Renato Nhaga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato Sam-Na Nhaga | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 74 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2023–2025 | Casa Pia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025–2026 | Casa Pia | 21 | (2) |
| 2026– | Galatasaray | 2 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:23, 30 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:23, 30 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Renato Sam-Na Nhaga (born 27 March 2007) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Süper Lig side Galatasaray, and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Early life
Born in Bissau, Nhaga moved to Portugal in 2022 and was originally banned from playing football for administrative reasons. In 2023, he joined the youth academy of Casa Pia.[2]
Club career
Casa Pia
On 31 July 2024, Nhaga signed his first professional contract with Casa Pia for 2 seasons.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Casa Pia as a substitute in a 3–1 Primeira Liga loss to Estoril on 29 April 2025, becoming Casa Pia's youngest debutant ever in the league at 18 years 1 month and 2 days old.[4] On 2 July 2025, he extended his contract with Casa Pia until 2028.[5] On 6 July 2025, he was named "Athlete of the Year" at Casa Pia.[6]
Galatasaray
On February 5, 2026, he signed a contract with Turkish giant Galatasaray until the end of the 2029–30 season. It was announced that a transfer fee of €6,500,000 will be paid to his club for this transfer.[7][8]
International career
In June 2025, Nhaga was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of friendlies.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 February 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Casa Pia | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Galatasaray | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Career total | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal
References
- ^ a b "Craques.pt". craques.pt.
- ^ "Renato Nhaga vive sonhos de menino: «São coisas que não imaginava...»". www.record.pt.
- ^ GB, O. Golo (31 July 2024). "RENATO NHAGA ASSINA CONTRATO PROFISSIONAL".
- ^ "Renato Nhaga direto à história do Casa Pia". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Casa Pia renova com jovem talento Renato Nhaga". www.record.pt.
- ^ GB, O. Golo (6 July 2025). "RENATO NHAGA ELEITO ATLETA DO ANO NO CASA PIA".
- ^ "Renato Sam-Na Nhaga Galatasaray'da!". Galatasaray S.K. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Renato Sam-Na Nhaga: "Elimden gelenin en iyisini yapacağım"". Galatasaray S.K. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Renato Nhaga". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
External links
- Renato Nhaga at Soccerway
- Renato Nhaga at National-Football-Teams.com