Cadu (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer
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Carlos Eduardo Lopes Cruz (born 8 August 1997), commonly known as Cadu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ferencváros.[1]
Full name
Carlos Eduardo Lopes Cruz
Date of birth
8 August 1997
Place of birth
Salvador, Brazil
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Eduardo Lopes Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Bahia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Fluminense de Feira | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | EC Olímpia | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Pardubice | 69 | (14) |
| 2022–2025 | Viktoria Plzeň | 63 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | → Baník Ostrava (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2025– | Ferencváros | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 January 2026 | |||
Club career
FK Pardubice
Cadu made his league debut for FK Pardubice[2] against FK Dukla Prague on 10 June 2020.
Baník Ostrava (loan)
On 8 September 2022 he was loaned to Baník Ostrava in Czech First League.[3]
Ferencváros
He transfermed tó Ferencváros ín The summer of 2025.
Career statistics
- As of 26 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pardubice | 2019–20 | Czech National Football League | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Czech First League | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 72 | 15 | ||||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 46 | 6 | |||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
| Baník Ostrava (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 27 | ||
