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Renato Sanches

Midfielder, born 1997, 7 clubs, 4 loans, 2020s era

Renato Sanches played for 7 clubs in his senior career, starting at Benfica in 2015. His longest spell was at Lille: 3 seasons, 2019–2022. He went out on loan 4 times, to Swansea City, Roma, Benfica and others. He returned to Bayern Munich after time away. His last club was Panathinaikos, where he played until 2026.

  1. Benfica2015–16Benfica, 2015–16
    Bayern Munich2016–17Bayern Munich, 2016–17
    Swansea City2017–18loan from FCBSwansea City, 2017–18, on loan from Bayern Munich
    Bayern Munich2018–19backBayern Munich, 2018–19, back after loan
  2. Lille2019–22Lille, 2019–22
    Paris Saint-Germain2022–23Paris Saint-Germain, 2022–23
    Roma2023–24loan from PSGRoma, 2023–24, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain
    Benfica2024–25loan from PSGBenfica, 2024–25, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain
  3. Panathinaikos2025–26loan from PSGPanathinaikos, 2025–26, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain

Renato Sanches’s clubs

YearsClub
2015–2016Benfica
2016–2017Bayern Munich
2017–2018Swansea CityLoan from Bayern Munich
2018–2019Bayern MunichReturned
2019–2022Lille
2022–2023Paris Saint-Germain
2023–2024RomaLoan from Paris Saint-Germain
2024–2025BenficaLoan from Paris Saint-Germain
2025–2026PanathinaikosLoan from Paris Saint-Germain

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What clubs did Renato Sanches play for?
Renato Sanches played for 7 clubs in his senior career: Benfica, Bayern Munich, Swansea City, Lille, Paris Saint-Germain, Roma and Panathinaikos.
What was Renato Sanches's last club?
Renato Sanches's last club was Panathinaikos (2025–2026).
What was Renato Sanches's first club?
Renato Sanches started his senior career at Benfica in 2015.

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Senior club career from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Youth, reserve and international teams are not included.