Renato Santos (footballer, born 1991)

Renato João Saleiro Santos (born 5 October 1991) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF as a right winger.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Saleiro and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Renato Santos
Personal information
Full name Renato João Saleiro Santos[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991[1]
Place of birth Estarreja, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Málaga
Number 11
Youth career
1999–2003 Estarreja
2003–2010 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Rio Ave 10 (0)
2010–2012 → Moreirense (loan) 33 (4)
2012–2013 → Aves (loan) 30 (2)
2015 → Tondela (loan) 18 (3)
2015–2018 Boavista 82 (11)
2018– Málaga 59 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in Estarreja, Aveiro District, Santos played youth football for two clubs, including Sporting CP from ages 11–18. Having signed with Rio Ave F.C. in the summer of 2010, he was successively loaned to Moreirense F.C. and C.D. Aves, with both sides competing in the Segunda Liga.

Santos returned to the Estádio dos Arcos for the 2013–14 season, making his debut in the Primeira Liga on 28 September 2013 when he came as a 64th-minute substitute in a 0–3 home loss against C.D. Nacional.[2] In January 2015, he was once again loaned to a second level team, contributing with 11 starts as C.D. Tondela promoted to the top flight for the first time in its history.

On 31 August 2015, Boavista signed free agent Santos to a three-year contract.[3] He played 29 games across all competitions in his first year, scoring four goals.

Firmly established in the starting XI under both Erwin Sánchez and his successor Miguel Leal, Santos netted from spectacular efforts to help to away wins over Rio Ave (2–1, 6 November 2016)[4] and C.D. Nacional (2–0, 22 December).[5] Late in the year, he agreed to a new two-year deal.[6]

On 17 July 2018, Santos signed a three-year contract with Segunda División club Málaga CF.[7]

References
  1. "Renato Santos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. "Rio Ave 0–3 Nacional" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. "Boavista contrata médio ofensivo que passou pelo Tondela" [Boavista hire attacking midfielder that had a spell with Tondela] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. "Renato Santos marcou o golo da 10ª jornada" [Renato Santos scored matchday 10's goal] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. "O golaço de Renato Santos no Nacional-Boavista" [Renato Santos' wonder goal in Nacional-Boavista]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  6. "Panteras renovam com Carraça, Bukia e Renato Santos" [Panthers renew with Carraça, Bukia and Renato Santos]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  7. "Renato Santos reinforces the right wing of the attack". Málaga CF. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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