Natan Bernardo de Souza (born 6 February 2001), simply known as Natan, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Betis.

Career

Flamengo

Born in Serra, Natan began his career with

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

and made his professional debut for the club on 27 September 2020 against

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. He started and played the whole match as Flamengo drew 1–1.

Red Bull Bragantino (loan)

On 15 March 2021,

Red Bull Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino () is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the highest lev ...

signed Natan from

on loan until 31 December 2021 with a R$5m (

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760,000) fee, the deal had a buying clause if Natan reached 20 official matches during the loan spell the total transfer fee would reach R$27 million (

4.32 million).

Red Bull Bragantino

On 22 January 2022,

officially announced that would exercise Natan's buying clause with a contract until December 2026.

Napoli

On 7 August 2023, Natan joined

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

club

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, by signing a five-year contract for a reported €10 million transfer fee.

Real Betis

On 15 August 2024, Natan joined

club

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It plays in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. It plays home ...

on loan until 30 June 2025. On 9 June 2025, Betis exercised the €9 million buy option to make the transfer permanent.

Career statistics

Honours

Flamengo *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

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Betis *

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runner-up:

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Individual *UEFA Conference League Team of the Season: 2024–25

References

External links

Red Bull Bragantino profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Natan Bernardo de Souza 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