Nenê (footballer, born 1981)

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 A club Juventude.

[3] Mainly a backup option to Robinho and Ricardo Oliveira, he still scored three goals during the team's Copa Libertadores run, and also appeared in both legs of the finals as a substitute.

In 2003–04, Nenê moved to Spain, first with RCD Mallorca[4] – making his La Liga debut on 14 September 2003 in a 0–4 away loss against Athletic Bilbao[5]– and then Deportivo Alavés.

[7] After being relegated from the top level with Alavés in 2006, Nenê met the same fate with RC Celta de Vigo,[8][9] again appearing in all 38 league games and totalling nearly 3,000 minutes of action for the Galicians.

[10] A year later, having already started with the French, he joined RCD Espanyol in the last days of the summer transfer window on a one-year loan,[11] with a buying option for the Catalans at the season's end, which was finally not activated.

[19][20] 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.

[28] He made his debut ten days later in a 1–3 home defeat by Crystal Palace by coming on as a 61st minute substitute for Alex Song,[29] and was released at the end of the season following an unsuccessful stint at the Hammers.

[39] Each year, Nenê organised with fellow footballer Neymar a charity match in his hometown of Jundiaí, with the purpose of raising money for food for families in need.

Nenê playing for Espanyol
Nenê with Paris Saint-Germain in 2012
Nenê making his West Ham debut