Renato de Araújo Chaves Júnior (born 4 May 1990), known as Renato Chaves or simply Renato, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for Juventude as a

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Club career

Corinthians

Born in

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, Renato joined

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' youth setup in 2001, aged 11. In February 2008, after impressing in the previous years'

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 associ ...

, he was promoted to the main squad. Renato made his first team – and Série A – debut on 10 May 2009, starting in a 0–1 home loss against

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...

. He scored his first goal as a professional late in the month, but in a 1–3 away loss against Santos.

Loans to Bahia and Figueirense

On 16 August 2010 Renato was loaned to

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until the end of the year. After failing to adapt, he returned to his parent club only months later and moved to

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

in a one-year loan deal on 29 December.

Portuguesa

On 2 June 2011, after being rarely used, Renato moved to Série B side Portuguesa also in a temporary deal. He was signed permanently by ''Lusa'' in December 2011, after achieving promotion to the top level.

Atlético Paranaense

In July 2012, Renato joined

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

, back to the second tier. He was only a backup option for his new side, and struggled to even make the bench. In February 2014, Renato refused to play with the under-23s in the year's

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, alleging he should be included in the first team squad; due to that, he was even more ostracized.

Loan to Náutico

In July 2014, after making only four appearances, Renato joined Náutico in the second tier, on loan until the end of the year.

Ponte Preta

After being regularly used, Renato joined Ponte Preta in December 2014, after his contract with ''Furacão'' expired. On 20 October 2015, after being a starter in the year's ''Brasileirão'', he extended his contract for a further two years.

Fluminense

On 13 January 2016, Renato signed a three-year contract with

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...

also in the top tier. In his first year, he was mainly used as a backup option to Gum and Henrique.

Al-Wehda

On 4 August 2018, Renato moved abroad for the first time in his career, and joined a host of compatriots at Al-Wehda. He immediately became a starter at his new side.

Al-Batin

On 5 October 2020, Renato signed for fellow

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side Al-Batin on a two-year deal.

Juventude

On 28 July 2022, Renato joined Juventude on a free transfer.

Career statistics

Titles

;Corinthians *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

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Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

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Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...

;Portuguesa *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaves, Renato 1990 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Figueirense FC players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Club Athletico Paranaense players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Fluminense FC players Al Wehda FC players Al Batin FC players Esporte Clube Juventude players Saudi Pro League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia