Patrick Bezerra do Nascimento (born 29 July 1992), simply known as Patrick, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

São Paulo FC São Paulo Futebol Clube (), commonly referred to as São Paulo, is a professional football club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1930. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista (the State of São Paulo's premier state leag ...

Club career

Born in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Patrick was rejected as a youth by hometown sides

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and

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before becoming a youth graduate of Operário Ferroviário. He made his first team debut for the latter on 27 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Zé Leandro in a 1–0 Série D away win over Oeste. Patrick scored his first senior goal on 10 March 2013, netting the equalizer in a 1–1

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away draw against

Coritiba Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba and colloquially referred to as "Coxa-Branca" or "Coxa", is a Brazilian football club from Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest f ...

. In May of that year, he was loaned to

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, and joined Caxias in September also in a temporary deal. On 5 December 2013, Patrick was presented at Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, with his former team Operário stating that the transfer was illegal as the player had contract with them until December 2014. He nonetheless played the

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for Comercial before joining Turkish

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side

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on 3 August 2014. Patrick failed to play a single minute abroad, and returned to Brazil on 5 January 2015, signing a contract with former side Caxias. On 14 May, he was presented at Série A side

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

. Patrick made his top tier debut on 16 May 2015, starting in a 2–0 home win over

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

. He featured in 31 league matches during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation. On 3 June 2017, after winning two

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titles in a row, Patrick left Goiás and joined

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in the main category. He scored his first goal in the division on 20 July, netting the opener of a 4–0 home routing of

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. On 29 December 2017, Patrick signed a two-year deal with

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...

. On 12 March 2019, the club bought 50% of his economic rights (which belonged to a group of businessman and were assigned at

Monte Azul Monte Azul is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 20,696 (2020 est.) in an area of 994 km². The elevation is 582 meters. It became a municipality in 1878. The postal code (CEP) is 39500-000. Th ...

), and he renewed his contract until 2021. On 18 June 2021, Patrick renewed his contract with Inter until June 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

Marcílio Dias *

Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol, known as Campeonato Catarinense or simply Catarinense, is the main competition of association football from state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil. History The Campeonato Catarinense top level has had several ...

Divisão Especial: 2013 Goiás *

: 2016, 2017

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* 1992 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Goiás Esporte Clube players Sport Club do Recife players Sport Club Internacional players São Paulo FC players Gaziantepspor footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub