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.
| 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 | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:23, 30 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editClub career
editCasa Pia
editOn 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, 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] Four days later, he was named "Athlete of the Year" at Casa Pia.[6]
Galatasaray
editOn 5 February 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 in a 2–1 win against Alanyaspor in the domestic cup, and scored his first league goal on 14 March in a 3–0 win against Istanbul Başakşehir.
International career
editIn June 2025, Nhaga was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of friendlies.[1]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- 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
Honours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "ÜST ÜSTE 4. SENE ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
External links
edit- Renato Nhaga at Soccerway
- Renato Nhaga at National-Football-Teams.com