Nahuel Ferraresi

Nahuel Adolfo Ferraresi Hernández (born 19 November 1998) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo, on loan from São Paulo, and the Venezuela national team.

Club career Deportivo Táchira announced on 11 August 2017 that Ferraresi would be joining the City Football Group, initially to Uruguayan Segunda División side Torque, with the plan for him to move to fellow CFG club New York City FC subsequently.

On 26 September 2018, Ferraresi joined CF Peralada on loan and made his debut on 1 October, when he came in as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Ontinyet.

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Ferraresi was loaned out to FC Porto B. On 15 August 2020 he went to Moreirense on loan. In the summer of 2021, he joined Estoril on loan.

On 13 August 2022, Ferraresi joined Brazilian club São Paulo on loan until December 2023. On 5 January 2024, he permanently joined the club for a fee of €4.3 millions and signed a three-year contract. On 4 March 2026, he joined Botafogo on loan until the end of year, for a fee of €800 thousand and with the option to join permanently for a €6 millions.

International career Ferraresi was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ferraresi goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Nahuel FerraresiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 9 June 2022 Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia, Spain 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Personal life Ferraresi's father, Adolfo "Pocho" Ferraresi, is an Argentine professional footballer. His mother, Carmen Hernández, is Venezuelan. Ferraresi's sister, Pierina Ferraresi, is a professional swimmer. Born in Venezuela, Ferraresi grew up in his father's hometown of Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires.

Honours Montevideo City Torque Segunda División: 2017

São Paulo Copa do Brasil: 2023 Supercopa do Brasil: 2024

Venezuela U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2017 South American Youth Football Championship third place: 2017

Venezuela Kirin Cup: 2019 FIFA Series runner-up: 2026