Renato VeigaCB#12

Villarreal·UEFA Youth League·Defender - Centre-Back

23 years(29/07/2003)1,88mleftPortugal, Cape VerdeContract until 30/06/2032

6.88Rating54 matches in 12 months

€30.00mMarket value#3 in Villarreal

Last 5rating per match

LaLiga01.117.5

UEFA Champio05.116.7

LaLiga08.117.4

World Cup Qu13.116.9

World Cup Qu16.118.1

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.00Nov

6.80Dec

6.60Jan

6.30Feb

6.70Mar

7.10Apr

7.10May

7.20Jun

6.90Jul

6.90Aug

7.20Sep

6.50Oct

Club matchesVillarreal

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Recent results

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Real Betis—Prediction 08 Sept · 20:00UEFA Champions LeagueA

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Key statsUEFA Nations League · LaLiga · UEFA Champions League

Goals011 of 66Rank

xG0.520.10 / 9034 of 60Rank

Assists10.08 / 903 of 66Rank

xA0.002 of 66Rank

Shots70.58 / 9026 of 60Rank

Shots on target00%35 of 60Rank

Key passes30.25 / 9015 of 66Rank

Pass accuracy90.7%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — LaLiga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking38

Technique45

Tactical71

Defending71

Creativity45

Strengths

Long balls

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DC

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0042%

xG0.0234%

Shots0.4329%

Shots on target0.0021%

Conversion %042%

Big chances missed0.1419%

Dribbles0.2946%

Fouls won0.141%

Offsides0.1498%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.1484%

xA0.1392%

Key passes0.4354%

Big chances created0.1465%

Accurate passes79.71100%

Pass accuracy %92.891%

Final third passes9.5777%

Long balls5.1495%

Crosses0.0020%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.290%

Interceptions1.4366%

Clearances5.2966%

Blocks1.4398%

Aerial duels won1.2949%

Duels won2.000%

Recoveries3.7138%

Dribbled past0.5759%

Fouls0.8652%

Errors leading to goal0.0059%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 65 defenders · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 630′

Similar playersLaLiga · defenders · season 26/27

83%

Víctor ChustElche CF · Defender - Centre-Back6.47Rating0G1A26age 81%

Dávid HanckoAtlético · Defender - Centre-Back7.23Rating0G2A28age 79%

Unai NúñezEspanyol · Defender - Centre-Back7.00Rating0G0A29age 79%

Gerard MartínBarcelona · Defender - Centre-Back7.35Rating0G0A24age 77%

Ángel RecioMálaga CF · Defender - Centre-Back6.71Rating0G0A23age 76%

Yoel LagoCelta de Vigo · Defender - Centre-Back6.89Rating0G0A22age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.7

-0.2

00.2

25/26

-0.5

00.5

26/27

Goals xG · total 0 / 0.7

Assists vs xA

-0.1

-0.1

00.1

25/26

00.0

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.1

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable54 matches in 12 months

National teamPortugal18 caps · 1 goals

Contract until30/06/2032

Market value€30.00mHighest: €30.00m (22/07/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Portugal	26/27	4	360	6.90	—	—	0	1	—
LaLiga	Villarreal	26/27	7	630	7.14	—	1	1	1	—
UEFA Champions League	Villarreal	26/27	1	90	6.20	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers13

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
22/08/2025	25/26	Chelsea	Villarreal	€24.50m	€25.00m
10/06/2025	24/25	Juventus	Chelsea	End of loan	€18.00m
27/01/2025	24/25	Chelsea	Juventus	Loan fee:€4.00m	€10.00m
12/07/2024	24/25	Basel	Chelsea	€14.00m	€3.00m
28/08/2023	23/24	Sporting B	Basel	€6.00m	€1.00m
15/08/2023	23/24	Augsburg	Sporting B	End of loan	€1.00m
31/01/2023	22/23	Sporting B	Augsburg	Loan fee:€250k	-
01/07/2022	22/23	Sporting CP U23	Sporting B	-	-
01/07/2020	20/21	Sporting U17	Sporting CP U23	-	-
01/07/2019	19/20	Real SC U17	Sporting U17	-	-
01/07/2018	18/19	Real SC U155	Real SC U17	-	-
01/07/2016	16/17	Lakhlej Foot	Real SC U155	free transfer	-
01/07/2013	13/14	Sporting Yth.	Lakhlej Foot	free transfer	-

Market value

€30.00m Current€30.00m Highest · 22/07/202622/07/2026 Last change

05.02.202322.07.2026

#52 Centre-Back#46 LaLiga#16 Portugal#3 Villarreal#293 Worldwide#30 Year 2003

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
05/02/2023	19	FC Augsburg	€1.00m
22/06/2023	19	FC Augsburg	€1.00m
19/10/2023	20	FC Basel 1893	€1.50m
21/12/2023	20	FC Basel 1893	€2.00m
28/03/2024	20	FC Basel 1893	€3.00m
31/05/2024	20	FC Basel 1893	€3.00m
01/10/2024	21	Chelsea FC	€8.00m
16/12/2024	21	Chelsea FC	€10.00m
25/03/2025	21	Juventus FC	€18.00m
17/06/2025	21	Chelsea FC	€25.00m
12/12/2025	22	Villarreal CF	€25.00m
05/06/2026	22	Villarreal CF	€25.00m
22/07/2026	22	Villarreal CF	€30.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Villarreal	5	450	0	0.52	0.52	0	0	2	0	2.17
2025	La liga	Villarreal	33	2553	0	0.2	0.2	0	0.12	9	3	12.08

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.