Nenê (footballer, born 1981)
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Nenê with São Paulo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anderson Luiz de Carvalho | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Jundiaí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo-PB | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Bahia | ||
| 1997–1998 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1998–1999 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Paulista | 32 | (26) |
| 2002 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2003 | → Santos (loan) | 28 | (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) |
| 2010–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain | 79 | (36) |
| 2013–2015 | Al-Gharafa | 43 | (20) |
| 2015 | West Ham United | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Vasco da Gama | 116 | (38) |
| 2018–2019 | São Paulo | 60 | (10) |
| 2019–2021 | Fluminense | 91 | (19) |
| 2021–2023 | Vasco da Gama | 66 | (17) |
| 2023–2025 | Juventude | 92 | (13) |
| 2026– | Botafogo-PB | 10 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2003 | Brazil U23 | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2026 | |||
Anderson Luiz de Carvalho (born 19 July 1981), known as Nenê, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série C club Botafogo-PB. As of 2025, he is the oldest player to score in a Série A match, having set this record on 21 August 2025 at 44 years and 32 days old. He is also one of a few players in football with most official appearances ever.
Nenê spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing four clubs and amassing 140 games and 23 goals over the course of four La Liga seasons, and France, where he made 142 Ligue 1 appearances in four and a half campaigns and scored 55 goals for Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain. He won the 2012–13 Ligue 1 title with PSG and also became the league's best foreign player in 2010 while with Monaco. Nenê had brief tenures in Qatar (Al-Gharafa) and England (West Ham United) before returning to Brazil.