Michel Araújo

Araújo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating eased 39→35. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Bahia · 6th	16	0	1	6.61	35	16
2025/26	Bahia · 7th	24	4	1	6.84	39	16
2024/25	Bahia · 8th	26	0	1	6.74	47	12
2024/25	Sao Paulo	20	0	1	6.74	—	—
2023/24	Fluminense	3	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Sao Paulo · 11th	32	2	1	6.77	57	24
2022/23	Fluminense · 3rd	8	2	3	7.05	65	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central midfielder

M. Araújo is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Bahia, rated 39.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Araújo.

On the season, Araújo graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 1 assist and 4.438 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 29 Araújo is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

39.1

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

23.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.5%

Minutes

limited game time

4.44

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Bahia finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.44

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.52 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Defensive volume. 4.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.413

Assists / 900.103

Goal contribution / 900.516

Defensive actions / 904.438

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.31

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~19), then tapers with age. At 29, Araújo sits on 10.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Araújo's projected Rating — 39.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles34

Interceptions7

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.7M total transfer fees · 5 moves

BahiaJan 2025 – now

Sao PauloMar 2023 – Jan 2025

Fluminense(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Mar 2023

AAl-Wasl FC(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

FluminenseJan 2020 – Jul 2021€ 650K

Racing Clubuntil Jan 2020

About M. Araújo

Michel Daryl Araújo Villar is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Bahia, born on September 28, 1996 in Colonia del Sacramento, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Uruguay. Bahia currently sit 6th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, M. Araújo has made 16 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 334 minutes, averaging a 6.65 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When M. Araújo plays, Bahia's record this season is 5W-6D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.73 at home against 6.52 on the road.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 2-0 win away at Vitoria (8 minutes, 1 assist, 7.7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Chapecoense-sc (14 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Vasco DA Gama (26 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 30, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Fluminense (25 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 25, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Coritiba (19 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 10, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Cruzeiro (18 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 3, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Sao Paulo (18 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 25, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Santos (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 19, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Flamengo (16 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 5, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Palmeiras (16 minutes, 6.3 rating)

M. Araújo's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Bahia face Internacional at home in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Araújo at 39.1 with a Season form score of 23.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Copa do Nordeste and the Baiano 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, M. Araújo has totalled 263 club appearances with 34 goals and 8 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 32 appearances for Racing Montevideo.

M. Araújo's career has also included time at Sao Paulo, Fluminense, AAl-Wasl FC and Racing Club.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Bahia finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points