Nené (footballer, born 1995)

Nené
Nené as a player of Jagiellonia Białystok in 2024
Personal information
Full name Rui Filipe Cunha Correia
Date of birth (1995-06-10) 10 June 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 18
Youth career
2003–2006 Sporting Guadalupe
2006–2008 Sintrense
2009–2012 Sporting Guadalupe
2012−2014 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014−2017 Braga B 22 (0)
2016–2017 → Montalegre (loan) 30 (7)
2017–2019 Fafe 56 (12)
2019–2022 Santa Clara 69 (0)
2022–2025 Jagiellonia Białystok 76 (17)
2025 Yunnan Yukun 28 (2)
2026– Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 (0)
International career
2014 Portugal U19 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026

Rui Filipe Cunha Correia (born 10 June 1995), commonly known as Nené, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Club career

On 31 August 2014, Nené made his professional debut with Braga B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against Farense.[2]

On 11 June 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.[3]

In January 2026, he signed with Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 November 2025[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga B 2014–15 Liga Portugal 2 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2015–16 Liga Portugal 2 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Total 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Montalegre (loan) 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal 30 7 1 0 — — 31 7
Fafe 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 23 5 1 0 — — 24 5
2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 33 7 3 1 — — 36 8
Total 56 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 60 13
Santa Clara 2019–20 Primeira Liga 18 0 3 0 — 2[b] 0 22 0
2020–21 Primeira Liga 25 0 4 0 — — 29 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 26 0 2 0 4[c] 0 4[b] 1 36 1
Total 69 0 9 0 4 0 6 1 88 1
Jagiellonia Białystok 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 30 5 2 0 — — 32 5
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 33 9 5 2 — — 38 11
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 13 3 2 1 11[d] 0 0 0 26 4
Total 76 17 9 3 11 0 0 0 96 20
Yunnan Yukun 2025 Chinese Super League 28 2 2 0 — — 30 2
Career total 281 38 25 4 15 0 6 1 327 43
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Polish Cup, Chinese FA Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Jagiellonia Białystok

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Rui Filipe Nene" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Farense 1-1 Braga B". LPFP. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Oficial- Nené" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Santa Clara. 11 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Home of the Southern Tigers, Nené!". Johor Darul Ta'zim FC. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Nené". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. ^ "PIŁKARZ GRUDNIA 2023: NENE (JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Dominatorzy z Jagiellonii! Piłkarze PKO BP Ekstraklasy wybrali" (in Polish). Polish Union of Footballers. 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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