Guilherme Arana

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Arana and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Guilherme Arana
Arana with Brazil U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Guilherme Antonio Arana Lopes
Date of birth (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 13
Youth career
2005–2015 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Corinthians 74 (3)
2015 → Athlético Paranaense (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2021 Sevilla 12 (0)
2019–2020 → Atalanta (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 58 (8)
2021– Atlético Mineiro 94 (6)
International career‡
2016–2017 Brazil U20 8 (2)
2019–2021 Brazil U23 11 (1)
2021– Brazil 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Guilherme Antonio Arana Lopes (born 14 April 1997), known as Guilherme Arana, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Atlético Mineiro and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in São Paulo, Arana was a part of Corinthians youth squads for many years, being considered one of the top prospects of the club. He won the 2014 U20 Campeonato Paulista, 2014 U20 Campeonato Brasileiro and 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, also being a runner-up at the 2014 edition.

Corinthians

Arana was promoted to Corinthians' main squad after the 2014 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior final and was an unused substitute in twelve matches of the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[1][2]

Arana was part of the main squad for the 2015 Campeonato Paulista and 2015 Copa Libertadores.

Athlético Paranaense (loan)

Arana was loaned to Atlético Paranaense on 7 May 2015 for the remaining of the year as part of the squad for the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[3] He made his professional debut as a substitute against Atlético Mineiro on 24 May.[4] He was called back by Corinthians on 26 June.[5]

Breakthrough

On 12 August 2015, Arana made his Corinthians debut as a substitute during half-time in a 4–3 win against Sport Recife at Arena Corinthians. He was directly responsible for the second goal of Sport, as he made a wrong pass that was intercepted and resulted in a goal. He compensated for the mistake by creating the opportunity that resulted in a penalty kick, which gave Corinthians the victory.[6] He made his first league start in the away game against Avaí on 16 August.[7] On 6 September, Arana scored his first goal in a 3–3 away draw against Corinthians' biggest rival Palmeiras.[8]

Sevilla

On 7 December 2017, Arana transferred to Spanish club Sevilla on a deal worth 12 million euros and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.[9] He joined the squad upon the opening of the winter transfer window in January 2018.

Atalanta (loan)

On 28 August 2019, Arana joined Italian club Atalanta on a season-long loan with the option to buy.[10]

Atlético Mineiro

On 29 January 2020, Arana joined Atlético Mineiro on an 18-month loan deal, which included an obligatory purchase clause.[11]

International career

Arana represented Brazil at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. Arana also represented the under-23 team in 2019, playing in friendlies against South American rivals Chile and Colombia, ahead of the CONMEBOL Olympic Qualifying Championship (in which he did not take part) and the Summer Olympics originally scheduled for 2020, now being held in 2021.

On 14 November 2020, Arana received his first call-up to the full national team ahead of a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Uruguay; he was picked as an emergency replacement for Alex Telles, who had withdrawn from the squad after being diagnosed with COVID-19.[12]

On 17 June 2021, Arana was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[13]

He made his debut for the senior team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Venezuela.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 June 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corinthians 2014 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2015 Série A 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 1
2016 Série A 10 0 6 0 2 0 1[a] 1 — 19 1
2017 Série A 32 2 14 0 5 0 3[b] 0 — 54 2
Total 54 3 20 0 7 0 4 1 — 85 4
Atlético Paranaense 2015 Série A 3 0 — 0 0 — — 3 0
Sevilla 2017–18 La Liga 3 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2018–19 La Liga 9 0 — 4 1 9[c] 1 — 22 2
Total 12 0 0 0 4 1 9 1 — 25 2
Atalanta 2019–20 Serie A 4 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 37 4 8 2 1 0 2[b] 0 — 48 6
2021 Série A 26 1 7 2 6 1 10[a] 1 — 49 5
2022 Série A 20 0 9 2 3 0 9[a] 1 1[d] 0 42 3
2023 Série A 28 2 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 — 32 2
2024 Série A 6 1 11 0 2 1 6[a] 1 — 25 3
Total 117 8 35 6 12 2 31 3 1 0 196 19
Career total 190 11 55 6 23 3 44 5 1 0 313 25
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

International

As of match played 10 September 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2021 1 0
2022 3 0
2023 2 0
2024 5 0
Total 11 0

Honours

Club

Corinthians
Atlético Mineiro

International

Brazil Olympic

Individual

References

  1. ^ Staff (28 January 2014). "Após primeiro dia profissional, 'caçula' Arana fica à vontade no Corinthians" (in Portuguese). lancenet.com.br. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ Staff. "Guilherme Arana" (in Portuguese). br.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Atlético-PR contrata lateral Guilherme Arana e meia Giovanni". futebolinterior.com.br. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Atlético-PR contrata lateral Guilherme Arana e meia Giovanni". futebolinterior.com.br. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Guilherme Arana despede-se do Atlético-PR e volta para o Corinthians". globoesporte.globo.com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ^ Staff (12 August 2015). "Corinthians 4–3 Sport" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  7. ^ Staff (15 August 2015). "Sem Renato Augusto e Uendel, Timão terá Rodriguinho e Arana contra o Avaí" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. ^ Staff (6 September 2015). "Palmeiras 3–3 Corinthians" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  9. ^ "GUILHERME ARANA YA ES JUGADOR DEL SEVILLA FC". Sevilla FC. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Guilherme Arana è dell'Atalanta". Atalanta B.C. 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Guilherme Arana é jogador do Atlético". Clube Atlético Mineiro. 29 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Guilherme Arana está relacionado para a Seleção Brasileira". CBF. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Venezuela v Brazil game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Guilherme Arana". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Guilherme Arana". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Troféu Mesa Redonda 2022 – Vote e Escolha". trofeumesaredonda.com.br. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Confira todos os ganhadores do Troféu Mesa Redonda 2021 - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Corinthians domina seleção do Brasileiro e tem quatro jogadores entre os melhores" [Corinthians dominate Brasileiro's Team of the Year and have four players amongst the best] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Com cinco jogadores e Carille, campeão Corinthians é base da seleção do Paulistão" [With five players and Carille, champion Corinthians is the baseline of the Paulistão team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.