Nathan Santos
 Nathan in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Santos de Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Juventude (on loan from Santos) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017 | Portuguesa-RJ | ||
| 2017–2020 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Boavista | 30 | (0) |
| 2022– | Santos | 25 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Famalicão (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Internacional (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Remo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Juventude (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 19 May 2026 (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 Juventude, on loan from Santos.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]
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
[edit]On 7 August 2023, Nathan returned to Portugal after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Famalicão.[13]
Loan to Internacional
[edit]On 27 August 2024, Nathan was announced at Internacional on loan until June 2025.[14] A backup to Braian Aguirre, also a new signing, he only featured in four matches before leaving.
Loan to Remo
[edit]On 14 July 2025, Nathan moved to Série B side Remo on loan until the end of the season.[15]
Loan to Juventude
[edit]On 30 January 2026, Nathan agreed to a loan deal with Juventude also in the second division.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 May 2026[17]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Remo (loan) | 2025 | Série B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Juventude (loan) | 2026 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 108 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 140 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sul-Sudeste
Honours
[edit]Internacional
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nathan Santos". Santos Futebol Clube. Santos FC. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Oferta por Nathan, joven lateral brasileño" [Offer for Nathan, young Brazilian full-back] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Nota oficial – Nathan e Lucas Pires" [Official note – Nathan and Lucas Pires] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Inter contrata lateral-direito Nathan" [Inter sign right-back Nathan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ↑ "Santos acerta o empréstimo do lateral-direito Nathan para o Remo" [Santos agree loan of right-back Nathan to Remo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "Nathan Santos é o novo lateral-direito do Juventude" [Nathan Santos is the new right-back of Juventude] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ Nathan Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Nathan Santos at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Primeira Liga players
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- Boavista F.C. players
- Santos FC players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- SC Internacional players
- Clube do Remo players
- Esporte Clube Juventude players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
