Nenê (footballer, born 1983)

Ânderson Miguel da Silva (born 28 July 1983), known as Nenê, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Portuguese club Leixões S.C. as a striker.

Nenê
Nenê training with Cagliari in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ânderson Miguel da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1983-07-28) 28 July 1983[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Leixões
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 São Bento
2004 Guaçuano
2005 Riachuelo 28 (14)
2005 Boca Júnior 0 (0)
2006 América-SP
2006 Confiança
2006 Santa Cruz 30 (9)
2007–2008 Cruzeiro 14 (2)
2008 → Ipatinga (loan) 29 (9)
2008–2009 Nacional 28 (20)
2009–2014 Cagliari 124 (23)
2014–2015 Verona 8 (0)
2015 → Spezia (loan) 17 (4)
2015–2017 Spezia 48 (16)
2017–2018 Bari 25 (7)
2018–2020 Moreirense 52 (7)
2020– Leixões 13 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2021

After being crowned the Portuguese Primeira Liga's top scorer in 2009, he went on to spend most of his professional career in Italy, representing several clubs.

Club career

Born in São Paulo, Nenê began his career with modest Brazilian clubs, also having a spell at Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, then moved abroad to Portugal's C.D. Nacional in July 2008. In his first and only season in Primeira Liga he turned in stellar performances, leading the goalscoring charts with 20 goals (22 overall)[2] by notably netting in home fixtures against Sporting CP (1–1) and S.L. Benfica (3–1 win),[3] while also helping the Madeira team reach the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup and qualify for the UEFA Europa League.

In June 2009, Nenê joined Italy's Cagliari Calcio on a four-year contract for about €4.5 million, with the player reported to be earning approximately €450,000 per season.[4] He spent his debut campaign in the Serie A alternating between the starting XI and the substitutes bench, but still scored eight goals – second-best in the squad – as the Sardinia club narrowly avoided relegation.[5]

Nenê scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 home win against Calcio Catania on 12 December 2010.[6] In July 2013, aged 30, he renewed his contract for another year.[7]

On 25 July 2014, after five seasons and an average of less than five league goals, free agent Nenê signed for fellow league side Hellas Verona FC.[8] Late into the following January transfer window he was loaned to Spezia Calcio of Serie B,[9] with the move being made permanent in the summer. He remained at the Stadio Alberto Picco until July 2017, when he joined A.S. Bari in the same division.[10]

Nenê returned to Portugal's top flight on 8 August 2018 after eight years away, agreeing to a one-year deal at Moreirense F.C. with the option of a further campaign.[11] The following March, this clause was activated.[12]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Nenê" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. Europa desperta para golos de Nené (Europe awakens to Nené's goals); Record, 21 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
  3. Só falta o FC Porto para pleno de Nené (Only FC Porto stand in the way of Nené's three-for-three); Record, 9 May 2009 (in Portuguese)
  4. Nenê no Cagliari por 4,5 milhões (Nenê in Cagliari for €4,5 million) Archived 26 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine; A Bola, 23 June 2009 (in Portuguese)
  5. Frongia, Mario (2 March 2012). "Nenè scalpita: «Mi manca il gol»" [Nenè opens his heart: "I miss scoring"] (in Italian). La Nuova Sardegna. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. Cagliari 3–0 Catania; ESPN Soccernet, 12 December 2010
  7. Il Cagliari Calcio comunica che il giocatore Miguel Anderson Da Silva "Nenè" ha rinnovato per un'altra stagione il contratto che lo lega alla Società rossoblù. (Cagliari Calcio announces that player Miguel Anderson Da Silva "Nenè" has renewed contract that links him to red-and-blue organisation for another season.); Cagliari Calcio, 17 June 2013 (in Italian)
  8. Ufficiale: Nenè in gialloblù (Official: Nenè in yellow-blue); Hellas Verona, 25 July 2014 (in Italian)
  9. Ufficiale: Spezia, dall'Hellas Verona arriva Nenè (Official: Spezia, Nenè arrives from Hellas Verona); Tutto Mercato Web, 28 January 2015 (in Italian)
  10. Maschio, Tommaso (19 July 2017). "Bari, Nenè [sic]: "Volevo fortemente venire qui. Spezia? Ce l'ho con la società"" [Bari, Nenê: "I strongly wanted to come here. Spezia? I'm angry with the club"] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  11. Machado, José Miguel (8 August 2018). "Nenê é o eleito para o ataque do Moreirense" [Nenê is the chosen one for Moreirense's attack] (in Portuguese). Record. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  12. "Moreirense anuncia renovação com Nenê" [Moreirense announce renewal with Nenê] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  13. De Soeiro a Nenê: confira a lista dos reis do golo (From Soeiro to Nenê: check out list of goal kings); Mais Futebol, 24 May 2009 (in Portuguese)
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