Guilherme Arana

Guilherme Arana

Full name: Guilherme Antonio Arana Lopes

Country: Brazil

Date of birth: 14/04/1997 (18 years old)

Place of birth: São Paulo (Brazil)

Height: 177cm

Youth career: Corinthians

Senior career: Corinthians, Atlético Paranaense (loan), Corinthians

Squad number: 13

Current national team: —

Position: left-back

Preferred foot: left

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 250.000 €

Tournaments participated in: —

Contract until: 31.12.2019

Player’s agent: unknown

Similar type of player: Fábio Coentrão

Strengths:

– pace

– acceleration

– dribbling

– crossing

– tackling and intercepting

– marking

– long shots

– agility

– dynamism

Style of play:

– attacking full-back

– likes to tackle

– likes to cross

– likes to dribble

– likes overlapping runs

– often cuts from the flank to the inside of the pitch to either shoot or pass

– well-fit, hard-working, and quick at anticipating the movement of the opponents

– good ball-winner and man-marker

– plays one-twos often

– fearless and good at timing tackles

– capable of shooting on-target goals from great distance

– explosive pace and sprint speed

He is best suited to playing as:

Left-back in 4-2-3-1.

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Achievements:

Campeonato Brasileiro U20 2014 winner with Corinthians.

League summary:

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2015: 3 matches/0 goals (Atlético Paranaense)

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2015 (ongoing): 2 matches/0 goals (Corinthians)

Description:

Guilherme Arana is a product of Corinthians youth system. He is considered to be one of the most exciting young prospects in Brazil currently. He was a key player of a very successful “Coringão” youth team that won 2014 U20 Campeonato Paulista, 2014 U20 Campeonato Brasileiro and the 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. He was promoted to the first team in 2014 and made his professional debut on August 12 2015 as a substitute during half-time in a 4–3 win against Sport Recife at Arena Corinthians.

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

8/10