Régis Augusto Salmazzo (born 30 November 1992), simply known as Régis, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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Club career

São Paulo and loans

Born in

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, Régis was a

youth graduate. He was loaned to

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ahead of the 2013 season, and made his senior debut on 20 January of that year by coming on as a substitute in a 1–1

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home draw against

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. On 27 September 2013 Régis was loaned to América-RN, in the Série B. He scored his first professional goal on 12 November, netting the first in a 2–2 home draw against América Mineiro, and contributed with five goals in ten appearances before returning to ''Tricolor''.

Chapecoense / Sport Recife

On 23 January 2014, Régis was sold to an investment fund, being assigned to Chapecoense for six months. On 2 July, however, after being the top goalscorer of the year's

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, he signed a four-year deal with

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. Régis scored his first Série A goal on 17 August 2014, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against

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. He started to feature more regularly the following year, mainly as a substitute to Diego Souza and

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. On 18 December 2015, Régis signed a one-year loan deal with

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, who overcame Santos for his signature.

Bahia

Régis was rarely used at ''Verdão'', and moved to

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the following 24 May, on an 18-month loan deal. He signed a permanent contract with the club in 2018, and in March 2019, after a temporary deal at Al-Wehda, he joined

on loan until December.

Career statistics

Honours

;Bahia *

Copa do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (''Northeastern Cup''), and sometimes informally referred as Lampions League – in reference to the UEFA Ch ...

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: 2018 ;Corinthians *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Regis 1992 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players São Paulo FC players Paulista Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Sport Club do Recife players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Esporte Clube Bahia players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Guarani FC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia