Natanael (footballer, born 1990)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Batista and the second or paternal family name is Pimenta.
Natanael
Personal information
Full name Natanael Batista Pimenta
Date of birth (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Cuiabá, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Avaí
Number 25
Youth career
Búfalo EF[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Operário-MT 6 (1)
2010 → Serra-MT [pt] (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2013 Cuiabá 95 (3)
2013–2015 Atlético Paranaense 55 (1)
2015–2019 Ludogorets II 4 (0)
2015–2019 Ludogorets Razgrad 96 (3)
2019–2022 Internacional 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Atlético Goianiense 45 (2)
2022– Avaí 47 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Natanael Batista Pimenta (born 25 December 1990), simply known as Natanael, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Internacional.

Club career

Early career

Born in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Natanael made his senior debuts with Operário de Várzea Grande in 2009. In 2011, he joined hometown's Cuiabá, after a short stint at Associação Atlética Serra [pt] de Tangará.[2][3]

Atlético Paranaense

On 19 December 2013, after his contract with Cuiabá expired, Natanael signed a one-year deal with Série A club Atlético Paranaense.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 20 April, starting in a 1–0 home win against Grêmio.[5] On 3 July 2014, Natanael signed a new three-year deal with Furacão.[6] He finished the campaign with 31 appearances (all starts), also appearing regularly during the year's Copa Libertadores.

On 22 March 2015, Natanael scored his first goal for Atlético Paranaense in a 7–0 home win over Nacional in the Campeonato Paranaense.

Ludogorets Razgrad

In July 2015, Natanael signed for Bulgarian champions PFC Ludogorets Razgrad for an undisclosed fee.[7] On 8 August, he played 55 minutes for Ludogorets II in a B Group match against Vereya. Natanael made his first-team debut on 16 August, playing the full 90 minutes as Ludogorets beat Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–0 at Ludogorets Arena. The Brazilian quickly established himself as a first choice in the main squad, helping Ludogorets to win their fifth championship in the 2015–16 season. Natanael then played in all 6 qualifying matches of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, with his team managing to enter the group stage of the tournament. On 28 September 2016, he opened the scoring in the home match against Paris Saint-Germain in the group stage, netting from a free kick, but the Razgrad team went on to concede three goals and lost the match.[8]

Statistics

As of 13 October 2021[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Operário-MT 2010 Mato-Grossense — 6 1 — — — 6 1
Serra-MT [pt] (loan) 2010 Mato-Grossense 2ª Divisão — 2 0 — — — 2 0
Cuiabá 2011 Série D 14 1 12 1 1 0 — — 27 2
2012 Série C 13 0 21 0 2 0 — — 36 0
2013 19 0 16 1 0 0 — — 35 1
Total 46 1 49 2 3 0 — — 98 3
Atlético Paranaense 2014 Série A 31 0 0 0 2 0 8[a] 0 — 41 0
2015 13 0 11 1 4 0 0 0 — 28 1
Total 44 0 11 1 6 0 8 0 — 69 1
Ludogorets Razgrad II 2015–16 B Group 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Ludogorets Razgrad 2015–16 A Group 27 0 — 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 28 0
2016–17 First League 26 1 — 3 1 14[c] 1 0 0 43 3
2017–18 27 1 — 0 0 13[d] 1 1[b] 0 41 2
2018–19 16 1 — 2 0 13[e] 0 1[b] 0 32 1
Total 96 3 — 5 1 40 2 3 0 144 6
Internacional 2019 Série A 7 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
2020 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 9 0
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2020 Série A 19 2 3 0 2 0 — — 24 2
2021 19 0 4 0 5 0 4[f] 0 — 32 0
Total 38 2 7 0 7 0 4 0 — 56 2
Career total 232 6 77 4 21 1 52 2 3 0 385 13
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Bulgarian Supercup
  3. ^ Twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Ludogorets Razgrad

References

  1. ^ "Natanael não pertence mais ao Ope" [Natanael does not belong to Ope anymore] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Digital. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Da Série C à Libertadores: Natanael festeja salto na carreira e titularidade" [From Série C to Libertadores: Natanael celebrates jump in his career and his starting spot] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Serra busca jogadores do Operário para Segundona" [Serra search for Operário players for the Segundona] (in Portuguese). Jornal Oeste. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Destaque do Cuiabá, lateral-esquerdo Natanael fecha com o Atlético-PR" [Cuiabá's highlight, left-back Natanael signs with Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Atlético-PR marca, segura pressão do Grêmio e vence no Orlando Scarpelli" [Atlético-PR scores, holds off Grêmio's pressure and wins at Orlando Scarpelli] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Natanael renova contrato com o Atlético-PR por mais três anos" [Natanael renews contract with Atlético-PR for three further years] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Лудогорец с пореден трансферен удар, взе ас на бразилски гранд". ludogorets.com (in Bulgarian). PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  8. ^ Dimitrov, Ivaylo (28 September 2016). "Лудогорец – Пари Сен Жермен 1:3 (Развой на срещата по минути)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Natanael Profile". soccerway.com.