Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ânderson Miguel da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1983 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Spezia | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | São Bento | ||
2004 | Guaçuano | ||
2005 | Riachuelo | 28 | (14) |
2005 | Boca Júnior | 0 | (0) |
2006 | América-SP | ||
2006 | Confiança | ||
2006 | Santa Cruz | 30 | (9) |
2007–2008 | Cruzeiro | 14 | (2) |
2008 | → Ipatinga (loan) | 29 | (9) |
2008–2009 | Nacional | 28 | (20) |
2009–2014 | Cagliari | 124 | (23) |
2014–2015 | Verona | 8 | (0) |
2015 | → Spezia (loan) | 17 | (4) |
2015– | Spezia | 43 | (15) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. |
Ânderson Miguel da Silva (born 28 July 1983), known as Nenê, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian club Spezia Calcio as a striker.
After being crowned the Portuguese Primeira Liga's top scorer in 2009, he went on to spend most of his professional career in Italy, representing several clubs.
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 Primeira Liga 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 semi-finals 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. 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.