Dudinha
Brazilian footballer (born 2005)
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Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Silva (born 4 July 2005), known as Dudinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team. She has previously played for São Paulo.
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Dudinha with the San Diego Wave in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Silva | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | San Diego Wave | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2020–2023 | São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | São Paulo | 76 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | San Diego Wave | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Brazil U17 | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Brazil U20 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Brazil | 11 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
São Paulo
Dudinha grew up playing futsal before joining São Paulo's youth teams at the age of 14.[1] She contributed to several youth titles before moving to the senior team in 2023.[2][3] Dudinha became one of the team's key players in 2024[4] and was named one of the most promising players under 20 years of age in world football the same year.[5] In 2025, she was a standout player for São Paulo throughout the Campeonato Brasileiro[6] and helped her team win the 2025 Supercopa do Brasil for the first time in history.[7]
San Diego Wave
On 24 July 2025, American club San Diego Wave FC acquired Dudinha in exchange for an undisclosed fee and signed her to a three-year contract through 2027.[7] Dudinha made her NWSL debut on 16 August, coming on as a stoppage-time substitute for Delphine Cascarino in a 2–1 victory over Bay FC.[8] On 26 September, she scored her first goal for the Wave, chipping the ball over Orlando Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse to net the equalizing tally in an eventual loss to Orlando.[9] Two weeks later, Dudinha was one of four NWSL nominated for NWSL Player of the Week honors after she scored a goal in match against the Utah Royals.
On 18 October, Dudinha recorded a brace in a 6–1 victory over Chicago Stars FC that both clinched San Diego a spot in the 2025 playoffs and set a club record for goals scored in a single match.[10] Once in the playoffs, Dudinha started and played over 100 minutes of the Wave's quarterfinal match against the Portland Thorns; Portland secured victory with a goal by Reilyn Turner and eliminated San Diego from the postseason.[11] Dudinha's performances through the tail end of 2025 earned her a spot on the October NWSL Team of the Month.[12]
International career
Dudinha has represented the Brazil U17 and U20 teams on multiple occasions. She was called up to represent the U17 squad at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the U20 squad at both the 2022 and 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cups.[13] During the 2022 U-20 competition, she helped Brazil reach third place, its best finish in the tournament since 2006.[7] Dudinha made her debut for the main team on 26 October 2024, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Colombia.[14] On 30 May 2025 she scored her first goals, against Japan, once again in a friendly match.[15]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dudinha goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 30 May 2025 | Neo Química Arena, São Paulo, Brazil |  Japan | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 29 July 2025 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador |  Uruguay | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2025 Copa América Femenina |
| 4. | 25 October 2025 | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England |  England | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2 December 2025 | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal |  Portugal | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
Honours
São Paulo
São Paulo (youth)
- Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino Sub-18: 2021
- Campeonato Paulista Sub-17: 2021
- Nike Premier Cup Sub-17: 2021
Brazil
Brazil U17