Guilherme Antonio Arana Lopes (born 14 April 1997), known as Guilherme Arana, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Atletico Mineiro.
Club Career
Early career
Born in Sao 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 Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior, also being a runner up at the 2014 edition.
Corinthians
Arana was promoted to Corinthians main squad after the 2014 Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior final and was an unused substitute in twelve matches of the 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A.
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. He made his first league start in the away game against Avai on 16 August. On 6 September, Arana scored his first goal in a 3–3 away draw against Corinthians' biggest rival Palmeiras.
Atletico Paranaense (loan)
Arana was loaned to Atletico Paranaense on 7 May 2015 for the remaining of the year as part of the squad for the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A. He made his professional debut as a substitute against Atletico Mineiro on 24 May. He was called back by Corinthians on 26 June.
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. He joined the squad upon the opening of the winter transfer window in January 2018.