Dudu Vieira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souzaand the second or paternal family name is Vieira.

Dudu Vieira

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Eduardo de Souza Vieira
Date of birth	(1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Campo Grande, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Juventude
Number	30
Youth career
	Francana
2013–2014	Santo André
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Cincão  [ pt ]
2014–2024	Santo André	102	(5)
2016	→ Portuguesa (loan)	4	(0)
2017	→ Figueirense (loan)	32	(2)
2018	→ São Bento (loan)	34	(1)
2019	→ Novorizontino (loan)	4	(0)
2019	→ Vitória (loan)	3	(0)
2019	→ São Bento (loan)	10	(0)
2020–2021	→ Ferroviária (loan)	16	(1)
2021	→ Criciúma (loan)	21	(1)
2022	→ Ituano (loan)	20	(1)
2023	→ Chapecoense (loan)	16	(1)
2024	Ponte Preta	14	(0)
2024–	Juventude	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Carlos Eduardo de Souza Vieira (born 20 February 1994), known as Dudu Vieira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Juventude. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right-back.

Career

Born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Dudu Vieira played for the youth sides of Francana before making his senior debut with Cincão  [ pt ] in 2012. He moved to Santo André in the following year, before first appearing with the main squad in the 2014 Copa Paulista.

In June 2016, after winning the year's Campeonato Paulista Série A2, Dudu Vieira was loaned to Portuguesa in the Série C. ^[1] In the following years, he served several loan stints at Figueirense, São Bento (two stints), ^{[2] [3]} Novorizontino, ^[4] Vitória, ^[5] Ferroviária, ^[6] Criciúma, ^[7] Ituano ^[8] and Chapecoense. ^[9]

On 20 March 2024, Dudu Vieira signed a permanent one-year deal with Ponte Preta. ^[10] He moved to Série A side Juventude on 16 August, ^[11] and made his top tier debut at the age of 30 two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Thiaguinho in a 2–1 away win over Athletico Paranaense.

Career statistics

As of 17 June 2024. ^[12]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santo André	2014	Paulista A2	—		—		—		—		14 [lower-alpha 1]	0	14	0
	2015		—		9	1	1	0	—		—		10	1
	2016		—		18	2	—		—		—		18	2
	2017	Paulista	—		14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2018		—		14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2020		—		10	1	2	0	—		—		12	1
	2022	Série D	0	0	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
	2023		0	0	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	2024		0	0	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	Total		0	0	102	5	—		—		14	0	116	5
Portuguesa (loan)	2016	Série C	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
Figueirense (loan)	2017	Série B	32	2	—		—		—		—		32	2
São Bento (loan)	2018	Série B	34	1	—		—		—		—		34	1
Novorizontino (loan)	2019	Série D	0	0	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Vitória (loan)	2019	Série B	3	0	—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	4	0
São Bento (loan)	2019	Série B	10	0	—		—		—		—		10	0
Ferroviária	2020	Série D	13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
	2021		0	0	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		13	1	3	0	—		—		—		16	1
Criciúma (loan)	2021	Série C	21	1	—		4	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	28	1
Ituano (loan)	2022	Série B	20	1	—		—		—		—		20	1
Chapecoense (loan)	2023	Série B	16	1	—		—		—		5 [lower-alpha 3]	0	21	1
Ponte Preta	2024	Série B	14	0	—		—		—		—		14	0
Juventude	2024	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Career total			168	7	109	5	4	0	0	0	23	0	304	12

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina

Honours

Santo André

• Copa Paulista: 2014
• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2016

References

1. "Dudu Vieira é regularizado e fica à disposição de Jorginho" [Dudu Vieira is registered and is available for Jorginho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
2. "São Bento apresenta Dudu Vieira, ex-Santo André e Figueirense" [São Bento present Dudu Vieira, formerly of Santo André and Figueirense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
3. "São Bento anuncia o retorno do volante Dudu Vieira" [São Bento announce the return of defensive midfielder Dudu Vieira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
4. "Dudu Vieira e Danielzinho são os novos reforços do Novorizontino para o Paulistão 2019" [Dudu Vieira and Danielzinho are the new additions of Novorizontino for the 2019 Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
5. "Emprestado pelo Santo André, Volante Dudu Vieira assina com o Vitória" [On loan from Santo André, defensive midfielder Dudu Vieira signs with Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
6. "Dudu Vieira, volante de 26 anos, é o novo reforço da Ferroviária" [Dudu Vieira, 26-year-old defensive midfielder, is the new addition of Ferroviária] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
7. "Criciúma anuncia mais duas contratações: Dudu Vieira e PH" [Criciúma announce two more additions: Dudu Vieira and PH] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
8. "Dudu Vieira, o primeiro reforço para a Série B" [Dudu Vieira, the first addition for the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ituano FC. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
9. "Fechados com a Chape: Bruno Leonardo e Dudu Vieira são os novos reforços do Verdão" [Signed with Chape: Bruno Leonardo and Dudu Vieira are the new additions of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
10. "Ponte acerta contratação do volante Dudu Vieira, que disputou o Paulista pelo Santo André" [Ponte sign defensive midfielder Dudu Vieira, who played in the Paulista for Santo André] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
11. "Volante Dudu Vieira é o novo reforço do Verdão" [Defensive midfielder Dudu Vieira is the new addition of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
12. Dudu Vieira at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

External links

• Juventude profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)