Natan (footballer, born 2001)
_-_Natan.jpg) Natan with Red Bull Bragantino in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natan Bernardo de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Itapecerica da Serra, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2016–2020 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Flamengo | 17 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Red Bull Bragantino | 59 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Napoli | 14 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Betis (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2025– | Betis | 35 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:01, 29 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Natan Bernardo de Souza (born 6 February 2001), simply known as Natan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Betis.
Career
Flamengo
Born in Itapecerica da Serra, Natan began his career with Flamengo and made his professional debut for the club on 27 September 2020 against Palmeiras. He started and played the whole match as Flamengo drew 1–1.[1]
Red Bull Bragantino (loan)
On 15 March 2021, Red Bull Bragantino signed Natan from Flamengo on loan until 31 December 2021 with a R$5m (€760,000) fee; the deal had a purchase clause: if Natan reached 20 official matches during the loan spell, the transfer would become permanent for R$27 million (€4.32 million).[2]
Red Bull Bragantino
On 22 January 2022, Red Bull Bragantino officially announced that they would exercise the buy clause in Natan's loan contract, running until December 2026.[3]
Napoli
On 7 August 2023, Natan joined Serie A club Napoli,[4] by signing a five-year contract for a reported €10 million transfer fee.[5]
Real Betis
On 15 August 2024, Natan joined La Liga club Real Betis on loan until 30 June 2025.[6] On 9 June 2025, Betis exercised the €9 million buy option to make the transfer permanent.[7] In May 2026, several sources reported that Natan was included in Carlo Ancelotti's pre-list for the Brazil national team due to compete at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 August 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2020 | Série A | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2022 | Série A | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Bragantino total | 66 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 104 | 3 | |||
| Napoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Betis (loan) | 2024–25 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 17[f] | 1 | — | 52 | 1 | ||
| Betis | 2025–26 | La Liga | 33 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 9[g] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Betis total | 66 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | — | 99 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 159 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Paulista
- ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Flamengo
Betis
- UEFA Conference League runner-up: 2024–25[9]
Individual
References
- ↑ "Palmeiras 1–1 Flamengo". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Flamengo acerta empréstimo de Natan para o Bragantino; valor total pode chegar a R$ 27 milhões" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ↑ "Red Bull Bragantino acerta compra em definitivo do zagueiro Natan, ex-Flamengo, por R$ 22 milhões" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Il Napoli ufficializza l'acquisto di Natan a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). SSC Napoli. 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL: Natan joins Napoli". FootItalia.com. 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "Real Betis and SSC Napoli agree on Natan's loan". Real Betis Balompie. 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "El Real Betis ejecuta la opción de compra sobre Natan" (in European Spanish). Real Betis Balompie. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ Natan at Soccerway
- ↑ Athletic, The (28 May 2025). "Chelsea beat Betis to win the Conference League: Live updates and reaction". The Athletic. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ "2024/25 UEFA Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
External links
- Red Bull Bragantino profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Espírito Santo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- CR Flamengo footballers
- Red Bull Bragantino players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- People from Serra, Espírito Santo
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- SSC Napoli players
- Real Betis players
- Serie A players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen