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Willian Arão
Be the first in the standsMidfielderage 346' 0"
Brazilcurrently Santos
Brazilcurrently SantosCareer goals
46
all competitions, from the season archive · club 46 · country 0 — season by season in The Record below
Career appearances
592
all competitions, from the season archive — the same total The Record shows
World Cup 2026
no goals yet
goals and assists land here the moment they happen
Team trophies
18
team silverware — the cabinet below
Career totals from the ESPN season archive — all competitions, the same numbers The Record below shows (Wikidata's senior spells fill in when the archive is thin — never the youth years, which stay listed on their own below); live World Cup stats from our own match timelines. Individual awards are counted separately from team trophies, so the headline count can't inflate.
Willian Souza Arão da Silva is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Santos. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back. — Wikipedia's own summary; its figures are theirs
Honours
18 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours18 | ||||
| Campeonato Carioca | ×4 | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 | Flamengo | |
| Copa Libertadores | ×3 | 2012, 2019, 2022 | Corinthians ·1, Flamengo ·2 | |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | ×2 | 2019, 2020 | Flamengo | |
| Recopa Sudamericana | ×2 | 2013, 2020 | Corinthians ·1, Flamengo ·1 | |
| Supercopa do Brasil | ×2 | 2020, 2021 | Flamengo | |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | ×1 | 2015 | Botafogo | |
| Campeonato Paulista | ×1 | 2013 | Corinthians | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | ×1 | 2012 | Corinthians | |
| Greek Cup | ×1 | 2023–24 | Panathinaikos | |
| Turkish Cup | ×1 | 2022–23 | Fenerbahçe | |
| Individual honours8 | ||||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year | 2016 | |||
| Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament | 2021 | |||
| South American Team of the Year | 2021 | |||
| More honours · 5 | ||||
| Best Defensive Midfielder in Brazil | ×3 | 2016, 2019, 2021 | ||
| Bola de Prata | ×2 | 2016, 2019 | ||
The Record
season by season · 56 competition-seasons · ESPN archive| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Shots | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | all competitions | all teams | 592 | 46 | 25 | 361 | 76 |
| 2026 | Bra 1 | Santos | 21 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | Bra Camp Paulista | Santos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | Bra Copa Do Brazil | Santos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Santos | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Bra 1 | Santos | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Conference League | Panathinaikos | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Gre 1 | Panathinaikos | 24 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | UEFA Europa Conf Qual | Panathinaikos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | UEFA Europa Qual | Panathinaikos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Europa League | Panathinaikos | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Career
league apps & goals · Wikidata, community-updated (national-team rows can lag a match or two)| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014 | SC Corinthians Paulista | 10 | 0 |
| 2013–2013 | Associação Portuguesa de Desportos | 13 | 0 |
| 2014–2014 | Atlético Clube Goianiense | 13 | 0 |
| 2014–2014 | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 2 | 0 |
| 2015–2015 | Botafogo FR | 35 | 5 |
| 2016–2022 | CR Flamengo | 201 | 14 |
| 2017–2017 | Brazil | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–2023 | Fenerbahçe S.K. | 28 | 0 |
| 2023–2025 | Panathinaikos F.C. | 55 | 4 |
| 2025–now | Santos FC | 0 | 0 |
Youth & development spells — 1 more
| 2011–2011 | RCD Espanyol B | 0 | 0 |
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