Who is Renan Lodi, the new Al Hilal player?

The management of Al Hilal Club announced its contract with Brazilian Renan Lodi, the left back of the French first football team, Marseille, to support the Blue Team with a new professional during the current winter transfer period.

Al Hilal wanted to sign a foreign professional after Brazilian Neymar da Silva was injured while participating with his country’s national team during the match against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in mid-October, provided that this would be done during the winter transfer period.

Who is Renan Lodi? Brazilian Renan Lodi is considered one of the most prominent full-back players known in European football, having previously played for the Spanish team Atletico Madrid, in addition to defending the colors of Nottingham Forest in England and then Marseille in France.

Lodi constantly plays on the left front in the full-back position, where he is distinguished by his offensive runs while constantly positioning himself on the sideline of the field, to create goals and try to score as well.

Renan Lodi began his professional career with the Brazilian team Atletico Paranaense, during the period from 2016 to 2019, before Atletico Madrid signed with him in the summer of 2019 for about 22 million euros, at the request of the team’s coach, Diego Simeone.

Renan Lodi at Atletico Madrid Lodi played for 3 years with Atletico Madrid , from 2019 to 2022, during which he won the Spanish Football League Championship title in the 2020-2021 season, after starring remarkably in coach Simeone’s squad.

Renan Lodi was one of the pivotal elements in Atletico Madrid's victory in the La Liga title in 2021, after scoring a decisive goal in Osasuna, in the 82nd minute, during the penultimate round of the league, so that Atletico came back in the result after being a goal behind, before Luis Suarez scored the winning goal. In the last minutes.

During 118 matches for Atletico Madrid in all competitions, Renan Lodi scored 6 goals and made 10, before moving to the English ranks of Nottingham Forest during the 2022-2023 season, to make one goal and score another in 32 matches.

Lodi participated in 23 matches with the French team Marseille during all tournaments this season, without scoring any goal and assisting a single goal, before he officially moved to the ranks of Al Hilal.

It is noteworthy that Renan Lodi played 225 matches in all competitions at the adult level, during which he scored 11 goals and made 20 assists, knowing that his current market value reaches 20 million euros.