Nathan Palafoz de Sousa (born 4 August 1999), simply known as Nathan, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Nathan was born in

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, and began his career at

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at the age of 15. He made his first team debut on 18 January 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2

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away draw against Campos. On 26 June 2017, Nathan moved on loan to

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, being initially assigned to the under-20s. He was bought outright in April 2019, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 29 July 2020. On 12 August 2020, Nathan joined Spanish

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side

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on loan. His loan was extended for a further year in July 2021, but he was mainly used as a substitute. On 15 July 2022, after returning from loan, Nathan signed for fellow Série A side

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until the end of the year, also in a temporary deal. He made his debut in the category four days later, replacing

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in a 1–0 away loss against

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nathan 1999 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players A Lyga players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Nova Iguaçu FC players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Racing de Ferrol footballers Avaí FC players FK Riteriai players F.C. Oliveira do Hospital players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Cianorte Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen