Ânderson Miguel da Silva (born 28 July 1983), known as Nenê, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for

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club AVS. After being crowned the Portuguese

's top scorer in the 2008–09 season, he went on to spend most of his professional career in that country and Italy, representing several clubs.

Club career

Born in

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, 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 season in the

he turned in stellar performances, leading the scoring charts with 20 goals (22 overall) by notably netting in home fixtures against

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(1–1) and S.L. Benfica (3–1 win), while also helping the

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team to reach the semi-finals of the

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and qualify for the

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. In June 2009, Nenê joined

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on a four-year contract for about €4.5 million, with the player reported to be earning approximately €450,000 per season. He spent his debut campaign in the Italian

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alternating between the starting XI and the substitutes bench, but still scored eight goals – second-best in the squad – as the

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club narrowly avoided relegation. Nenê scored a

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in a 3–0 home win over Calcio Catania on 12 December 2010. In July 2013, aged 30, he renewed his contract for another year. On 25 July 2014, after five seasons and an average of less than five league goals, the

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Nenê signed for fellow top-tier side Hellas Verona FC. Late into the following January

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he was loaned to Spezia Calcio of

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, with the move being made permanent in the summer. He remained at the Stadio Alberto Picco until July 2017, when he joined A.S. Bari in the same division. Nenê returned to Portugal's top flight on 8 August 2018 after eight years away, agreeing to a one-year deal at Moreirense F.C. with the option of a further campaign. The following March, this clause was activated. Nenê then took his game to the Liga Portugal 2, continuing to score at an excellent rate for Leixões S.C. and U.D. Vilafranquense (renamed AVS Futebol SAD in 2023 following a

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). He achieved promotion with the latter at the end of 2023–24, while being crowned top scorer at 23 goals. On 30 March 2025, Nenê netted in a 4–1 away loss to F.C. Famalicão; in the process, aged 41 years, 8 months and 2 days, he became the second-oldest player to achieve this feat in the Portuguese main division after surpassing José Torres.

Honours

Individual *

top scorer: 2008–09 (20 goals) * Liga Portugal 2 top scorer: 2023–24 (23 goals) *Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: September 2022, December 2023, January 2024 *Liga Portugal 2 Forward of the Month: September 2022, December 2023, January 2024

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nene 1983 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Esporte Clube São Bento players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (SP) players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.D. Nacional players Moreirense F.C. players Leixões S.C. players U.D. Vilafranquense players AVS Futebol SAD players Serie A players Serie B players Cagliari Calcio players Hellas Verona FC players Spezia Calcio players SSC Bari players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy