Renê Júnior

Renê Júnior

Personal information
Full name	Renê dos Santos Júnior
Date of birth	(1989-09-16) 16 September 1989
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ponte Preta
Youth career
	Criciúma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Estácio de Sá
2008	Semeando Cidadania
2009–2013	Tombense	0	(0)
2009	→ Madureira (loan)
2010	→ Figueirense (loan)	0	(0)
2011	→ Democrata-GV (loan)	0	(0)
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–	Ponte Preta	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2015

Renê dos Santos Júnior (born 16 September 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ponte Preta as a midfielder.

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. He made his Série A debut on 20 May, against Atlético Mineiro. He scored his first top flight goal on 6 June, against Flamengo.

On 2 January 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Santos FC.

On 24 December 2013, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Renê on a four-year contract. According to Brazilian media, the transfer fee was 3.2 million Brazilian real (1 million Euro). 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. In March 2016 it was announced that Renê's contract with the club had been terminated and he would leave as a free agent.

He returned to Ponte Preta on 1 April 2016.

External links

• Renê Júnior at Soccerway
• (Portuguese) Santos FC profile
• (Portuguese) Ogol profile

• Renê Júnior é o 15º contratado da Ponte (Renê Junior is Ponte's fifteenth signing); Rede Bom Dia, 16 May 2012 (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 (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 (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 (Portuguese)
• Com mágoa, Renê Júnior se despede do Santos: 'Caiu nas minhas costas'(Portuguese)