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AméricaCentre BackMexico34 yrsTransfer radar
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Fan totals + per-90 · No seasonal row in tracked leagues
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Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
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Araújo is a classic defensive contradiction: a ground-level titan who dominates 1-on-1 physical battles while remaining curiously passive in the collective defensive phase. His 72.7% duel win rate puts him in the league’s top 5%, marking him as an elite stopper once engaged, yet his bottom-decile press intensity suggests a player who prefers to drop and react rather than hunt. The counterintuitive insight lies in his aerial profile; despite a top 5% volume of 2.59 aerials won per 90, his success rate remains below average, indicating he is a high-frequency challenger who often struggles to actually direct or win the second ball. Offensively, his 88.1% pass accuracy and top-tier assist rate (0.14/90) reveal a sophisticated distributor who lacks the mobility to carry the ball forward.
Based on 1,251 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
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