Dudu (footballer, born 1992)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

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.

Dudu

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	Cruzeiro
Number	7
Youth career
2003–2004	Atlético Goianiense
2005–2010	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Cruzeiro	21	(2)
2010	→ Coritiba (loan)	21	(0)
2011–2014	Dynamo Kyiv	24	(2)
2014	→ Grêmio (loan)	45	(6)
2015–2024	Palmeiras	462	(88)
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 (~~~~~) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2023

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 20 July 2024^[12]

Dudu with Grêmio in 2014

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cruzeiro	2009	Série A	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2010		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2011		6	0	8	2	—		4[a]	0	—		18	2
	Total		12	0	9	2	0	0	4	0	—		25	2
Coritiba (loan)	2010	Série B	21	0	—		—		—		—		21	0
Dynamo Kyiv	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	4	1	—		1	1	1[b]	0	0	0	6	2
	2012–13		13	1	—		0	0	2[c]	0	0	0	15	1
	2013–14		7	0	—		1	1	3[b]	0	0	0	11	1
	Total		24	2	—		2	2	6	0	0	0	32	4
Grêmio	2014	Série A	35	3	10	3	1	0	7[a]	2	—		53	8
Palmeiras	2015		28	10	16	3	11	3	—		—		55	16
	2016		33	6	12	3	2	0	4[a]	0	—		51	9
	2017		26	9	14	4	4	2	7[a]	1	—		51	16
	2018		31	7	17	4	5	1	11[a]	2	—		64	14
	2019		36	9	14	2	4	0	10[a]	2	—		64	13
	2020		0	0	8	2	0	0	2[a]	0	—		10	2
	2021		21	2	—		—		7[a]	2	0	0	28	4
	2022		38	7	12	2	4	0	12[a]	1	—		66	10
	2023		14	3	14	0	5	0	8[a]	0	1	0	42	3
	2024		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		233	53	107	20	36	6	61	9	1	0	439	88
Al-Duhail (loan)	2020–21	QSL	22	14	—		2	1	4[d]	0	7[e]	0	35	15
Career total			341	72	126	25	41	9	82	10	9	0	599	117

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
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

• Assist Goals

Season	Team	Assists
2009	Cruzeiro	0
2011		1
Total		1
2010	Coritiba	4
2011–12	Dynamo Kyiv	0
2012–13		4
2013–14		0
Total		4
2014	Grêmio	5
2015	Palmeiras	7
2016		10
2017		5
2018		14
2019		11
2020		2
2022		8
2023		3
Total		60
2020–21	Al-Duhail	10
League Career Total		84

International

Brazil
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	2	0
2017	1	1
Total	3	1

National team Club Season Apps Goals Brazil Dynamo Kyiv 2011 2 0 Palmeiras 2017 1 1 Total 3 1

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2011 1. November 10, 2011 Stade d'Angondjé, Gabon  Gabon 2–0 0 Friendly 2. November 14, 2011 Al-Rayyan Stadium, Qatar  Egypt 2–0 0 Friendly 3. January 25, 2017 Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Brazil  Colombia 1–0 1 Friendly

Honours

Dudu with Kiev in 2013

Club

Coritiba

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2010

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro:2011

FC Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Cup: 2013-14

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023
• Copa do Brasil: 2015
• Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021
• Campeonato Paulista: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2022
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2023
• FIFA Club World Cup Runner Up: 2021

International

Brazil U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2011

Brazil U17

• South American U-17 Championship: 2009

Individual

• Bola de Ouro: 2018
• Bola de Prata: 2016,^[13] 2017, 2018, 2019,^[14] 2022
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2018^[15]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2016,^[16] 2018
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A top assist provider: 2016, 2018
• Best Winger in Brazil: 2018^[17]
• Campeonato Paulista Best Player: 2022
• Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2018,^[18] 2019,^[19] 2022
• Copa Libertadores Dream Team: 2018, 2021
• South American Team of the Year: 2018
• FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2021^[20]

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).
17. "Choro, risos e domínio palmeirense marcam o 15º Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. 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.

External links

• Dudu at Soccerway
• Dudu at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)