Renato Veiga
Renato Palma Veiga (born 29 July 2003) is a Portuguese football player who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on loan from Primeira Liga club Sporting CP, and captains the Portugal national under-20 football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato Palma Veiga | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
FC Augsburg (on loan from Sporting CP) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2013–2019 | Real S.C. | ||
| 2019–2022 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Sporting CP B | 31 | (4) |
| 2023– | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Portugal U20 | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023 | |||
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
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.
International career
Veiga is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U20s.[3]
Personal life
Veiga is the son of the Cape Verde international footballer Nélson Veiga.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||