Dudu (footballer, born 2005)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Vinícius Rodrigues dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cuiabá | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2021 | Palmeira | ||
| 2022 | Retrô | ||
| 2023 | Falcon | ||
| 2023– | Cuiabá | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Palmeira | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | América-SE | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Cuiabá | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:19, 7 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Eduardo Vinícius Rodrigues dos Santos (born 2 April 2005), known as Dudu or Eduardo Vinícius, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cuiabá.
Career
Dudu played for Sport Recife as a youth before making his senior debut with Palmeira in the 2021 Campeonato Potiguar.[1] He subsequently returned to youth football with Retrô in the following year, before signing for América-SE ahead of the 2023 season.
In 2023, after a short period at Falcon, Dudu joined Cuiabá's under-20 side. In July 2024, he started training with the main squad under head coach Petit.[2]
Dudu made his first team – and Série A – debut for Dourado on 5 December 2024, coming on as a late substitute for Denilson in a 1–0 away loss to Fluminense, as his club was already relegated.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 7 December 2024.[4]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palmeira | 2021 | Potiguar | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| América-SE | 2023 | Sergipano | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Cuiabá | 2024 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Honours
Cuiabá
References
- ^ "'Projetamos nossa base e confiamos no sucesso', afirma gestor do Palmeira" ['We project our youth setup and trust in our success', says director of Palmeira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna do Norte. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Promovidos ao profissional do Cuiabá, Jadson e Dudu são elogiados por Petit: "Apostamos muito"" [Promoted to the first team of Cuiabá, Jadson and Dudu are praised by Petit: "We bet on them a lot"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Dudu estreia no profissional pelo Cuiabá em partida da Série A" [Dudu debuts in the first team of Cuiabá in a Série A match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olhar Esportivo. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Dudu at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2024.