The attacking midfielder William19 years old, scored Flamengo’s goal in a 2-1 defeat against Bangu, this Wednesday (14/01), in the Campeonato Carioca 2026. The young man is one of Fla’s biggest bets for the future and has termination fine of 80 million eurosapproximately R$502 million.
The game against Bangu was the number 47’s tenth as a professional. He has five goals scored for the top team.
Guilherme: history and length of contract with Flamengo
Guilherme Henrique Bernardineli Gomes was born in Mandaguari, Paraná, on February 2, 2006. Right-handed, the athlete is 1.80m tall and weighs 73kg. At 13, he left home to live alone in another city and at 15 he was already training with adults in Azuriz, Paraná, where he started.
In 2021, he went to Flamengo after passing a test and signed his first professional contract in 2023. In the Under-20s, he became Filipe Luís’ favorite, being the player most used by the coach during the commander’s period at the base. There were 16 games, scoring six goals and providing four assists.
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Shirt number 10 in the Under-20s, he gained his first chance in the top team with Filipe Luís. Guilherme came on against Cuiabá, in the 34th round of the Brasileirão 2024, and scored on his debut, starting Fla’s 2-1 comeback.
In 2025, he participated in six Campeonato Carioca games, scoring one goal, and one game in the Brazilian Championship, when he scored two goals in a 3-3 draw against Mirassol, in the last round of the competition.
Now, in 2026, he had already started Flamengo’s first game of the year, in a 1-1 draw against Portuguesa-RJ. Furthermore, Guilherme has won two world under-20 championships (2024 and 2025) with Fla.
The boy has Arrascaeta as a great inspiration and has already given interviews praising the Uruguayan.
– I’m a big fan of Arrascaeta, his technique is impressive. I look up to him a lot, I watch a lot of videos to try to reproduce what he does during games – said Guilherme, in an interview with Flamengo TV.
Guilherme has a contract until December 2026. Behind the scenes, there are rumors that Flamengo hopes to get a renewal until December 2028.
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