Renato Veiga

Renato Palma Veiga (born 29 July 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League club Basel and captains the Portugal national under-20 football team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back or left-back.

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
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
 Basel
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– Basel 5 (1)
International career‡
2021 Portugal U19 6 (0)
2022– Portugal U20 6 (1)
2023– Portugal U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:16, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

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)

In January 2023, Veiga signed for FC Augsburg on loan until 31 December 2023.[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 11 February 2023 in a 1–3 defeat against Mainz 05.[3]

Basel

On 28 August 2023, Swiss Super League side Basel announced the signing of Veiga on a four-year contract,[4] for a reported fee of €4.6 million, with Sporting keeping a 10% sell-on clause.[5]

In his debut game, he scored an excellent goal from a free kick and was named player of the week by the Swiss Super League.

International career

Veiga is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U20s.[6]

Personal life

Veiga is the son of the Cape Verde international footballer Nélson Veiga.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 October 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2021–22 Liga 3 161——161
2022–23 Liga 3 153——153
Total 314——314
FC Augsburg (loan) 2022–23 Bundesliga 1300 0—130
Basel 2023–24 Swiss Super League 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1
Career total 4951000505

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. "Renato Veiga wechselt von Sporting Lissabon zum FCB" [Renato Veiga is moving from Sporting Lisbon to FCB]. FC Basel (in German). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. "Renato Veiga". FPF.
  7. "Futebol/Cabo Verde: Filho de antigo internacional cabo-verdiano destaca-se nos juniores do Sporting". SAPO Desporto.
  8. Renato Veiga at Soccerway
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