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Renato Sanches

Squad depthParis Saint Germain · 29 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameRenato Júnior Luz Sanches
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age29
Date of birth18 Aug 1997
BirthplaceLisboa
Height176 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubParis Saint Germain
Central midfielder
14
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
598
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Paris Saint Germain.

Also this season

On loan at PanathinaikosUEFA Europa League: 7 apps, 0g 0a, 526 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Paris Saint Germain; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Renato Sanches is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Panathinaikos, rated 22.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sanches.

On the season, Sanches graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.692 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 29 Sanches is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding level5 clubs
22.3
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
8.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
18.5%
Minutes
limited game time
1.69
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Panathinaikos finished 4th of 14 · an upper-table side

13
Apps
1.69
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 14) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.34 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 18.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles4
Interceptions5
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.