In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Miguel. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hélio Miguel Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-08-27) 27 August 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team |
Santa Clara, on loan from Cascavel | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Londrina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Londrina | 27 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cascavel | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | →Santa Clara (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Hélio Miguel Júnior (born 27 August 2003), known as Neneca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Santa Clara, on loan from Cascavel.
Club career
Neneca is a youth product of Londrina and started training with their senior team in 2021, before being promoted formally in 2022. He made his senior and professional debut with Londrina in a 2–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B loss to Atlético Goianiense on 8 May 2023. In March 2024, he moved to Cascavel in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. On 31 July 2024, he joined the Portuguese club Santa Clara on loan for a season as they returned to the Primeira Liga.
Personal life
Neneca is the son of the former footballer, also nicknamed Neneca, who died in 2015.
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Londrina | 2023 | Série B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Cascavel | 2024 | Série D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Santa Clara (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
References
- "Londrina encerra conversa com time do Irã e mantém Neneca para a Série B". ge. 16 August 2023.
- "Neneca e Gabriel são dúvidas e Fabrício Baiano deve ser o camisa 2 diante do Atlético Goianiense". CBN Londrina - A Radio Que Toca Notícia. 16 August 2023.
- "Impasse sobre permanência de Neneca abre disputa no gol do LEC".
- "Guarda-redes Neneca chega ao Santa Clara por empréstimo do Cascavel - Açoriano Oriental".
- "Filho de campeão brasileiro, Neneca segue os passos do pai como goleiro no Londrina". ge. 23 December 2021.
External links
- Neneca at Soccerway
| C.D. Santa Clara – current squad | |
|---|---|
|
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Londrina
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- FC Cascavel players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Campeonato Paranaense players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriates in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal