_(cropped).jpg) Augusto withBrazil in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renato Soares de Oliveira Augusto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-02-08)8 February 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Flamengo | 76 | (6) |
| 2008–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | 101 | (9) |
| 2013–2015 | Corinthians | 97 | (10) |
| 2016–2021 | Beijing Guoan | 122 | (35) |
| 2021–2023 | Corinthians | 94 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | Fluminense | 20 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Brazil U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2007 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Brazil Olympic | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2018 | Brazil | 32 | (6) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:21, 7 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2018 | |||
Renato Soares de Oliveira Augusto (born 8 February 1988) is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. From 2011 to 2018, he played for theBrazil national team, scoring six goals in thirty-two appearances.
Renato was hailed as one of the best products ofFlamengo's youth academy in recent years,[2][3] and had been close to a deal withPalermo in 2007.[4] His style of play, combining decisive passes with good control of the ball, pace and dribbling efforts led him to being capped forBrazil at under-20 level; his career with Flamengo had nevertheless been plagued by injuries.
Renato signed for GermanBundesliga clubBayer Leverkusen for an unknown fee, though thought to be €10 million, 60% of which was retained by Flamengo;[5] the remaining 40% were owned by the Traffic and MFD investment groups, that paid €1.5 million each for a share in Renato Augusto's transfer fee, earlier in 2008.[6]
Renato made an immediate impact, becoming one of the fan favorites very quickly with his swiftness, awareness, teamwork, and his technical abilities. Despite usually playing on the right side, with Leverkusen, he began playing in the hole, just behind the striker.
Despite being plagued with injury in the2010–11 season, just like the previous ones in Germany, Augusto maintained stellar form, scoring on three occasions in one-goal lead victories. On 13 March, he scored a memorable goal where he scored a match-winner in 82nd minute againstMainz 05, giving Bayer Leverkusen a valuable victory, and vaulting them into the title race.
On 20 December 2012, Bayer Leverkusen confirmed that Renato would leave forCorinthians for a reported fee of €3.5 million.[7] In 2014, after being properly diagnosed and treated,[8] he played 44 games in the year, and in 2015, he was awarded theBola de Ouro (Golden Ball) for leading Corinthians to theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A title.[9]
On 6 January 2016, Renato joined Chinese clubBeijing Guoan for a reported fee of €8 million.[10][11] On 16 March 2016, Augusto made his Guoan debut in a 0-0 away draw atTianjin TEDA, and scored his first goal for the club on 17 April in a 3-0 away win againstHangzhou Green Town. On 11 March 2018, he captained Guoan for the first time in a 2-1 away win againstJiangsu Suning. On 25 August 2018, he scored his first hat trick for the club in a 5-2 away win againstTianjin TEDA. On 30 November 2018, he captained Guoan to win the2018 Chinese FA Cup after a 2-2 away draw (aggregated 3-3 draw, Guoan won on away goals) againstShandong Luneng, the club's first major trophy in 9 years.[12] On 20 April 2019, he made his 100th appearance for Beijing Guoan in a game againstHebei China Fortune.[13]
On 22 July 2021, after terminating his contract with Beijing Guoan, Renato returned to Corinthians, signing a deal until 31 December 2023.[14]
At the end of the2023 season, Corinthians announced Renato's departure from the club.[15]
On 5 January 2024, Renato signed a two-year contract with Série A clubFluminense.[16]
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Renato debuted with the senior national team in a away friendly against France in February 2011, which Brazil lost 0-1. His 2nd game was a March 2011 friendly against Scotland, which Brazil won 2–0. He was not called up by Mano Menezes for the2011 Copa América, but returned to the squad for a friendly against Germany in August 2011, which Brazil lost 2–3. After that, he went more than four years without playing for Brazil, missing the2013 Confederations Cup, the2014 World Cup and the2015 Copa América.
Previously, he was part of the preliminary squad for the2008 Summer Olympics, but was not included in the final 18-man squad by coach Dunga, only getting named in the standby list. He was recalled by the sameDunga, who had returned to the job after the 2014 World Cup, for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in November 2015.
On 17 November 2015, Augusto scored his first goal forBrazil in a 3–0 victory againstPeru for2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2] He was a part of the Brazilian squads at the 2016Copa América Centenario and the2016 Olympic Games; in the latter, Brazil won the gold medal for the first time, and in the final against Germany after a 1–1 draw, he converted his penalty kick in an eventual 5–4 win for Brazil.
Renato netted twice againstHaiti during the Copa América Centenario (7–1 win for Brazil), with Brazil eventually falling out in group stage. He also scored twice more during the qualifiers, at home to Uruguay (2–2) and away to Peru (2–0 win for Brazil).
In May 2018, he was named inTite's final23-man squad for the2018 World Cup inRussia.[17] On 6 July 2018, Augusto scored Brazil's only goal in a 1–2 quarter-final defeat toBelgium as they were eliminated from the World Cup.[18]
In June 2019, he was considered by some fans and part of the media to be one of the top contenders to takeNeymar's spot in the national team ahead of the2019 Copa América, held in Brazilian soil, after thePSG forward got injured in a friendly againstQatar, due to his previous works with coachTite in Corinthians and the national team itself, but eventually lost out the callup toChelsea'sWillian.
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2005 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | Série A | 23 | 2 | 13[b] | 3 | — | 8[c] | 1 | — | 44 | 6 | |||
| 2008 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 3[c] | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 89 | 8 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 27 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 101 | 9 | — | 9 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 126 | 12 | ||||
| Corinthians | 2013 | Série A | 15 | 1 | 10[f] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 2[g] | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| 2014 | Série A | 30 | 1 | 5[f] | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | Série A | 30 | 5 | 7[f] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | — | 52 | 7 | ||
| Total | 75 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 126 | 14 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 10 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 10 | ||||
| 2019 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 15 | — | 1 | 0 | 6[h] | 1 | 1[i] | 0 | 38 | 16 | ||
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 8[h] | 2 | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Total | 122 | 35 | — | 15 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 40 | |||
| Corinthians | 2021 | Série A | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | Série A | 25 | 1 | 13[f] | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 50 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | Série A | 24 | 2 | 10[f] | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 45 | 6 | ||
| Total | 70 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | — | 112 | 15 | |||
| Fluminense | 2024 | Série A | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Career total | 435 | 61 | 75 | 10 | 46 | 12 | 74 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 632 | 89 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 6 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2015 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova,Salvador, Brazil |  Peru | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 25 March 2016 | Itaipava Arena Pernambuco,Recife, Brazil |  Uruguay | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | 8 June 2016 | Camping World Stadium,Orlando, United States |  Haiti | 3–0 | 7–1 | Copa América Centenario |
| 4 | 6–1 | |||||
| 5 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio Nacional de Lima,Lima, Peru | Peru | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 6 July 2018 | Kazan Arena,Kazan, Russia |  Belgium | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
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