Renato Sanches
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Renato Júnior Luz Sanches ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɨˈnatu ˈsɐ̃ʃɨʃ]; born 18 August 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, and the Portugal national team.
 Sanches playing for Bayern Munich in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Renato Júnior Luz Sanches[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Roma (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Águias da Musgueira | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Benfica B | 34 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Benfica | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Bayern Munich | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Swansea City (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Lille | 67 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Roma (loan) | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U16 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U17 | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Portugal | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 17 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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.