Renato Nhaga
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| 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) |
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* 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.
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]
He scored his first goal for the club on 3 March 2026 in a 2-1 win against Alanyaspor in the domestic cup, and scored his first league goal on 14 March 2026 in a 3-0 win against Istanbul Başakşehir.
International career
In June 2025, Nhaga was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of friendlies.[1]