| Renato Chaves | |
| Fullname: | Renato de Araújo Chaves Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1990 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | 1998–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Corinthians |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | → Bahia (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2011 |
| Clubs3: | → Figueirense (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Clubs4: | → Portuguesa (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2012 |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2012–2014 |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2014 |
| Clubs7: | → Náutico (loan) |
| Caps7: | 20 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2015 |
| Caps8: | 35 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps9: | 56 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps10: | 53 |
| Goals10: | 5 |
| Years11: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps11: | 52 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Years12: | 2022 |
| Caps12: | 2 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
Renato de Araújo Chaves Júnior (born 4 May 1990), known as Renato Chaves or simply Renato, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Born in São Paulo, Renato joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2001, aged 11.[1] In February 2008, after impressing in the previous years' Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the main squad.[2]
Renato made his first team – and Série A – debut on 10 May 2009, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Internacional.[3] He scored his first goal as a professional late in the month, but in a 1–3 away loss against Santos.[4]
On 16 August 2010 Renato was loaned to Bahia until the end of the year.[5] After failing to adapt, he returned to his parent club only months later and moved to Figueirense in a one-year loan deal on 29 December.[6]
On 2 June 2011, after being rarely used, Renato moved to Série B side Portuguesa also in a temporary deal.[7] He was signed permanently by Lusa in December 2011, after achieving promotion to the top level.[8]
In July 2012, Renato joined Atlético Paranaense, back to the second tier.[9] 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 Campeonato Paranaense, alleging he should be included in the first team squad; due to that, he was even more ostracized.[10]
In July 2014, after making only four appearances, Renato joined Náutico in the second tier, on loan until the end of the year.[11]
After being regularly used, Renato joined Ponte Preta in December 2014, after his contract with Furacão expired.[12] On 20 October 2015, after being a starter in the year's Brasileirão, he extended his contract for a further two years.[13]
On 13 January 2016, Renato signed a three-year contract with Fluminense also in the top tier.[14] In his first year, he was mainly used as a backup option to Gum and Henrique.
On 4 August 2018, Renato moved abroad for the first time in his career, and joined a host of compatriots at Al-Wehda.[15] He immediately became a starter at his new side.
On 5 October 2020, Renato signed for fellow Saudi Professional League side Al-Batin on a two-year deal.[16]
On 28 July 2022, Renato joined Juventude on a free transfer.[17]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Corinthians | 2009 | Série A | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Figueirense | 2011 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Portuguesa | 2011 | Série B | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| 2012 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 2 | |||||
| Atlético Paranaense | 2012 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Náutico | 2014 | Série B | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Ponte Preta | 2015 | Série A | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| Fluminense | 2016 | Série A | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[18] | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5[19] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 9 | |||
| Al-Wehda | 2018–19 | Saudi Professional League | 28 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 53 | 5 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 61 | 6 | ||||||
| Al-Batin | 2020–21 | Saudi Professional League | 23 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 52 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 3 | ||||||
| Career total | 209 | 14 | 57 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 309 | 26 | |||