| Renato Sanches | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Renato Júnior Luz Sanches | |
| Date of birth: | 18 August 1997 | |
| Place of birth: | Lisbon,  Portugal
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| Height: | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Playing position: | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Benfica (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) | |
| Number: | 85 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2005–2006 2006–2016 |
Águias da Musgueira Benfica
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 2015–2016 2016–2019 2017–2018 2019–2022 2022– 2023–2024 2024– |
Benfica B Benfica Bayern Munich → Swansea City (loan) Lille Paris Saint-Germain → Roma (loan) → Benfica (loan)
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34 (3) 24 (2) 28 (0) 12 (0) 67 (6) 23 (2) 0 (0) 7 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 2013 2014–2015 2017 2016– |
Portugal U17 Portugal U19 Portugal U21 Portugal
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19 (4) 12 (3) 4 (0) 32 (3) |
Renato Júnior Luz Sanches (born 18 August 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Benfica, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team.
Sanches began his career at Benfica, making his professional debut for the reserves in October 2014 and for the first team in October 2015. In his first and only season with them, he helped Benfica win the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga double, being awarded Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player and Golden Boy in the process.
Sanches' performances then attracted German side Bayern Munich, who signed him in July 2016 for an initial €35 million, the highest fee at the time for a Portuguese player playing in the Primeira Liga. His performances fell during his first season with the club, leading him to be loaned to Premier League side Swansea City in August 2017. After remaining as a substitute, following his return to Bayern in 2018, he was signed by French Ligue 1 side Lille in August 2019 for a reported fee of €25 million, becoming Lille's most expensive signing ever. In his second season at the club, he helped the team win the 2020–21 Ligue 1, which ended the club's 10-year league title drought.
Sanches won 40 caps and scored 8 goals for Portugal at youth level. He made his full international debut in March 2016 and was chosen for UEFA Euro 2016 at age 18, making him the youngest Portuguese to play in an international tournament as well as the youngest player to win a UEFA Euro final. He scored one goal during the competition and won the Young Player of the Tournament as Portugal captured the title for the first time in their history.
Honours[]
Club[]
Benfica
- Primeira Liga: [[2015–16 Primeira Liga|2015–16]
- Taça da Liga: 2015–16
Bayern Munich
Lille
Paris Saint-Germain
International[]
Portugal
| S.L. Benfica squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Trubin · 3 Carreras · 4 Silva · 6 Bah · 7 Amdouni · 8 Aursnes · 9 Cabral · 10 Kökçü · 11 Di María · 14 Pavlidis · 17 Aktürkoğlu · 18 Barreiro · 21 Schjelderup · 23 Meïté · 24 Soares · 25 Prestianni · 28 Kaboré · 30 Otamendi (c) · 32 Rollheiser · 37 Beste · 44 Araújo · 47 Gouveia · 61 Florentino · 75 Gomes · 84 Rego · 85 Sanches · Manager: Bruno Lage |
| Portugal
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| Portugal – UEFA Euro 2016 – Winners |
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1. Patrício
2. B. Alves
3. Pepe
4. Fonte
5. Guerreiro
6. Carvalho
7. C. Ronaldo
8. Moutinho
9. Éder
10. J. Mário
11. Vieirinha
12. Lopes
13. Danilo
14. William
15. Gomes
16. Sanches
17. Nani
18. Rafa
19. Eliseu
20. Quaresma
21. Cédric
22. Eduardo
23. Adrien
Manager: |
| Portugal – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16 |
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1. Patrício
2. Semedo
3. Pepe
4. Rúben Dias
5. Guerreiro
6. Fonte
7. Ronaldo (c)
8. Moutinho
9. A. Silva
10. B. Silva
11. Fernandes
12. Lopes
13. Danilo
14. William
15. Rafa
16. Sanches
17. Guedes
18. Neves
19. Gonçalves
20. Dalot
21. Jota
22. R. Silva
23. Félix
24. Oliveira
25. Mendes
26. Palhinha
Manager: |