Who is Renato Veiga? This biography brings you the storyline and rise of Renato Veiga career giving details of his early life, education, family, personal life and more.
Who is Renato Veiga?
Born, Renato Palma Veiga, is a Portuguese U-21 International who plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre back or a left back.
Renato Veiga has previously played for Sporting CP Youth before joining Real S.C and then returning to Sporting CP. Upon his graduation the player joined Augsburg and later signing for Swiss club Basel.
Renato is known to be a utility player as despite playing his natural position as a defensive midfielder he can also play as a centre or left back. His extensive experience the player will mostly be used as an inverted fullback at Chelsea.
Player Wiki Data.
| Full name | Renato Palma Veiga |
| Date of birth Place of birth | 29 July 2003 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Height | 1.90 m |
| Current club | Chelsea |
| Position | Defensive midfielder Centre back Left back |
| Current Market Value | €15 M |
| Previous clubs | Sporting CP Augsburg -loan Basel |
Renato Veiga biography.
Renato Palma Veiga was born on 29 July 2003 in Lisbon Portugal. He is the first born of the three children.
Parents: Father, Mother.
Renato is the son of former Cape Verde International footballer Nelson Veiga. His mother’s whereabouts have not been publicly displayed as she has kept a low profile life.
Siblings: Brothers, Sisters
Renato Veiga has a younger sister and brother. As of the time of writing this bio the information about them has been kept private as they are still young.
Nationality
Born in Lisbon, Portugal, the player holds Portuguese nationality.
Age and Birthday
As the time of writing this biography, Renato Veiga is 20 years old. His birthday is always on 29 July each year.
Religion
Due to Portugal being a Christian dominated country his religion can be assumed to be Christianity.
Lifestyle
The midfielder is a cool and composed gentleman when he is off the pitch as he likes taking vacations and exploring new environments.
Renato is currently in a relationship with a Portuguese model whom he has publicly displayed on his social media handles whom he has hinted to wed in the future.
Apart from playing football the athlete is also a basketball lover.
Style of play.
Renato Veiga is a jack of all trades as he is skilled in long passing which makes it possible to pick the ball from deep areas and switching the play spreading the ball all around the pitch.
Standing at a height of 1.90 metres he is an aerial specialist which makes him dominate opponents when it comes time for challenging setpieces and long balls
He likes to dribble and when merged with his physicality he protects his defence and also supporting his attacking teammates due to his dribbling skills and pace.
Career Timeline.
Sporting CP has been known for its reputation to produce top talents in Europe and Renato Veiga is the latest product. Renato started his football journey in Sporting CP academy where he spent three years before moving to Real S.C academy spending six years and later returning to Sporting CP where he made his breakthrough.
Renato could later join German club, Augsburg on a one year loan but his loan was terminated after he featured 13 times only for the Bundesliga club.
Basel
Two weeks later after his loan termination with Augsburg, Swiss club FC Basel agreed to sign Renato Veiga on 28 August 2023 for a deal worth €4.6M with Sporting CP retaining a 10% future sell on clause. The teenager signed a four year contract with the club.
He scored on his debut while playing against Zurich in a domestic league match which ended 2-2 draw and he was named player of the week.
Chelsea
Chelsea Football Club announced the signing of Renato Veiga on 12 July 2024 after €15M agreement fee with FC Basel. Veiga signed a seven year contract with an option to extend one more year. Veiga will join Enzo Maresca side for pre-season preparations tour in USA.
International career.
Renato Veiga is still eligible to represent Cape Verde but due to his call ups and being the captain of the Portugal U-20 national team his decisions are clear that he is yearning to represent Portugal senior team in the future.
Social media handle
Instagram: @renatoveiga95
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