Dodô (footballer, born 1998)
Brazilian footballer
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Domilson Cordeiro dos Santos (born 17 November 1998), commonly known as Dodô, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Fiorentina.
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Dodô in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Domilson Cordeiro dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Taubaté, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Taubaté | ||
| 2014–2016 | Coritiba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Coritiba | 49 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 97 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022– | Fiorentina | 113 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Brazil U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | Brazil U23 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Coritiba
Born in Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil, Dodô started his career at hometown club Taubaté in 2012 playing as a forward.[2] In 2014, he moved to fellow Brazilian side Coritiba and was promoted to the first team in 2016.[3]
Dodô made his first team debut on 11 March 2016, starting in a 3–0 home win against Avaí, for the year's Primeira Liga competition.[4] He made his Série A debut on 14 May, starting in a 1–0 home win against Cruzeiro.[5]
Dodô established himself as a starter at Coxa, contributing with 26 league appearances during his first season, as his side narrowly avoided relegation; his contract was also renewed until June 2018 in September.
Shakhtar Donetsk
Amidst interest from clubs like Schalke 04 and Benfica, Dodô joined Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk on 22 November 2017, for a fee of € 2 million.[6][7] He made his debut abroad on 7 April 2018, coming on as a late substitute for fellow countryman Alan Patrick in a 2–0 away defeat of NK Veres Rivne.
Vitória de Guimarães (loan)
On 29 July 2018, Dodô was loaned to Portuguese club Vitória Guimarães.[8] He made his debut for the club on 6 August, starting in a 2–0 away loss against CD Tondela, for the campaign's Taça da Liga.
Dodô scored his first professional goal on 19 December 2018, netting the game's only in an away success over Boavista FC, for the Taça de Portugal championship.
Fiorentina
On 22 July 2022, Dodô moved abroad to Italy, signing for Italian top-tier Serie A side Fiorentina.[9]
International career
A former Brazilian youth international, Dodô played for the under-17 squad in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[10] and was a part of the under-20s for 2017 South American Youth Football Championship. He played nine matches in the latter tournament, eight as a starter.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coritiba | 2016 | Série A | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[h] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 5 | |||
| Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Fiorentina | 2022–23 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 12[i] | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[i] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[j] | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[j] | 1 | — | 47 | 2 | |||
| Total | 113 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | — | 161 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 229 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 323 | 10 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Ukrainian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in Primeira Liga
- Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Coritiba
Shakhtar Donetsk
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23[15]
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23,[16] 2023–24
