Renato Solís

Renato Solís
Personal information
Full name Renato Alfredo Solís Salinas
Date of birth (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Cristal
Number 12
Youth career
Regatas Lima
Sporting Cristal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Sporting Cristal 97 (0)
International career
2020 Peru U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Renato Alfredo Solís Salinas (born 27 January 1998) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting Cristal. He has made over 100 total appearances for the club, winning the Peruvian Primera División in 2020, and has been called up by the Peru national team.

Club career

Born in Lima, Solís was a youth player at Regatas Lima. Aged 15, he moved to Sporting Cristal, choosing them over fellow capital-based clubs Alianza Lima and Universitario.[1]

Solís made his professional debut in the Peruvian Primera División on 6 April 2019 in a 2–0 loss at Ayacucho, with Sporting Cristal resting several players who had played recently in the Copa Libertadores.[2] Due to regular goalkeeper Patricio Álvarez's poor form at the end of the season and the start of the new year, Solís was made first choice.[3] He made his continental debut in the Copa Libertadores on 13 February 2020 in a 2–1 home win over Ecuador's Barcelona S.C. in the second round, though his team were eliminated due to a 4–0 loss with Álvarez in the first leg.[4] He ended the season a league champion, with 32 goals conceded over 27 games.[5]

Sporting Cristal signed Alejandro Duarte in 2021, who became the regular goalkeeper until being injured in early 2023, and Solís recovered his position.[6] On 25 May, he saved a penalty kick from Miguel Borja in a 1–1 home draw with Argentina's River Plate in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.[7] In November 2023, with his contract set to expire, it was extended to last through 2026.[8]

In May 2024, Solís had a knee injury, with Diego Enríquez taking over as goalkeeper in his absence.[9]

International career

Solís was called up for the Peru under-23 team for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Colombia, playing all four games. He accepted responsibility for conceding the only goal of the first game against Brazil, from Paulinho.[10]

Manager Ricardo Gareca called up Solís for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in November 2020, against Chile and Argentina. This was after Carlos Cáceda had been sent off in the previous qualifier against Brazil, albeit from the substitutes' bench.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Renato Solís sobre sus inicios: "Tuve propuestas de la 'U', Alianza Lima, pero me incliné por Sporting Cristal"" [Renato Solís on his beginnings: "I had offers from 'U', Alianza Lima, but I went for Sporting Cristal"]. El Bocón (in Spanish). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Ayacucho FC acaba con el invicto de Sporting Cristal (2-0)" [Ayacucho FC end Sporting Cristal's unbeaten status (2-0)] (in Spanish). Gol Perú. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ Lerner, Dan (1 March 2020). "Renato Solís, una luz en medio de la oscuridad de Cristal" [Renato Solís, a light in the middle of Cristal's darkness]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Sporting Cristal venció 2 a 1 a Barcelona y quedó eliminado" [Sporting Cristal beat Barcelona 2-1 and ended up eliminated] (in Spanish). ESPN. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. ^ Curi Chang, Jasson (21 December 2020). "Sporting Cristal: Experiencia, futuro y contundencia, el unoxuno del campeón de la Liga 1" [Sporting Cristal: Experience, future and force, the one-on-one with the Liga 1 champions]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ^ Bazán Chocos, Raúl (19 May 2024). "Alejandro Duarte y su promesa de competencia a Renato Solís en su vuelta a Sporting Cristal: "Tengo hambre de recuperar mi puesto"" [Alejandro Duarte and his promise of competition with Renato Solís on his return to Sporting Cristal: "I'm hungry to recover my position"] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  7. ^ Valdívia, Humberto (25 May 2023). "Penal atajado por Renato Solís a Miguel Borja en Sporting Cristal vs River Plate por Copa Libertadores" [Penalty saved by Renato Solís from Miguel Borja in Sporting Cristal vs River Plate for the Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  8. ^ Parra, Joaquín (29 November 2023). "Renato Solís renovó con Sporting Cristal: 'celestes' le hicieron largo contrato al arquero peruano" [Renato Solís renewed with Sporting Cristal: 'sky blues' made a long contract for the Peruvian goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. ^ Alcántara, Grace Nole (22 May 2024). "Diego Enríquez, el juvenil que debutará como reemplazo de Renato Solís y la difícil misión de obtener el título del Torneo Apertura 2024" [Diego Enríquez, the youth who will debut as Renato Solís's replacement and the difficult mission to obtain the 2024 Torneo Apertura title] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Selección peruana Sub-23: Renato Solís asumió la culpa en gol de Brasil" [Peruvian under-23 national team: Renato Solís took responsibility for Brazil's goal] (in Spanish). América TV. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Selección peruana: Renato Solís se pronunció tras llamado de Gareca" [Peruvian national team: Renato Solís spoke after Gareca's call-up] (in Spanish). América TV. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2024.