Odair Souza

Neném
Personal information
Full name Odair Souza
Date of birth (1982-02-04) 4 February 1982
Place of birth Urubici, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Chapecoense
Number 33
Youth career
1994–1998 Guarani Palhoça
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Guarani Palhoça
2000–2002 Atlético Paranaense
2001Figueirense (loan)
2003 Goiás
2003 Guarani Palhoça
2004 Londrina
2005 Guarani Palhoça
2005–2008 Criciúma 16 (0)
2006Caxias (loan)
2008Veranópolis (loan)
2009– Chapecoense 75 (5)
2010Joinville (loan) 9 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2016.


Odair Souza (born 4 February 1982), commonly known as Neném, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chapecoense as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Urubici, Santa Catarina, Neném made his senior debuts with lowly locals Guarani Palhoça. After spells at Atlético Paranaense, Figueirense, Goiás, Londrina, Criciúma, Caxias and Veranópolis, all unsuccessful, he joined Chapecoense in 2009.[1]

On 15 July 2010 Neném moved to Joinville in Série D, on loan until the end of the year.[2] He returned to Chape in 2011, and after achieving promotion to Série B in 2012, made his professional debut on 31 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Icasa.[3]

Neném appeared in 14 matches during the campaign, with his side being promoted to Série A for the first time ever. He made his top level debut on 11 May 2014, again from the bench in a 1–2 home loss against Grêmio.[4]

Neném also established a record, being the first player to play in all Brazilian four divisions for the same club.[1] He also renewed his link with the club in December 2014, being also the second player with most appearances for Chape in its history.[5]

Neném did not board LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals, which crashed and killed 19 of his fellow teammates.[6]

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