Dudu (footballer, born June 1999)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Marcelo Rodrigues Nunes | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ponte Preta (on loan from Vitória) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Athletico Paranaense | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | PSTC | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Tupã | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | Ação | 6 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Ferroviário | 34 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Volta Redonda | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Vitória (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vitória | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Novorizontino (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:43, 11 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Eduardo Marcelo Rodrigues Nunes (born 5 June 1999), commonly known as Dudu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ponte Preta, on loan from Vitória.
Club career
Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Dudu was a Santos youth graduate. On 9 January 2019, after playing twice with the B-team in the previous year's Copa Paulista, he signed a three-year contract with Athletico Paranaense.[1]
Dudu left Athletico on 21 March 2019, without featuring a single minute for the club,[2] and joined PSTC on 5 April 2019.[3] On 21 September 2020, he moved to Tupã.[4]
In February 2021, Dudu agreed to a contract with Assisense,[5] but signed for Ação on 17 April.[6] On 27 May, he was presented at Série C side Ferroviário.[7]
On 15 March 2022, Fortaleza announced the signing of Dudu on loan from Ferroviário, with a buyout clause.[8] Initially assigned to their under-23 team, he returned to Ferrão on 11 July, after making no appearances.[9]
On 24 November 2022, Dudu signed for Volta Redonda.[10] On 2 June of the following year, he moved to Vitória on loan.[11]
On 7 November 2023, Vitória exercised Dudu's buyout clause, acquiring 70% of his economic rights.[12] However, he struggled with off-field problems during the 2024 season, being separated from the squad in July,[13] and loaned to Novorizontino on 20 August.[14]
On 31 December 2024, Dudu agreed to a one-year loan deal with Ponte Preta.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 11 February 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Athletico Paranaense | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| PSTC | 2019 | Paranaense Série Prata | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tupã | 2020 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Ação | 2021 | Mato-Grossense | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Ferroviário | 2021 | Série C | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Volta Redonda | 2023 | Série C | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Vitória | 2023 | Série B | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| Novorizontino (loan) | 2024 | Série B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2025 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 128 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
References
- ^ "Ex-Santos, volante Dudu assina por três anos com Athletico; Cittadini tem pré-contrato" [Formerly of Santos, defensive midfielder Dudu signs for three years with Athletico; Cittadini has a pre-contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Athletico rescinde contrato de três anos, e volante Dudu, ex-Santos, sai sem ter jogado" [Athletico rescind three-year contract, and defensive midfielder Dudu, formerly of Santos, leaves without playing] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Santos, volante Dudu assina com o PSTC após rescindir com o Athletico" [Formerly of Santos, defensive midfielder Dudu signs with PSTC after rescinding with Athletico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Quinteto da Baixada Santista é confirmado no Tupã para a Segundona Paulista" [Quintet from the Baixada Santista is confirmed at Tupã for the Segundona Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Segundona: Assisense corre para anunciar novas peças antes da estreia" [Segundona: Assisense run to register new pieces before the debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Ação contrata três jogadores pensando no "mata-mata"" [Ação sign three players thinking in the knockout stage] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Bola da Vez MT. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Ferroviário oficializa a contratação do volante Dudu" [Ferroviário turn official the signing of defensive midfielder Dudu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Fortaleza anuncia acordo com Ferroviário para contratação do volante Dudu" [Fortaleza announce deal with Ferroviário for the signing of defensive midfielder Dudu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Volante Dudu retorna ao Ferroviário" [Defensive midfielder Dudu returns to Ferroviário] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Voltaço anuncia a contratação do volante Dudu" [Voltaço announce the signing of defensive midfielder Dudu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Volta Redonda FC. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Vitória acerta contratação do volante Dudu, do Volta Redonda" [Vitória sign defensive midfielder Dudu, from Volta Redonda] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Vitória compra direitos do volante Dudu, destaque do time na Série B" [Vitória purchase rights of defensive midfielder Dudu, spotlight of the club in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Presidente confirma que o Vitória não conta mais com Rodrigo Andrade e Dudu" [President confirms that Vitória is no longer counting with Rodrigo Andrade and Dudu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE45. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Grêmio Novorizontino se reforça com volante Dudu para reta final da Série B" [Grêmio Novorizontino bolster themselves with defensive midfielder Dudu for the final rounds of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio Novorizontino. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Ponte define acerto com jogador que também era alvo do Guarani" [Ponte set deal with player who was also a target of Guarani] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ Dudu at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2023.