| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Claudinei Alexandre Aparecido | ||||||||
| Date of birth | May 2, 1980 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Avaré, Brazil | ||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
| Current club | Changchun Yatai | ||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||
| 2000–2001 | Guarani | ||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Ovarense | 88 | (23) | ||||||
| 2005–2006 | Moreirense | 42 | (15) | ||||||
| 2006–2007 | Naval | 28 | (10) | ||||||
| 2007–2008 | CSKA Sofia | 29 | (14) | ||||||
| 2008–2010 | Al-Shabab | ||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 20 | (5) | ||||||
| 2010–2011 | Changchun Yatai | 35 | (11) | ||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nei (born Claudinei Alexandre Aparecido, 2 May 1980 in Avaré, São Paulo), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Changchun Yatai F.C. in China, as a striker.
After solid performances in Portugal for A.D. Ovarense in the second division (he arrived in the country at the age of 21 from Guarani Futebol Clube), Nei moved in the January 2005 transfer window to Moreirense FC, in the top level, making his club debut on the 9th, in a 1–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra, and scored four goals in the season's last three games - including one in a 1–1 home draw against F.C. Porto - but his club suffered releagation.
In June 2007, Nei played one more year in Portugal, with Associação Naval 1º de Maio, his 10 league goals being good enough for joint-fifth in the scorers' list, as the Figueira da Foz side finished 11th and maintained its top division status. He then moved to Bulgaria with PFC CSKA Sofia, for €500.000. In his only season, he scored a career-best 14 goals, also helping the capital club to the national championship.
Nei signed a two-year deal with Al-Shabab Riyadh of Saudi Arabia, being loaned to CFR Cluj in Romania in his second year, and being a relatively important offensive unit as the team won the double. In July 2010, he was sold to Changchun Yatai F.C. from China.