Renan Augusto Lodi dos Santos (born 8 April 1998), known as Renan Lodi, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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, and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Athletico Paranaense

Born in

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, Lodi joined

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's youth setup in 2012. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 14 October 2016, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Grêmio. Lodi subsequently represented the under-23 in the

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, and scored his first senior goal on 25 March 2018, netting the opener in a 5–0 home routing of

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. Three days later, he extended his contract until March 2021. Lodi became a regular starter under new manager

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, and renewed his contract until 2022 on 10 August 2018.

Atlético Madrid

On 28 June 2019,

side

reached an agreement in principle with Athletico Paranaense for the transfer of Lodi. The deal was completed on 7 July 2019 and Lodi signed a six-year contract with the club. On 24 November 2019, Lodi scored his first goal for Atlético in a 1–1 draw with

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. On 16 May 2021, Lodi came on as a substitute and scored a late equalizing goal in the eventual 2–1 home win over

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that would keep the club in the title race against

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. The following week, as Atlético won the last game in the competition, Lodi became a

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champion as part of the team. On 15 March 2022, Lodi scored his first Champions League goal to help

beat

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1–0 at

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and qualify for the quarter-finals, securing a 2–1 aggregate win.

Nottingham Forest (loan)

On 29 August 2022, Lodi signed for

club

on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first goal for Nottingham Forest on 9 November 2022 against

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in the

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International career

Lodi made his debut for the Brazil national team on 10 October 2019, replacing

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in a 1–1 draw with

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Athletico Paranaense *

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: 2018 Atletico Madrid *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lodi, Renan 1998 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Club Athletico Paranaense players Atlético Madrid footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players La Liga players Premier League players Brazil international footballers 2021 Copa América players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England