Nathan Santos

Nathan Santos
Nathan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nathan Santos de Araújo
Date of birth (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Internacional
(on loan from Santos)
Number 23
Youth career
2017 Portuguesa-RJ
2017–2020 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Vasco da Gama 0 (0)
2020–2021Boavista (loan) 14 (0)
2021–2022 Boavista 30 (0)
2022– Santos 25 (0)
2023–2024Famalicão (loan) 28 (0)
2024–Internacional (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:33, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Nathan Santos de Araújo (born 5 September 2001), known as Nathan Santos or just Nathan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Internacional, on loan from Santos.

Career

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Early career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Nathan joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in May 2017, from Portuguesa-RJ; the transfer was controversial, as Vasco only registered his contract in June 2018, and later denied Portuguesa's claim over a 30% sell-on clause.[2] In January 2019, Spanish club Valencia made an offer for him,[3] but the move never materialized.

Nathan featured as an unused substitute for the main squad of Vasco in two matches of the 2020 Campeonato Carioca.

Boavista

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On 13 September 2020, Nathan moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Primeira Liga side Boavista,[4][5] with an obligation to buy.[6] He made his professional debut thirteen days later, replacing Jesús Alejandro Gómez late into a 5–0 home loss to FC Porto.[7]

After making 15 appearances overall in his first season, Nathan signed a permanent deal until June 2025 on 30 June 2021.[8] He established himself as a regular during the 2021–22 campaign, and scored his first professional goal on 16 December 2021, netting his team's fourth in a 5–1 home routing of Braga, in the Taça da Liga.[9]

Santos

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Nathan training with Santos in 2023

On 5 August 2022, Nathan returned to his home country after signing a contract with Série A side Santos until December 2026.[10] He made his debut for the club exactly one month later, replacing Madson in a 2–1 home loss against Goiás.[11]

On 27 June 2023, Nathan was fined 50% of his wages and separated from the first team squad due to disciplinary reasons, being also transfer-listed by the club.[12]

Loan to Famalicão

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On 7 August 2023, Nathan returned to Portugal after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Famalicão.[13]

Loan to Internacional

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On 27 August 2024, Nathan was announced at Internacional on loan until June 2025.[14]

Career statistics

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As of 8 July 2024[15]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boavista 2020–21 Primeira Liga 14 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
2021–22 30 0 1 0 3[a] 1 34 1
Total 44 0 2 0 3 1 49 1
Santos 2022 Série A 9 0 9 0
2023 7 0 9 0 4 0 4[b] 0 24 0
Total 16 0 9 0 4 0 4 0 33 0
Famalicão (loan) 2023–24 Primeira Liga 28 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
Internacional (loan) 2024 Série A 0 0 0 0
Career total 88 0 9 0 7 0 4 0 3 1 111 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

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  1. ^ "Nathan Santos". Santos FC. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Portuguesa-RJ aciona Vasco na Justiça e cobra reconhecimento do vínculo com Nathan, do sub-20" [Portuguesa-RJ sue Vasco at Court and ask for recognition of link with Nathan, from the under-20s]. ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Oferta por Nathan, joven lateral brasileño" [Offer for Nathan, young Brazilian full-back] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Porozo e Nathan são os próximos a reforçar o Boavista" [Porozo and Nathan are the next ones to bolster Boavista]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Reforço do Boavista define-se como "um lateral habilidoso"" [Boavista addition defines himself as a "skillful full-back"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Bastidores do Vasco: lateral do sub-20 é vendido ao Boavista (POR)" [Backgrounds of Vasco: full-back of the under-20s is sold to Boavista (POR)] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Boavista 0-5 FC Porto. Mais um e final com goleada de mão cheia" [Boavista 0-5 FC Porto. One more and ending with a fiver] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Nathan assina em definitivo e Kuku Fidelis termina empréstimo ao Boavista" [Nathan signs permanently and Kuku Fidelis ends loan to Boavista] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Boavista goleia Braga e defronta Benfica na final four da Taça da Liga" [Boavista thrash Braga and face Benfica in the final four of the Taça da Liga] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Santos FC confirma contratação de lateral-direito Nathan Santos, do Boavista" [Santos FC confirm the signing of right-back Nathan Santos, from Boavista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Nathan estreia no Santos após um mês da chegada ao clube" [Nathan debuts at Santos one month after arrival at the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Nota oficial – Nathan e Lucas Pires" [Official note – Nathan and Lucas Pires] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Santos FC acerta empréstimos de Nathan e Bruno Marques para o futebol português" [Santos FC agree loans of Nathan and Bruno Marques to the Portuguese football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Inter contrata lateral-direito Nathan" [Inter sign right-back Nathan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  15. ^ Nathan Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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