Nenê

Nenê is one of those careers that makes me genuinely marvel. The Brazilian attacking midfielder became, as of 2025, the oldest player ever to score in a Serie A match, hitting that record at 44 years and 32 days old. Think about what that means: outlasting entire generations of teammates while still being good enough to find the net at the top level. He's also among the few footballers with the most official appearances in history. To me that's not just talent, it's a relentless love of the game most players lose by 35. I find that kind of longevity quietly inspiring.

Name (English)

Nenê

Name (Japanese)

アンデルソン・ルイス・デ・カルヴァーリョ

Reading

あんでるそん・るいす・で・かるゔぁーりょ

Born

July 19, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

Origin

Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil

Height

181 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.neneofficiel.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A7

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.