Eduardo Vinícius Rodrigues dos Santos (born 2 April 2005), known as Dudu or Eduardo Vinícius, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cuiabá.

Career

Dudu played for Sport Recife as a youth before making his senior debut with Palmeira in the 2021 Campeonato Potiguar.[1] He subsequently returned to youth football with Retrô in the following year, before signing for América-SE ahead of the 2023 season.

In 2023, after a short period at Falcon, Dudu joined Cuiabá's under-20 side. In July 2024, he started training with the main squad under head coach Petit.[2]

Dudu made his first team – and Série A – debut for Dourado on 5 December 2024, coming on as a late substitute for Denilson in a 1–0 away loss to Fluminense, as his club was already relegated.[3]

Career statistics

As of 7 December 2024.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Palmeira 2021 Potiguar 6 0 6 0
América-SE 2023 Sergipano 5 1 5 1
Cuiabá 2024 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 5 0
Career total 1 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FMF

Honours

Cuiabá

References

  1. ^ "'Projetamos nossa base e confiamos no sucesso', afirma gestor do Palmeira" ['We project our youth setup and trust in our success', says director of Palmeira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Tribuna do Norte. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Promovidos ao profissional do Cuiabá, Jadson e Dudu são elogiados por Petit: "Apostamos muito"" [Promoted to the first team of Cuiabá, Jadson and Dudu are praised by Petit: "We bet on them a lot"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Dudu estreia no profissional pelo Cuiabá em partida da Série A" [Dudu debuts in the first team of Cuiabá in a Série A match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olhar Esportivo. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. ^ Dudu at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2024.


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