Guilherme Arana

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, on loan from Sevilla.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Arana and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.

Guilherme Arana

Personal information
Full name	Guilherme Antonio Arana Lopes
Date of birth	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Atlético Mineiro (on loan from Sevilla)
Number	13
Youth career
2005–2015	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Corinthians	74	(3)
2015	→ Atlético Paranaense (loan)	3	(0)
2018–	Sevilla	12	(0)
2019–2020	→ Atalanta (loan)	4	(0)
2020–	→ Atlético Mineiro (loan)	5	(2)
National team^‡
2016–2017	Brazil U20	8	(2)
2019–	Brazil U23	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:18, 2 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2020

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 the 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.

On 12 August, Arana made his debut as a substitute during half-time in a 4–3 win against Sport 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 was able to compensate the mistake by creating the opportunity that resulted in a penalty kick, which gave Corinthians the victory.[3] He made his first league start in the away game against Avaí on 16 August.[4] On 6 September, Arana scored his first goal in a 3–3 away draw against Corinthians' biggest rival Palmeiras.[5]

Atlético 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.[6] He made his professional debut as a substitute against Atlético Mineiro on 24 May.[7] He was called back by Corinthians on 26 June.[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 a 18-month loan deal, which includes an obligatory purchase clause.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2020[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2015	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
	2016	10	0	2	0	1	1	9	0	22	1
	2017	32	2	5	0	3	0	14	0	54	2
	Total	54	3	7	0	4	1	24	0	89	4
Atlético Paranaense (loan)	2015	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Sevilla	2017–18	3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2018–19	9	0	4	1	9	1	–		22	2
	Total	12	0	4	1	9	1	0	0	25	2
Atalanta (loan)	2019–20	4	0	0	0	0	0	–		4	0
Atlético Mineiro	2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total		73	3	11	1	13	2	24	0	121	6

Honours

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015, 2017
• Campeonato Paulista: 2017

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2017[13]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Team of the year: 2017[14]

References

1. Staff (28 January 2014). "Após primeiro dia profissional, 'caçula' Arana fica à vontade no Corinthians" (in Portuguese). lancenet.com.br. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
2. Staff. "Guilherme Arana" (in Portuguese). br.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
3. Staff (12 August 2015). "Corinthians 4–3 Sport" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
4. 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.
5. Staff (6 September 2015). "Palmeiras 3–3 Corinthians" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
6. "Atlético-PR contrata lateral Guilherme Arana e meia Giovanni". futebolinterior.com.br. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
7. "Atlético-PR contrata lateral Guilherme Arana e meia Giovanni". futebolinterior.com.br. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
8. "Guilherme Arana despede-se do Atlético-PR e volta para o Corinthians". globoesporte.globo.com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 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. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
12. "Guilherme Arana". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
13. "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.
14. "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.