Ânderson Miguel da Silva

Nenê
Personal information
Full nameÂnderson Miguel da Silva
Date of birth28 July 1983
Place of birthSão Paulo, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Spezia (on loan from Verona)
Number21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004São Bento
2004Guaçuano
2005Riachuelo28(14)
2005Boca Júnior0(0)
2006América-SP
2006Confiança
2006Santa Cruz30(9)
2007–2008Cruzeiro14(2)
2008→ Ipatinga (loan)29(9)
2008–2009Nacional28(20)
2009–2014Cagliari124(23)
2014–Verona8(0)
2015–→ Spezia (loan)9(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ânderson Miguel da Silva (born 28 July 1983), commonly known as Nenê, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Spezia Calcio on loan from Hellas Verona F.C. as a striker.

Football 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 the top division he turned in stellar performances, leading the goalscoring charts with 20 goals (22 overall) by notably netting in home fixtures against Sporting Clube de Portugal (1–1) and S.L. Benfica (3–1 win), while also helping the Madeira team reach the semifinals 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Nenê no Cagliari por 4,5 milhões (Nenê in Cagliari for €4,5 million); A Bola, June 2009 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ Cagliari 3–0 Catania; ESPN Soccernet, 12 December 2010
  3. ↑ Ufficiale: Nenè in gialloblù (Official: Nenè in yellow-blue); Verona's official website, 25 July 2014 (Italian)

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