Nenê (footballer born 1981)

For another footballer, see Ânderson Miguel da Silva.

Nenê

Nenê in action for Paris Saint-Germain
Personal information
Full name	Anderson Luiz de Carvalho
Date of birth	19 July 1981 (1981-07-19)
Place of birth	Jundiaí, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Paris Saint-Germain
Number	10
Youth career
1996–1997	Bahía
1997–1998	Sporting CP
1998–1999	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2001	Paulista	32	(26)
2001–2002	Palmeiras	24	(5)
2002–2003	Santos	22	(8)
2003–2004	Mallorca	29	(2)
2004–2006	Alavés	78	(21)
2006–2007	Celta	38	(8)
2007–2010	Monaco	63	(19)
2008–2009	→ Espanyol (loan)	35	(4)
2010–	Paris Saint-Germain	84	(36)
National team
2003	Brazil U23	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Anderson Luiz de Carvalho, aka Nenê (born 19 July 1981 in Jundiaí, São Paulo), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in Ligue 1.

A left winger, he is most known for his crossing ability, as well as being a free kick specialist.

Football career

Beginnings / Spain

Nenê playing for Espanyol

Nenê started playing professionally with local Paulista Futebol Clube, at the age of 19. After that, he represented Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras and Santos Futebol Clube.

In 2003–04 he moved to Spain, first with RCD Mallorca – making his La Liga debut on 14 September 2003, in a 0–4 away loss against Athletic de Bilbao – and then for Deportivo Alavés. With the Basque outfit, he put up two extraordinary individual seasons, with 21 goals in the league alone, playing his first year in the second division, with promotion.

After being relegated from the top level with Alavés in 2005–06, Nenê met the same fate with Celta de Vigo, again appearing in all 38 league games, and totalling nearly 3,000 minutes of action for the Galicians.

AS Monaco

On 24 August 2007, he was transferred to AS Monaco FC for an undisclosed fee. A year later, having already started with the French in a disappointing season, he joined RCD Espanyol at the very last day of the summer transfer window, on a one-year loan, with a buying option for the Catalonians at the season's end, which was finally not activated.

Back with Monaco, Nenê began the new season in impressive scoring fashion, scoring nine goals in his first 10 matches; this included a brace against US Boulogne in a 3–1 away success, both from long-range free kicks, as he led the scoring charts for a lengthy period of time.

Paris Saint Germain

On 11 July 2010, Nenê joined Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in a deal believed to be around €5.5 million. "I'm very happy to have signed for Paris," the player told PSG's official website, adding: "Like PSG, I'm hoping to have a big league season and to pull something off in the Europa League". He scored in his first official appearance, a 3–1 home win against AS Saint-Étienne, adding two on 11 September against newly-promoted AC Arles-Avignon (4–0, home). Halfway through the season, he had already registered 13 goals, making him the third-highest scorer, only behind Moussa Sow and Kevin Gameiro; his displays, free-kick ability and attacking flair earned him comparisons with Ronaldinho, a compatriot who played at the Parc des Princes earlier in the decade, but he only scored one more goal until the end of the campaign, with PSG finally finishing fourth.

In the summer of 2011, Paris Saint-Germain were purchased by Qatari investors, and purchased several new players, including Jérémy Menez, with whom Nenê had played at Monaco. The Brazilian began the season hesitantly, struggling to accept that he had lost his star status in the side with the arrival of Argentine Javier Pastore. On 29 October, however, he scored two goals (both penalties) in a 4–2 home win against Stade Malherbe Caen, putting his team three points clear at the top of the table.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• L'Équipe stats (French)
• French League profile (French)
• Espanyol profile