Renato Veiga

Renato Palma Veiga (born 29 July 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for club Chelsea. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back or left-back.

Early life
Veiga was born in Lisbon, Portugal.

Youth career
A former youth player for Sporting CP, he resigned for them from Real S.C. in 2019.

Sporting CP
Veiga made his debut for Sporting CP B against Cova Piedade U23 on 12 September 2020. On 31 October 2020, he scored his first goal against C.S. Marítimo U23.

FC Augsburg (loan)
At the end of January 2023, Veiga signed for FC Augsburg on, what was intended to be, a one year loan up until 31 December 2023. He made his Bundesliga debut on 11 February 2023 in a 3–1 defeat against Mainz 05. However, on 15 August the club announced, that after analyzing the first six months together with the player, they ultimately came to the decision to end the loan early.

Basel
On 28 August 2023, Swiss Super League side Basel announced that they had signed Veiga on a four-year contract. This was reported to have had a fee of €4.6 million, with Sporting keeping a 10% sell-on clause. On the next day, Veiga joined Basel's first team during their 2023–24 season under head coach Timo Schultz.

Veiga played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 3 September, playing in the starting eleven. He scored his first goal for the team in the same game, an excellent goal from a free kick, as Basel played a 2–2 draw with Zürich. He was named player of the week by the Swiss Super League.

Chelsea
On 12 July 2024, Veiga signed a seven-year contract with Premier League club Chelsea with a further one-year option. The fee was reported to be €14 million.

International career
Veiga is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U20s.

Personal life
Veiga is the son of the Cape Verde international footballer Nélson Veiga.