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.

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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)

Origin

Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil

Height

181 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

• Official sitehttps://www.neneofficiel.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nen%C3%AA%20(footballer%2C%20born%201981)
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316836

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.