Dudu (footballer, born 1992)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
Dudu
DuduPalmeiras2018.jpg
Dudu playing for Palmeiras in 2018
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues Sotero
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 43
Youth career
2003–2004 Atlético Goianiense
2005–2010 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Cruzeiro 12 (0)
2010 → Coritiba (loan) 21 (0)
2011–2014 Dynamo Kyiv 24 (2)
2014 → Grêmio (loan) 35 (3)
2015– Palmeiras 154 (45)
2020–2021 → Al-Duhail (loan) 22 (14)
National team‡
2011 Brazil U-20 7 (3)
2011– Brazil 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2017

Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues (born 7 January 1992), commonly known as Dudu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Palmeiras.

Career[]

Early career[]

Dudu began his career in the youth side for Cruzeiro and earned on 14 June 2009 his first cap in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A against Palmeiras.[1] On 27 April 2010, Coritiba signed the 18-year-old attacking midfielder on loan from Cruzeiro until December 2010.[2]

Dudu returned to Cruzeiro for the 2011 season. On 25 June in the match against Coritiba Dudu, playing as a substitute, surprised the coach Joel Santana, who said: "Dudu entered really well in the match. He is such a bold boy, intelligent, he doesn't forget the instructions. He is audacious, even being a little guy. It proves that tallness isn't really important for football. Quality, ability and competence are. He showed he is such a competent player, in spite of his young age."[3]

Dynamo Kyiv[]

On 27 August 2011, it was announced on his team Cruzeiro's official homepage that Dudu would join Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv on a €5 million offer.[4]

Grêmio[]

On 11 February 2014, Dudu was loaned to Grêmio until the end of the Brazilian season, on 31 December 2014.[5]

Palmeiras[]

After almost being signed by Corinthians,[6] on 11 January 2015 Dudu joined rival Palmeiras on a four-year contract.[7] While being among the most important players in the squad, Dudu was also criticised by the fans due to his temperamental behavior on the pitch, which included being sent-off during the 2015 Campeonato Paulista finals after hitting the referee.[8] He helped Palmeiras win the 2015 Copa do Brasil, by scoring twice in the final match against Santos. By the start of the 2016 season, the attitude problems were no longer an issue as Dudu took over as club captain following an elbow injury from former captain Fernando Prass. He then led the team to another title, the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro, the ninth in the club's history.

In March 2018, he extended his contract until 2022.[9] After the arrival of Roger Machado as the new head coach, Dudu was no longer wearing the armband for the team, while still being a regular starter on the left side of the attack.

International career[]

On 28 October 2011, while playing for Dynamo, Dudu was called up to the senior team by manager Mano Menezes for friendlies against Gabon and Egypt.[10] He made his national debut against Gabon on 10 November.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 21 February 2020[12]
Dudu with Grêmio in 2014
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cruzeiro 2009 Série A 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2011 6 0 4 0 0 0 8 2 18 2
Total 12 0 4 0 0 0 9 2 25 2
Coritiba 2010 Série B 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Total 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Dynamo Kyiv 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 2
2012–13 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 1
2013–14 7 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 11 1
Total 24 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 32 4
Grêmio 2014 Série A 35 3 1 0 7 2 10 3 53 8
Palmeiras 2015 Série A 28 10 11 3 – 16 3 55 16
2016 33 6 2 0 4 0 12 3 51 9
2017 26 9 4 2 7 1 14 4 51 16
2018 31 7 5 1 11 2 17 4 63 14
2019 36 9 4 0 10 2 15 2 65 13
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 5 2
Total 154 41 27 6 32 5 79 18 290 70
Career total 246 46 34 8 35 7 98 23 421 84

International[]

Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2011 2 0
2017 1 1
Total 3 1

Honours[]

Dudu with Kiev in 2013

Club[]

Palmeiras

International[]

Brazil

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ Meia Dudu deve ser emprestado pelo Cruzeiro ao Coritiba
  2. ^ Dirigente do Cruzeiro confirma ida de Dudu para o Coritiba
  3. ^ Garoto Dudu ganha moral com Joel
  4. ^ Veja como foi a entrevista coletiva do meia Dudu, de saída para a Ucrânia Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ "Grêmio oficializa contratação de Dudu". Portal Oficial do Grêmio. Archived from the original on 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  6. ^ "Corinthians vence disputa com rivais e encaminha acordo com atacante Dudu". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  7. ^ "Verdão acerta contratação do atacante Dudu; exames serão feitos nesta segunda". Palmeiras. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Dudu é relatado em súmula por agressão em árbitro". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  9. ^ "Dudu renova contrato com Palmeiras até o final de 2022". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  10. ^ "Dudu earns first Brazil call-up". Dynamo Kyiv. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Dudu". Dynamo Kyiv. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Dudu statistics". Soccerway.
  13. ^ "Gabriel Jesus wins Bola de Prata award for best player in the Brasileirao". Sambafoot.
  14. ^ "Bola de Prata: veja como ficou a seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro 2019" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Palmeiras tem oito na seleção do Brasileirão, Gabriel Jesus é o craque". sportv.com (in Portuguese).
  16. ^ "Com domínio do Palmeiras, Seleção é premiada recheada de finalistas" [With prevalence of Palmeiras, Best XI is awarded full of finalists] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

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