Market value
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Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
2006
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Goiás EC
top club · 323 apps
Position rank · 2019
#87
goals rank
#187
assists rank
48
season goals
4
season assists
Among 294 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€2.00m
peak value · 2015
—
top transfer fee
13
best season · 2012
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1986-10-07 · 6 players total
459Appearances
48Goals
4Assists
101Yellow cards
1Red cards
131Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Amaral |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Willian José de Souza |
| Date of birth | 1986-10-07 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Goiânia, Brazil |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2020-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jan 2020
Transfer: Chapecoense → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
2019 — Associação Chapecoense de Futebol
27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Associação Chapecoense de Futebol
45 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Palmeiras → Chapecoense
17/18 · Transfer
Dec 2017
Transfer: Chapecoense → Palmeiras
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
2017 — Associação Chapecoense de Futebol
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Palmeiras → Chapecoense
16/17 · Loan
Dec 2016
Transfer: Coritiba FC → Palmeiras
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
2016 — Coritiba Foot Ball Club
15 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: Palmeiras → Coritiba FC
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
2015 — Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Goiás → Palmeiras
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
2014 — Goiás EC
49 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — Goiás EC
56 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Goiás EC
53 matches · 13 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Goiás EC
44 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Goiás EC
43 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Goiás EC
34 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
Injury: unknown
30 games missed
Jul 2008
2008 — Goiás EC
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Goiás EC
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — Goiás EC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2006
Transfer: Goiás B → Goiás
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 217 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2019. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.63/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.63/90
Yellow cards7 total · 2.19/90
Minutes played by club
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol
6.2%
Coritiba Foot Ball Club
2.5%
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
0.0%
Goiás EC
91.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 3 | 2017 | 2019 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 734 |
| Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 291 |
| Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goiás EC | 9 | 2006 | 2014 | 323 | 41 | 3 | 10,732 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Campeonato Catarinense | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 288 |
| 2019 | Copa do Brasil | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Série A | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Campeonato Catarinense | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 446 |
| 2018 | Copa do Brasil | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Libertadores | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Série A | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Campeonato Catarinense | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Libertadores | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Primeira Liga do Brasil | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Série A | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Copa do Brasil | Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Copa Sudamericana | Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Primeira Liga do Brasil | Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Série A | Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 291 |
| 2015 | Campeonato Paulista | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Copa do Brasil | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Paulistão A1 - Fase Final | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Série A | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Campeonato Goiano | Goiás EC | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 675 |
| 2014 | Copa do Brasil | Goiás EC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Copa Sudamericana | Goiás EC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Série A | Goiás EC | 31 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1,373 |
| 2013 | Campeonato Goiano | Goiás EC | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 450 |
| 2013 | Copa do Brasil | Goiás EC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 315 |
| 2013 | Série A | Goiás EC | 29 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 852 |
| 2012 | Campeonato Goiano | Goiás EC | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 225 |
| 2012 | Copa do Brasil | Goiás EC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Série B | Goiás EC | 34 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 437 |
| 2011 | Campeonato Goiano | Goiás EC | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 625 |
| 2011 | Copa do Brasil | Goiás EC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Série B | Goiás EC | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 738 |
| 2010 | Copa do Brasil | Goiás EC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Copa Sudamericana | Goiás EC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 926 |
| 2010 | Série A | Goiás EC | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 851 |
| 2009 | Copa do Brasil | Goiás EC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 2009 | Copa Sudamericana | Goiás EC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Série A | Goiás EC | 31 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 760 |
| 2008 | Copa do Brasil | Goiás EC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 360 |
| 2008 | Série A | Goiás EC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Copa do Brasil | Goiás EC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Copa Sudamericana | Goiás EC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Série A | Goiás EC | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2,088 |
| 2006 | Série A | Goiás EC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Goiás B | Goiás | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | Goiás | Palmeiras | Transfer | 900000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-06 | Palmeiras | Coritiba FC | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-31 | Coritiba FC | Palmeiras | Return from loan | 750000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-06 | Palmeiras | Chapecoense | Loan | 750000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-12-31 | Chapecoense | Palmeiras | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Palmeiras | Chapecoense | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-01 | Chapecoense | Retired | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2008-07-01 | 2008-12-31 | 184 | 30 |
Current—
Peak€2.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€800k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago Mendes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Tolói | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Felipe Amorim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Renan Oliveira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Pacheco | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jandrei | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Série B | Goiás EC | 7 | 34 |
| 2012 | Campeonato Goiano | Goiás EC | 6 | 15 |
| 2013 | Campeonato Goiano | Goiás EC | 4 | 20 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Série A | Goiás EC | 2 | 31 |
| 2016 | Série A | Coritiba Foot Ball Club | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | Série A | Goiás EC | 1 | 31 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-12-31 | Chapecoense | Palmeiras | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-06 | Palmeiras | Chapecoense | Loan | — | €750k |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-31 | Coritiba FC | Palmeiras | Return from loan | — | €750k |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-06 | Palmeiras | Coritiba FC | Loan | — | €1.50m |
Teams faced most often by Amaral's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Palmeiras | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0% |
| Botafogo FR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% |
| SC Internacional | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% |
| Santos FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0% |
| CR Vasco da Gama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
| CA Paranaense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0% |
| Fluminense FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 0% |
| EC Bahia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 0% |
| Cuiabá EC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
| CA Mineiro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
| São Paulo FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% |
| RB Bragantino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Senior debut season | |
| 2007 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27 | 288 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 |
| 2018 | 45 | 446 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.42 |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 291 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 |
| 2015 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 49 | 2,048 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 2013 | 56 | 1,617 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 53 | 662 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.77 |
| 2011 | 44 | 1,363 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 2010 | 43 | 1,777 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 2009 | 34 | 817 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
| 2008 | 10 | 360 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2007 | 29 | 2,088 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Série A
228 apps
14 G
4 A
Campeonato Goiano
68 apps
14 G
0 A
Série B
56 apps
9 G
0 A
Copa do Brasil
47 apps
5 G
0 A
Campeonato Catarinense
31 apps
5 G
0 A
Copa Sudamericana
18 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Amaral?
Amaral is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.
How old is Amaral?
Amaral is 39 years old. He was born on October 7, 1986 in Goiânia.
What position does Amaral play?
Amaral plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Amaral play for?
Amaral currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Amaral scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Amaral has scored 48 goals in 459 appearances.