Dudu (footballer, born 1992)

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Dudu
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Dudu playing for Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2004 Atlético Goianiense
2005–2010 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Cruzeiro 12 (0)
2010 → Coritiba (loan) 21 (0)
2011–2014 Dynamo Kyiv 24 (2)
2014 → Grêmio (loan) 35 (3)
2015–2024 Palmeiras 251 (53)
2020–2021 → Al-Duhail (loan) 22 (14)
2021 → Al-Duhail B (loan) 1 (1)
2025- Cruzeiro 0 (0)
International career‡
2009 Brazil U-17 8 (0)
2011 Brazil U-20 7 (3)
2011–2017 Brazil 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025

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 Cruzeiro.

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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 4 January 2025 [12]
Dudu with Gremio in 2014 Dudu 2014.jpg
Dudu with Grêmio in 2014
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruzeiro 2009 Série A 60————60
2010 00100000—10
2011 6082—4 [a] 0—182
Total120920040—252
Coritiba (loan) 2010 Série B 210————210
Dynamo Kyiv 2011–12 UPL 41—111 [b] 00062
2012–13 131—002 [c] 000151
2013–14 70—113 [b] 000111
Total242—226000324
Grêmio 2014 Série A353103107 [a] 2—538
Palmeiras 2015 2810163113——5516
2016 336123204 [a] 0—519
2017 269144427 [a] 1—5116
2018 3171745111 [a] 2—6414
2019 3691424010 [a] 2—6413
2020 0082002 [a] 0—102
2021 212——7 [a] 200284
2022 3871224012 [a] 1—6610
2023 143140508 [a] 010423
2024 18000200000200
Total25153107203866191045988
Al-Duhail (loan) 2020–21 QSL 2214—214 [d] 07 [e] 03515
Cruzeiro 2025 Série A00000000—00
Career total3597212625439821090619117
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  5. ↑ Three appearances in Emir of Qatar Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in Qatar Cup
SeasonTeamAssists
2009 Cruzeiro 0
2011 1
Total1
2010 Coritiba 4
2011–12 Dynamo Kyiv 0
2012–13 4
2013–14 0
Total4
2014 Grêmio 5
2015 Palmeiras 8
2016 10
2017 5
2018 14
2019 11
2020 2
2022 8
2023 3
2024 0
Total60
2020–21 Al-Duhail 10
League Career Total84

    International

    Brazil
    YearAppsGoals
    201120
    201711
    Total31

    Honours

    Dudu with Kiev in 2013 Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues2013.jpg
    Dudu with Kiev in 2013

    Club

    Coritiba

    Cruzeiro

    FC Dynamo Kyiv

    Palmeiras

    International

    Brazil U20

    Brazil U17

    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 6 June 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
    6. ↑ "Corinthians vence disputa com rivais e encaminha acordo com atacante Dudu". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
    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 10 September 2018.
    9. ↑ "Dudu renova contrato com Palmeiras até o final de 2022". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
    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 e Internacional dominam a seleção do Brasileirão 2018; veja os 11 escolhidos". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
    16. ↑ "Palmeiras tem oito na seleção do Brasileirão, Gabriel Jesus é o craque". sportv.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 December 2016.
    17. ↑ "Choro, risos e domínio palmeirense marcam o 15º Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
    18. ↑ "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.
    19. ↑ "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
    20. ↑ "Thiago Silva wins adidas Golden Ball as best player of UAE 2021". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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