Dudu (footballer, born 1992)

Dudu
Dudu playing for Palmeiras in 2018
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2004 Atlético Goianiense
2005–2010 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Cruzeiro 12 (0)
2010 → Coritiba (loan) 21 (0)
2011–2014 Dynamo Kyiv 24 (2)
2014 → Grêmio (loan) 35 (3)
2015– Palmeiras 102 (29)
National team‡
2011 Brazil U-20 7 (3)
2011– Brazil 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2017

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.

Career

Early career

Rodrigues began his career in the youth side for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and earned on 14 June 2009 his first cap in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A against Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.[1] On 27 April 2010 Coritiba Foot Ball Club signed the 18-year-old Attacking midfielder on loan from Cruzeiro until December 2010.[2] Dudu went back to Cruzeiro for the 2011 season. On 25 June in the match against Coritiba Dudu, playing as a suplent, has 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. Known for his passionate demeanor towards Palmeiras, Dudu became a fan favorite and has been always among the top goalscorers and playmakers of the team since his arrival.

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.

Career statistics

As of match played 20 August 2018.[10]
Dudu with Grêmio in 2014
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruzeiro 2009 Série A 6000000060
2010 0000001010
2011 60400082182
Total 120400092252
Coritiba 2010 Série B 210000000210
Total 210000000210
Dynamo Kyiv 2011–12 Premier League 4111100062
2012–13 131002000151
2013–14 70113000111
Total 242226000324
Grêmio 2014 Série A 3531072103538
Total 3531072103538
Palmeiras 2015 Série A 2810113–1635516
2016 3362040123519
2017 26942711445116
2018 1543160174419
Total 10229206171591416843
Career total 19434247253711529857

International career

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
201120
201711
Total31

Honours

Dudu with Kiev in 2013

Club

Coritiba
Cruzeiro
Palmeiras

International

Brazil

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 (in Portuguese)
  5. ↑ "Grêmio oficializa contratação de Dudu". Portal Oficial do Grêmio.
  6. ↑ "Corinthians vence disputa com rivais e encaminha acordo com atacante Dudu". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  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 2018-09-10.
  9. ↑ "Dudu renova contrato com Palmeiras até o final de 2022". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  10. ↑ "Dudu statistics". Soccerway.
  11. ↑ "Gabriel Jesus wins Bola de Prata award for best player in the Brasileirao". Sambafoot.
  12. ↑ "Palmeiras tem oito na seleção do Brasileirão, Gabriel Jesus é o craque". sportv.com (in Portuguese).
  13. ↑ "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.
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