Joshua Nascimento

Joshua Seixas Arantes do Nascimento (born 28 September 1996) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is Academy Head of Performance at Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

Early and personal life Nascimento was born to Brazilian gospel singer Assíria Seixas Lemos and Brazilian football legend Pelé. He has a twin sister named Celeste. A year later, in September 2024, the pair announced they were expecting a daughter, Cecília.

Playing career Early career At the age of ten, he trained with Santos, the club where his father made his name, for the first time. He moved to the United States at the age of twelve, and joined the academy side Florida Rush three years later.

He returned to Brazil in 2013, joining Santos on a permanent deal. While at Santos, he refused to wear his father's famous number 10 shirt, and attempted to ignore comparisons between himself and his father, stating "he was him and I am me." He made his debut for the Santos under-20 side in October 2014.

Collegiate soccer Having suffered numerous injuries while at Santos, Nascimento returned to the United States to enroll at the University of Tampa in 2015. He made one appearance in 2016, but this would be his only playing time until his graduation in 2018.

Coaching career Having been raised mostly in the United States, he decided to remain there following his decision not to pursue a career in professional football, and he was named as a representative for Santos in North America in 2020. He joined the SIMA Pre-Academy, a soccer academy for children, in 2021.

He worked as a physical trainer at the Soccer Institute of the Montverde Academy,