Anderson Luis de Carvalho, aka Nenê (born 19 July 1981, in Jundiaí, São Paulo), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for AS Monaco FC, in the French first division.

A left winger, he is most known for his crossing ability.

[edit] Football career

Nenê started playing professionally in Paulista Jundiaí, at the age of 19. After that, he represented Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras and Santos Futebol Clube.

In 2003-04, he moved to Spain, first with RCD Mallorca - making his Spanish topflight debut on September 14, 2003, in a 0-4 loss at Athletic de Bilbao - and then for Deportivo Alavés. With the Basque outfit, he put up two extraordinary individual seasons, with 21 goals in the league alone, playing his first year in the second division, with promotion.

After being relegated with Alavés, Nenê met the same fate with Celta de Vigo. On August 24, 2007, he was transferred to AS Monaco FC for an undisclosed fee. A year later, having already started with the French, he joined RCD Espanyol at the very last day of the summer transfer window, on a one-year loan, with a buying option for the Catalonians at the season's end, which was finally not activated.

Back with Monaco, Nenê began the 2009/2010 league in a tremendous way, forcing his way to the first team. He scored 9 goals in 10 matches while playing only as a midfielder. He scored 2 long-range free kicks against Boulogne-sur-Mer within 5 minutes in the final minutes of the game to let his team win 1-3.

[edit] External links

• French League profile
• Espanyol profile
• BDFutbol profile

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