| Nathan Santos | |
| Full Name: | Nathan Santos de Araújo |
| Birth Date: | 2001 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.83 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | Santos |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Portuguesa-RJ |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Vasco da Gama |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Vasco da Gama |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Boavista (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Boavista |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Santos |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Famalicão (loan) |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:33, 8 July 2024 (UTC) |
Nathan Santos de Araújo (born 5 September 2001), known as Nathan Santos or just Nathan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Portuguese club Famalicão, on loan from Santos.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Nathan joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in May 2017, from Portuguesa-RJ; the transfer was controversial, as Vasco only registered his contract in June 2018, and later denied Portuguesa's claim over a 30% sell-on clause.[2] In January 2019, Spanish club Valencia made an offer for him,[3] but the move never materialized.
Nathan featured as an unused substitute for the main squad of Vasco in two matches of the 2020 Campeonato Carioca.
On 13 September 2020, Nathan moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Primeira Liga side Boavista,[4] [5] with an obligation to buy.[6] He made his professional debut thirteen days later, replacing Jesús Alejandro Gómez late into a 5–0 home loss to FC Porto.[7]
After making 15 appearances overall in his first season, Nathan signed a permanent deal until June 2025 on 30 June 2021.[8] He established himself as a regular during the 2021–22 campaign, and scored his first professional goal on 16 December 2021, netting his team's fourth in a 5–1 home routing of Braga, in the Taça da Liga.[9]
On 5 August 2022, Nathan returned to his home country after signing a contract with Série A side Santos until December 2026.[10] He made his debut for the club exactly one month later, replacing Madson in a 2–1 home loss against Goiás.[11]
On 27 June 2023, Nathan was fined 50% of his wages and separated from the first team squad due to disciplinary reasons, being also transfer-listed by the club.[12]
On 7 August 2023, Nathan returned to Portugal after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Famalicão.[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Boavista | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3[14] | 1 | 34 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 49 | 1 | |||||
| Santos | 2022 | Série A | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[15] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 88 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 111 | 1 | |||