Régis Tosatti Giacomin (born 16 January 1998), simply known as Régis, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Régis was born in

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, Santa Catarina, and represented Chapecoense as a youth. Ahead of the 2019 season, after being regularly used with the under-23 squad in the previous campaign, he was promoted to the first team. Régis made his first team debut on 20 January 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Yann in a 0–0

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away draw against

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. Rarely used by manager

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, he became a regular under new manager

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, making his first start on 21 April and scoring the opener in a 1–1 draw at

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, as his side lost the state league on penalties. Régis made his Série A debut on starting in a 2–0 home success over

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References

External links

Chapecoense profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Regis 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players UAE First Division League players Super League Greece players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Esporte Clube Bahia players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Hatta Club players Levadiakos F.C. players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece