Willian Arão
34 yrs · Defensive midfielder · Brazil
Santos Futebol Clube · Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 181 cm
Contract: until 31 Dec 2026
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€800k
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €7.0M
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos | Super League 1 | DM | 21 | 1582 | 68% | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 1289 | 1402 | 0.35 |
| 2023/24 | Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos | Super League 1 | DM | 22 | 1502 | 64% | 3 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 1264 | 1453 | 0.42 |
| 2022/23 | Fenerbahce | Super Lig | DM | 31 | 2303 | 71% | 0 | 4 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 1290 | 1516 | 0.50 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos | 4 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 1441 |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Conference League Qualifying | Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos | 2 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 1532 |
| 2024/25 | Kypello Elladas | Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Kypello Elladas | Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos | 6 | 581 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos | 6 | 384 | 0 | 1 | 1503 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1549 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League | Fenerbahce | 4 | 314 | 1 | 0 | 1513 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | Fenerbahce | 2 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 1530 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Fenerbahce | 2 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 1300 |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2025 | Panathinaikos | Santos | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Fenerbahçe | Panathinaikos | €2.5M | €6.0M |
| 14 Jul 2022 | Flamengo | Fenerbahçe | €3.0M | €7.0M |
| 1 Jan 2016 | Botafogo | Flamengo | Free / loan | €1.8M |
| 10 Jan 2015 | Corinthians | Botafogo | Free / loan | €900k |
| 31 Dec 2014 | Atlético-GO | Corinthians | Free / loan | €900k |
| 18 Sept 2014 | Corinthians | Atlético-GO | Free / loan | €600k |
| 17 Sept 2014 | Chapecoense | Corinthians | Free / loan | €600k |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Corinthians | Chapecoense | Free / loan | €400k |
| 31 Dec 2013 | Portuguesa | Corinthians | Free / loan | €400k |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Corinthians | Portuguesa | Free / loan | €400k |
| 1 Jan 2011 | São Paulo U20 | Corinthians B | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2010 | São Paulo U17 | São Paulo U20 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
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