Renzo Saravia (; born 16 June 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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in the interior of Córdoba Province, Saravia had not played for any football clubs before he moved to the provincial capital; his father Reynaldo, a retired policeman, staked everything he had on finding him a team. From the age of 9 to 15 he played for

Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba (commonly referred to as Instituto) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba, whose professional football team currently plays in the Primera División, the first division of the Argentine footba ...

, where his teammates included

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. Saravia then signed for Club Atlético Las Palmas and was loaned to

Club Atlético Belgrano Club Atlético Belgrano (; mostly known simply as Belgrano or Belgrano de Córdoba ) is an Argentine sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, best known for its Association football, football team, which currently plays in th ...

for a year with the option to buy for 150,000 Argentine pesos.

Belgrano

Saravia was promoted to

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's first team in January 2013.

Racing Club

In July 2017, he signed for

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, where he won the

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Porto

In June 2019, Saravia signed a four-year deal with

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. He made his debut on 13 August in the second leg of the third qualifying round of the

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at home to

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, and was substituted for striker

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with the team already 3–0 down after 38 minutes in a 3–2 loss. Still unused in the

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, he scored his first goal to open a 3–0 group win at Casa Pia A.C. in the

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on 5 December.

Internacional (loan)

On 28 February 2020, Saravia joined

club Internacional on loan, where he spent two seasons.

Botafogo

On 8 April 2022, he signed a permanent deal with

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, staying at the club for the remainder of the season.

Atlético Mineiro

On 16 February 2023, Saravia joined

International career

Saravia made his international debut for

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on 8 September 2018 in a 3-0 international friendly against

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. Manager

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named him in the 23-man squad for the

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in Brazil, where he played two group games for the bronze medallists.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2019.''

Honours

Racing Club *

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: 2018–19 Porto *

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: 2019–20 Atlético Mineiro *

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saravia, Renzo 1993 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers FC Porto players SC Internacional players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil 2019 Copa América players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen