Luiz Alberto do Nascimento Braga (born 12 April 1988), known better as Datinha, is a Brazilian beach soccer player who currently plays as a defender.

[4] In addition, he was named as one of the world's best three players at the 2018 Beach Soccer Stars awards.

[5] Datinha is also a longtime member of Russian club Kristall, having scored over 200 goals and played in nearly 300 games for the team across all competitions between 2012 and 2021, during which time he has been a European champion four times and Russian league champion on six occasions.

[6] He was persuaded by fellow Brazilian internationals Bruno Xavier and Jorginho to pursue beach soccer in Russia.

[4] As of July 2021 The following is a selection, not an exhaustive list, of the major international honours Datinha has achieved:[4]