Dudu (footballer, born June 1999)
Brazilian footballer
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Eduardo Marcelo Rodrigues Nunes (born 5 June 1999), commonly known as Dudu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Vitória.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Marcelo Rodrigues Nunes | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Athletico Paranaense | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | PSTC | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Tupã | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | Ação | 6 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Ferroviário | 34 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Volta Redonda | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Vitória (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vitória | 33 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Novorizontino (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Dudu was a Santos youth graduate. On 9 January 2019, after playing twice with the B-team in the previous year's Copa Paulista, he signed a three-year contract with Athletico Paranaense.[1]
Dudu left Athletico on 21 March 2019, without featuring a single minute for the club,[2] and joined PSTC on 5 April 2019.[3] On 21 September 2020, he moved to Tupã.[4]
In February 2021, Dudu agreed to a contract with Assisense,[5] but signed for Ação on 17 April.[6] On 27 May, he was presented at Série C side Ferroviário.[7]
On 15 March 2022, Fortaleza announced the signing of Dudu on loan from Ferroviário, with a buyout clause.[8] Initially assigned to their under-23 team, he returned to Ferrão on 11 July, after making no appearances.[9]
On 24 November 2022, Dudu signed for Volta Redonda.[10] On 2 June of the following year, he moved to Vitória on loan.[11]
On 7 November 2023, Vitória exercised Dudu's buyout clause, acquiring 70% of his economic rights.[12] However, he struggled with off-field problems during the 2024 season, being separated from the squad in July,[13] and loaned to Novorizontino on 20 August.[14]
On 31 December 2024, Dudu agreed to a one-year loan deal with Ponte Preta.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 11 February 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Athletico Paranaense | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| PSTC | 2019 | Paranaense Série Prata | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tupã | 2020 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Ação | 2021 | Mato-Grossense | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Ferroviário | 2021 | Série C | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Volta Redonda | 2023 | Série C | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Vitória | 2023 | Série B | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| Novorizontino (loan) | 2024 | Série B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2025 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 128 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste