About Willian Arão
Willian Souza Arão da Silva (born 12 March 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Santos. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back. Arão started his youth career playing for São Paulo and Corinthians, where he had his first professional experience, although Arão spend most of his following years playing on loan for different Brazilian clubs, including a very consistent 2015 season with Botafogo winning the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2016 Arão was involved in a very complicated transfer to Flamengo with Botafogo complaining about the way their rivals approached the player. The situation is still to be solved in the Brazilian justice court. == Club career == === Early career === Born in São Paulo, Arão began his career in the youth sides of Grêmio Barueri at the age of 15. He left for São Paulo FC in 2008, and became a part of the squad which won the 2010 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. Shortly after winning the Copinha, Arão was spotted by agent Mino Raiola, who brought him to Spanish side Espanyol. He spent eight months at the club, and despite training with the main squad and with the B-team, he was unable to play due to bureaucratic problems. === Corinthians === In November 2011, Arão moved to Corinthians. After appearing with the main squad in a friendly against Flamengo, he made his professional debut on 15 April 2012, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away win over Ponte Preta.
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