Renê Júnior
Renê dos Santos Júnior (born 16 September 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renê dos Santos Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Criciúma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Estácio de Sá | ||
| 2008 | Semeando Cidadania | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Tombense | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Madureira (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Figueirense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Democrata-GV (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Salgueiro (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Mogi Mirim (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Santos (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 31 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Ponte Preta | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bahia (loan) | 39 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Corinthians | 9 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Coritiba (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 7 December 2017 (UTC) | |||
Career
Renê began his professional career on Rio de Janeiro's lower clubs, before joining Figueirense. However, one year after, he joined Esporte Clube Democrata. Shortly after, he joined Salgueiro Atlético Clube.
In January 2012 he signed a contract with Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube, and after a good campaign in 2012 Campeonato Paulista, he joined Associação Atlética Ponte Preta.[1] He made his Série A debut on 20 May, against Atlético Mineiro.[2] He scored his first top flight goal on 6 June, against Flamengo.[3]
On 2 January 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Santos FC.[4]
On 24 December 2013, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Renê on a four-year contract.[5] According to Brazilian media, the transfer fee was 3.2 million Brazilian real (1 million Euro).[6] On 8 March 2014, Renê made his debut for Guangzhou in the first league match of the season against Henan Jianye. He scored his first goal in China in the second half, which ensured Guangzhou win the match 3–0.[7] In March 2016 it was announced that Renê's contract with the club had been terminated and he would leave as a free agent.[8]
He returned to Ponte Preta on 1 April 2016.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 3 April 2018[10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Semeando Cidadania | 2008 | Carioca Série C | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Figueirense | 2010 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Democrata-GV | 2011 | Mineiro | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Salgueiro | 2011 | Série B | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Mogi Mirim | 2012 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Ponte Preta | 2012 | Série A | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Santos | 2013 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2014 | Super League | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||||
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | |||
| Ponte Preta | 2016 | Série A | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Bahia | 2016 | Série B | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Série A | 30 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
| Total | 39 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 57 | 5 | |||
| Corinthians | 2018 | Série A | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 13 | 61 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 239 | 22 | ||
- All appearance(s) in Copa Rio
- All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours
- Bahia
- Guangzhou Evergrande
- Corinthians
References
- Renê Júnior é o 15º contratado da Ponte (Renê Junior is Ponte's fifteenth signing); Rede Bom Dia, 16 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ATLÉTICO-MG QUEBRA TABU E VENCE A PONTE PRETA COM GOL NO FINZINHO (ATLÉTICO-MG BREAKS TABOO AND GETS VICTORY AGAINST PONTE PRETA WITH A GOAL IN THE END); Globo Esporte, 20 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
- NOS ACRÉSCIMOS, VAGNER LOVE SALVA O FLA DE DERROTA PARA A PONTE PRETA (IN THE DYING MINUTES, VÁGNER LOVE SAVES FLA FROM A DEFEAT TO PONTE PRETA); Globo Esporte, 6 June 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Santos FC contrata volante Renê Junior por empréstimo de um ano (Santos FC signs defensive midfielder Renê Júnior on a one-year loan); Santos FC official web site, 2 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
- 雷内正式加盟广州恒大足球俱乐部 (Press release) (in Chinese). Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. 2013-12-24.
- Com mágoa, Renê Júnior se despede do Santos: 'Caiu nas minhas costas' Archived 2013-12-25 at the Wayback Machine(in Portuguese)
- 恒大3-0建业连4赛季开门红 雷内+2内援献首球 (Press release) (in Chinese). Tencent. 2013-03-08.
- "Guangzhou Evergrande release Rene Junior". Football Channel Asia. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- "Meio-campista René Júnior, que defendeu a Macaca em 2012 e estava no futebol chinês, chega ao Majestoso para exames e deve reforçar elenco para o Brasileiro". Ponte Preta. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- Renê Júnior at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
External links
- Renê Júnior at Soccerway