Nenê (footballer, born 1983)

Nenê
	File:Nenèallenamento.png Nenê training with Cagliari in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Ânderson Miguel da Silva
Date of birth	28 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Leixões
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	São Bento
2004	Guaçuano
2005	Riachuelo
2005	Boca Júnior
2006	América-SP
2006	Confiança
2006	Santa Cruz
2007–2008	Cruzeiro
2008	→ Ipatinga (loan)
2008–2009	Nacional
2009–2014	Cagliari
2014–2015	Verona
2015	→ Spezia (loan)
2015–2017	Spezia
2017–2018	Bari
2018–2020	Moreirense
2020–	Leixões
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2020

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.

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.

On 12 December 2010, Nenê scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 home win against Calcio Catania,^[5] In July 2013, aged 30, he renewed his contract for another year.^[6]

On 25 July 2014, after five seasons and an average of less than five league goals, the free agent signed for fellow league side Hellas Verona FC.^[7] Late into the following January transfer window he was loaned to Spezia Calcio in Serie B,^[8] with the move being made permanent in the summer.

Honours

Individual

Primeira Liga Top Scorer: 2008–09^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nenê" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ Europa desperta para golos de Nené (Europe awakens to Nené's goals); Record, 21 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ Cagliari 3–0 Catania; ESPN Soccernet, 12 December 2010
^ 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 organization for another season.); Cagliari Calcio, 17 June 2013 (in Italian)
^ Ufficiale: Nenè in gialloblù (Official: Nenè in yellow-blue); Hellas Verona, 25 July 2014 (in Italian)
^ Ufficiale: Spezia, dall'Hellas Verona arriva Nenè (Official: Spezia, Nenè arrives from Hellas Verona); Tutto Mercato Web, 28 January 2015 (in Italian)
^ 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)

External links

Nenê at Sambafoot (archived)
Nenê at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Nenê at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
Nenê at Soccerway

[Bio-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] Cagliari 3–0 Catania; ESPN Soccernet, 12 December 2010

[6] 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 organization for another season.); Cagliari Calcio, 17 June 2013 (in Italian)

[7] Ufficiale: Nenè in gialloblù (Official: Nenè in yellow-blue); Hellas Verona, 25 July 2014 (in Italian)

[8] Ufficiale: Spezia, dall'Hellas Verona arriva Nenè (Official: Spezia, Nenè arrives from Hellas Verona); Tutto Mercato Web, 28 January 2015 (in Italian)

[9] 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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