.00

Expected Assists

0.08

Expected Goals Conceded

5.67

Touches

269

Minutes Played

354

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Appearances

10/11

Goals

2

Assists

0

Rating

7.2

Yellow Cards

1

Red Cards

0

Total Shots

5

Shots On Target

3

Shots Off Target

2

Big Chances Missed

0

Big Chances Scored

2

Big Chances Created

0

Goals In Box

2

Goals Out Box

0

Left Foot Goals

1

Right Foot Goals

1

Headed Goals

0

Free Kick Goals

0

Expected Goals

0.75

Expected Goals On Target

1.83

Expected Assists

0.19

Expected Goals Conceded

8.36

Touches

625

Minutes Played

810

Recent matches

Date	Match	Min	G	A	Rating
11 Oct 2026	Atlético Mineiro 2-1 SantosBrasileirão Série A	7′	0	0	–
8 Oct 2026	Santos 2-2 FlamengoBrasileirão Série A	90′	0	0	6.3
2 Oct 2026	São Paulo 1-2 SantosBrasileirão Série A	90′	0	0	7.3
19 Sep 2026	Remo 1-2 SantosBrasileirão Série A	–	–	–	–
16 Sep 2026	Atlético Mineiro 4-2 SantosCONMEBOL Sudamericana - Quarter Finals	90′	0	0	6.0

Transfer history

Date	Club	Type	Fee
10 Jul 2025	Santos	Free transfer	–
17 Aug 2023	Panathinaikos	Transfer	€2.5M
14 Jul 2022	Fenerbahçe SK	Transfer	€3M
1 Jan 2016	Flamengo	Transfer	–
10 Jan 2015	Botafogo	Transfer	–
31 Dec 2014	Corinthians	Back from loan	–
20 Sep 2014	Atlético Goianiense	Transfer	–
17 Sep 2014	Corinthians	Back from loan	–
11 Jan 2014	Chapecoense	Loan	–
31 Dec 2013	Corinthians	Back from loan	–
6 Aug 2013	Portuguesa	Loan	–
6 Aug 2013	Araçatuba	Loan	–
1 Jan 2012	Corinthians	Transfer	–

Trophies 17

Club

• CONMEBOL Libertadores×2
• Brasileirão Série A×2
• Club World Cup×1
• Brasileirão - Série B×1
• Paulista×1
• Recopa Sudamericana×1
• Carioca×4
• Supercopa Rei×2
• Turkiye Cup×1
• Greece Cup×1
• FC Series×1