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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Palma and the second or paternal family name is Veiga.

Renato Veiga
Personal information
Full name Renato Palma Veiga
Date of birth (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 40
Youth career
2010–2013 Sporting CP
2013–2019 Real S.C.
2019–2022 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Sporting CP B 31 (4)
2023 → FC Augsburg (loan) 13 (0)
2023–2024 FC Basel 23 (2)
2024– Chelsea 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Portugal U19 6 (0)
2022– Portugal U20 6 (1)
2023– Portugal U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:32, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Renato Palma Veiga (born 29 July 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Chelsea. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back or left-back.

Early life

Veiga was born in Lisbon, Portugal.[1]

Youth career

A former youth player for Sporting CP, he resigned for them from Real S.C. in 2019.

Club career

Sporting CP

Veiga made his debut for Sporting CP B against Cova Piedade U23 on 12 September 2020. On 31 October 2020, he scored his first goal against C.S. Marítimo U23.

FC Augsburg (loan)

At the end of January 2023, Veiga signed for FC Augsburg on, what was intended to be, a one year loan up until 31 December 2023.[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 11 February 2023 in a 3–1 defeat against Mainz 05.[3] However, on 15 August the club announced, that after analyzing the first six months together with the player, they ultimately came to the decision to end the loan early.[4]

Basel

On 28 August 2023, Swiss Super League side Basel announced that they had signed Veiga on a four-year contract.[5] This was reported to have had a fee of €4.6 million, with Sporting keeping a 10% sell-on clause.[6] On the next day, Veiga joined Basel's first team during their 2023–24 season under head coach Timo Schultz.

Veiga played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 3 September, playing in the starting eleven. He scored his first goal for the team in the same game, an excellent goal from a free kick, as Basel played a 2–2 draw with Zürich.[7] He was named player of the week by the Swiss Super League.[8]

Chelsea

On 12 July 2024, Veiga signed a seven-year contract with Premier League club Chelsea with a further one-year option.[9] The fee was reported to be €14 million.[10]

International career

Veiga is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U20s.[11]

Personal life

Veiga is the son of the Cape Verde international footballer Nélson Veiga.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2021–22 Liga 3 16 1 — — — — 16 1
2022–23 Liga 3 15 3 — — — — 15 3
Total 31 4 — — — — 31 4
FC Augsburg (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 13 0 0 0 — — — 13 0
Basel 2023–24 Swiss Super League 23 2 3 0 — 0 0 — 26 2
Chelsea 2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 67 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 6

References

  1. ^ "Renato Palma Veiga | FC Augsburg | Player Profile - Bundesliga". Bundesliga.
  2. ^ "Renato Veiga signs for FCA on loan". FC Augsburg.
  3. ^ "Ernüchternde Niederlage: FCA kann den Mainzer Fastnachts-Express nicht aufhalten" [Sobering defeat: FCA cannot stop the Mainz Fastnachts-Express]. Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. ^ FC Augsburg (15 August 2023). "Leihe mit Renato Veiga wird vorzeitig beendet" [Renato Veiga's loan has been concluded early] (in German). Website FC Augsburg. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ FC Basel 1893 (28 August 2023). "Renato Veiga wechselt von Sporting Lissabon zum FCB" [Renato Veiga is moving from Sporting Lisbon to FCB] (in Swiss High German). Website FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Renato Veiga no Basileia: Sporting faz a maior venda de um jogador da formação que nunca se estreou na equipa principal" [Renato Veiga in Basel: Sporting makes biggest sale of an academy player who never debuted for the main team] (in European Portuguese). Record. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (3 September 2023). "FC Basel - FC Zürich 2:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ^ red. desporto (6 September 2023). "Renato Veiga chega, brilha e é eleito jogador da semana na Suíça" [Renato Veiga arrives, shines and is voted player of the week in Switzerland] (in European Portuguese). noticiasaominuto.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Renato Veiga completes Chelsea transfer!". Chelsea F.C. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  10. ^ Ornstein, David (5 July 2024). "Chelsea agree deal to sign Renato Veiga from FC Basel". The Athletic. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Renato Veiga". FPF.
  12. ^ "Futebol/Cabo Verde: Filho de antigo internacional cabo-verdiano destaca-se nos juniores do Sporting". SAPO Desporto.
  13. ^ Renato Veiga at Soccerway
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