Renê Júnior

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Renê Júnior
Personal information
Full nameRenê dos Santos Júnior
Date of birth (1989-09-16) September 16, 1989
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubGuangzhou Evergrande
Number8
Youth career
Criciúma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007Estácio de Sá
2008Semeando Cidadania
2009–2013Tombense0(0)
2009→ Madureira (loan)
2010→ Figueirense (loan)0(0)
2011→ Democrata-GV (loan)8(3)
2011→ Salgueiro (loan)25(0)
2012→ Mogi Mirim (loan)21(3)
2012→ Ponte Preta (loan)31(1)
2013→ Santos (loan)13(0)
2014–Guangzhou Evergrande0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 17, 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Renê dos Santos Júnior (born 16 September 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande of the Chinese Super League.

Career

Renê began his professional career on Rio de Janeiro's lower clubs, before joining Figueirense. However, one year after, he joined Esporte Clube Democrata. Shortly after, he joined Salgueiro Atlético Clube.

In January 2012 he signed a contract with Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, and after a good campaign in 2012 Campeonato Paulista, he joined Associação Atlética Ponte Preta.[1] He made his Série A debut on 20 May, against Atlético-MG.[2] He scored his first top flight goal on 6 June, against Flamengo.[3]

On 2 January 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Santos FC.[4]

On 24 December 2013, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Renê on a four-year contract.[5] According to Brazilian media, the transfer fee was 3.2 million Brazilian real (1 million Euro).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Renê Júnior é o 15º contratado da Ponte (Renê Junior is Ponte's fifteenth signing); Rede Bom Dia, 16 May 2012 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ ATLÉTICO-MG QUEBRA TABU E VENCE A PONTE PRETA COM GOL NO FINZINHO (ATLÉTICO-MG BREAKS TABOO AND GETS VICTORY AGAINST PONTE PRETA WITH A GOAL IN THE END); Globo Esporte, 20 May 2012 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ NOS ACRÉSCIMOS, VAGNER LOVE SALVA O FLA DE DERROTA PARA A PONTE PRETA (IN THE DYING MINUTES, VÁGNER LOVE SAVES FLA FROM A DEFEAT TO PONTE PRETA); Globo Esporte, 6 June 2012 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Santos FC contrata volante Renê Junior por empréstimo de um ano (Santos FC signs defensive midfielder Renê Júnior on a one-year loan); Santos FC official web site, 2 January 2013 (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ "雷内正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部" (Press release). Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. 2013-12-24.  (Chinese)
  6. ↑ Com mágoa, Renê Júnior se despede do Santos: 'Caiu nas minhas costas'(Portuguese)

External links

Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. – current squad
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