Aender Naves Mesquita (commonly known as Aender, ; born 12 February 1983) is a former Brazilian-born

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professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

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club Central & Western.

Club career

Shum Shui Po

On 28 October 2011, Aender joined

club

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. Although unable to save the team from relegation, he was voted as Most Favorite Player by fans at the

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Tai Po

Following the relegation of

, Aender joined fellow First Division club

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, signing a 1-year contract. On 4 May 2013, he scored in the 90th minute against

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, changing the scoreboard into 2–1 for Wofoo Tai Po. As

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and Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei have won their match respectively, a win was critical for Wofoo Tai Po as 3 points could avoid relegation. However, in the last minute of stoppage time, Yokohama FC Hong Kong's Kenji Fukuda scored and thus sent Wofoo Tai Po into the Second Division. Aender confirmed his departure following the relegation of Tai Po.

South China

On 31 May 2013, Aender joined First Division defending champions

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for free. He struggled to earn a starting spot in the first half of the season. In December 2013 he was loaned to

Biu Chun Rangers Hong Kong Rangers Football Club (), often abbreviated to Rangers, currently known as Biu Chun Rangers due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. They have won the Hong Ko ...

for the remainder of the season.

Kedah

In April 2014, Naves joined Malaysian outfit

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1st return to Tai Po

In September 2014, Aender returned to Hong Kong Premier League club

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2nd return to Tai Po

At the start of the 2021–22 season, Aender returned to Tai Po after a stint around Hong Kong. Tai Po announced the departure of Aender by mutual termination on 7 December 2022.

Central & Western

On 9 December 2022, Central & Western announced the joining of Aender.

Career statistics

Club

: ''As of 31 May 2013. Following table only shows statistics in Hong Kong.'' Remarks:
¹ Others include 2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup playoffs.

Honors

Club

;Tai Po *

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(1):

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References

External links

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