Artur Sérgio Batista de Souza (born 5 August 1994), known simply as Artur, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a

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for

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Career

Internacional

Born in Abel Figueiredo,

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, Artur began his career with

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. He had his first senior call-up on 16 October 2013, remaining an unused substitute in a goalless

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draw at

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, and made eight more appearances on the bench that season. On 5 June 2015, he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–1 draw at

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in the year's national championship; he totalled 13 appearances that season, 9 as a starter. Artur scored his first goal on 11 February 2016, to win a home match 2–1 against

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in that year's

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Keşla FK

On 16 August 2020, Artur signed a contract with

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until the end of the 2020–21 season. On 30 November 2020, Keşla announced the departure of Artur by mutual consent.

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