Renato Sanches

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Luz and the second or paternal family name is Sanches.

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Renato Sanches
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Sanches in action for Benfica in 2016
Personal information
Full name Renato Júnior Luz Sanches
Date of birth (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 85
Youth career
2005–2006 Águias da Musgueira
2006– Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Benfica B 34 (3)
2015– Benfica 24 (2)
International career‡
2012 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2013 Portugal U16 7 (1)
2013 Portugal U17 19 (4)
2014– Portugal U19 12 (3)
2016– Portugal 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016

Renato Júnior Luz Sanches (born 18 August 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Benfica and the Portugal national team.

He began his career at Benfica, making his professional debut for the reserves in October 2014 and the first team ten months later. In his only season for them, the team won the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga. He then agreed a move to Bayern Munich for an initial €35 million, the highest fee for a Portuguese player leaving the domestic league.

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 the age of 18, making him the youngest Portuguese to feature in an international tournament.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Lisbon to a father from São Tomé and Príncipe and a mother from Cape Verde,[1] Sanches started training in football at Águias da Musgueira when he was 8.[2] He joined S.L. Benfica's youth system in 2006, aged 9.[3]

Sanches made his professional debut in the 2014–15 campaign, with the B-team in the second division. He made his first appearance in the competition on 5 October 2014, starting and playing the first half of the 2–2 away draw against Feirense.[4] He was sent off twice with straight red cards in the second half of the season: as a substitute in a 3–2 home win over FC Porto B on 11 January 2015,[5] and a starter in a 1–1 draw at Santa Clara on 7 March.[6]

After one year with the reserve team, in 2015–16, he was promoted to the first team; initially only for the training sessions.[7] He remained playing in the reserves, and on 30 August 2015 he scored his first goal in their 2–1 loss at Varzim, opening the scoring within two minutes.[8] Seventeen days later, he scored two penalty kicks in a 3–2 loss at Aves.[9] On 21 October, in the UEFA Youth League, he scored in an away 11–1 group stage win over Galatasaray.[10] Nine days later, Sanches made his debut for the first team, replacing Jonas in the 74th minute of a 4–0 win against Tondela.[11]

After the international break in November 2015, Sanches signed a new contract with Benfica until 2021, with a release clause set at €45 million.[12] On the 25th, he made his first appearance in the starting line-up, playing 90 minutes in a 2–2 away draw with Astana for the UEFA Champions League's group stage.[12][13] On the following Monday, Sanches started again in an away win in Braga, receiving praise from the media for his performance.[14] Aged 18, on 4 December, he scored his first goal for Benfica, beating Académica's goalkeeper Trigueira with a 30-metre strike, in a 3–0 Primeira Liga win,[15] and became Benfica's youngest player to score a home goal in the 21st century, at the Estádio da Luz.[16] It was selected as the Goal of the Month.[17]

He added a second goal on 2 January, the game's only at Vitória de Guimarães in the league.[18] On 24 April, he was a target of racism by some Rio Ave supporters, who made monkey noises when he was leaving the pitch after a 1–0 away victory. He responded to the provocation with a smile and moved his arms, mimicking a monkey.[19] On 8 May, Sanches was sent off for a second yellow card in the first half of a 2–0 win at Marítimo,[20] missing Benfica's last league match in which they retained their title at the expense of city rivals Sporting with victory over Nacional.[21] In his last game, the 2016 Taça da Liga Final in Coimbra on 20 May, Benfica won the league cup 6–2 against Marítimo.[22]

Bayern Munich

On 10 May 2016, Sanches signed a five-year contract effective 1 July with German club Bayern Munich for €35 million,[23] in a deal totalling €80 million, with the additional €45 million depending on objectives.[24][25] With this transfer he became the most expensive Portuguese player to leave the domestic league,[26][note 1] as well as the first Portuguese player to join the Bavarian side.[27] The initial fee was the fourth-highest paid in Bayern Munich's history, after those for Javi Martínez, Mario Götze and Arturo Vidal.[27]

International career

Sanches gained 40 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised.[28] He represented Portugal in the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, helping them reach the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual winners, England.[29]

On 18 March 2016, he was called-up by Fernando Santos for the senior squad to play friendlies against Bulgaria and Belgium.[30] He debuted for Portugal as a 76th-minute substitute for William Carvalho in the 0–1 loss against Bulgaria in Leiria, and shortly after he was greeted by a fan who invaded the pitch.[31]

Sanches was called up for UEFA Euro 2016, making him the youngest Portuguese to be selected for an international competition, breaking a record held by Cristiano Ronaldo for 12 years.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2016
Club Season[33] League Cup1 Continental2 Other3 Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2014–15 LigaPro 24 0 — 24 0 [33]
2015–16 10 3 10 3 [33]
Totals 34 3 — 34 3 —
Benfica 2015–16 Primeira Liga 24 2 0 0 6 0 4 0 34 2 [33]
Career totals 58 5 0 0 6 0 4 0 68 5 —

International

As of 10 May 2016[34]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal
2016 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Club

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ The record was previously held by three players who were each sold for €30 million: Ricardo Carvalho from Porto to Chelsea in 2004, Pepe from Porto to Real Madrid in 2007, and Fábio Coentrão from Benfica to Real Madrid in 2011.[26]

References

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