Nenê turns 44, joins exclusive over-40s in Copa do Brasil 🥳
With 1,044 matches played in his career, Juventude's number 10 is part of an ever-shrinking list of forty-somethings still active in the elite of world football.
This list is led by Fábio, Fluminense's goalkeeper. Cristiano Ronaldo joined it this year. Pepe Reina was also part of it until the last European season.
Nenê has been with Papo since April 2023. He has a contract until the end of this season, structured with productivity triggers and goals to be achieved.
The video confirming his stay at the Serra Gaúcha club for 2025 'jumped on the bandwagon' of football longevity. Watch it again below:
Discovered by Paulista, Nenê is at the 15th club of his career. Which will likely be his last.
He holds, for example, the distinction of being the last Brazilian to be top scorer of Ligue 1.
He was playing successfully for PSG when he achieved this feat alongside Giroud, then a Montpellier player. Both scored 21 goals in the 2011/2012 season.
He was also celebrated by another former club, Monaco.
The moment of the other forty-somethings:
Fábio - 44 years old - (9/30/1980)
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The Fluminense goalkeeper has a contract until the end of next year – when he is expected to retire. In other words: he will likely play until he's 46 years old.
Fábio claimed the record for most clean sheets against Inter Milan: 507.
And he's still chasing an even more significant one: the player with the most matches in football history.
He currently has 1,381. The record holder is former English goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who played 1,387.
Now 76 years old, he began his career in 1966 at Leicester. He ended it in 1997 playing for Leyton Orient.
Roque Santa Cruz - 43 years old - (8/16/1981)
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The Paraguayan striker for Libertad is 'just' the only player from the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea still active.
There were eight in 2022, at the time of the Qatar World Cup.
A product of Olimpia, he was already a professional in 1997 – just like Fábio.
He stood out at Bayern and played for several clubs (and countries) before returning to Decano in 2016.
He's been at Libertad since 2022. He has two goals in 22 matches this season.
José Fonte - 41 years old - (12/22/1983)
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The defender currently playing for Casa Pia had long spells at Southampton and Lille.
He was a Portuguese national team player from 2014 to 2022. He's at his seventh different Portuguese club since starting at Sporting B in 2002.
Dante - 41 years old - (10/18/1983)
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He was discovered by Juventude before starting his journey in European football.
Including three seasons with Bayern Munich.
He renewed his contract for the upcoming season and will complete ten years at Nice.
He is the captain of the team from the French Riviera.
Cristiano Ronaldo - 40 years old (2/5/1985)
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The 'Robozão' renewed for two more seasons with Al-Nassr.
He is chasing his 1,000th goal. He has 938 so far.
CR7 has already played 1,281 matches in his career.
Only the aforementioned Peter Shilton and Fábio are ahead of him in this regard.
Featured photo: Reproduction/Juventude
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