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 32)
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2004 Atlético Goianiense
2005–2010 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Cruzeiro 21 (2)
2010 → Coritiba (loan) 21 (0)
2011–2014 Dynamo Kyiv 24 (2)
2014 → Grêmio (loan) 45 (6)
2015– Palmeiras 334 (73)
2020–2021 → Al-Duhail (loan) 22 (14)
2021 → Al-Duhail B (loan) 1 (1)
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 14:46, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2023

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.

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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 10 December 2023 [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 [lower-alpha 1] 0—182
Total120920040—252
Coritiba (loan) 2010 Série B 210————210
Dynamo Kyiv 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 41—111 [lower-alpha 2] 00062
2012–13 131—002 [lower-alpha 3] 000151
2013–14 70—113 [lower-alpha 2] 000111
Total242—226000324
Grêmio 2014 Série A353103107 [lower-alpha 1] 2—538
Palmeiras 2015 2810163113——5516
2016 336123204 [lower-alpha 1] 0—519
2017 269144427 [lower-alpha 1] 1—5116
2018 3171745111 [lower-alpha 1] 2—6414
2019 3691424010 [lower-alpha 1] 2—6413
2020 0082002 [lower-alpha 1] 0—102
2021 212——7 [lower-alpha 1] 200284
2022 3871224012 [lower-alpha 1] 1—6610
2023 143140508 [lower-alpha 1] 010423
Total22753107203666191043388
Al-Duhail (loan) 2020–21 QSL 2214—214 [lower-alpha 4] 07 [lower-alpha 5] 03515
Career total3417212625419821090599117
  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 7
2016 10
2017 5
2018 14
2019 11
2020 2
2022 8
2023 3
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

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    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)
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