Eduardo (footballer, born 1993)

Eduardo
Personal information
Full name Carlos Eduardo Bendini Giusti
Date of birth (1993-04-27) 27 April 1993
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
V-Varen Nagasaki
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Metropolitano 7 (0)
2012 → FC Lustenau 07 (loan) 12 (2)
2013 → Austria Lustenau (loan) 10 (0)
2013 → Gainare Tottori (loan) 15 (2)
2014 → Tochigi SC (loan) 19 (2)
2014–2016 → Kashiwa Reysol (loan) 35 (3)
2016 → Kawasaki Frontale (loan) 25 (0)
2017–2018 Kawasaki Frontale 17 (1)
2019 Matsumoto Yamaga 7 (0)
2020–2021 Sagan Tosu 57 (3)
2022–2024 Yokohama F. Marinos 77 (3)
2025– V-Varen Nagasaki 26 (2)
International career
2014 Brazil U-23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2026

Carlos Eduardo Bendini Giusti (born 27 April 1993), simply known as Eduardo (エドゥアルド) or formerly Dudu is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back and currently play for V-Varen Nagasaki in J2 League.

Club career

Dudu kicked off his career with Metropolitano in 2011. In 2012, he was loaned out to Austrian club FC Lustenau 07. During the loan spell, he played 12 matches and scored 2 goals. After the stint, he was loaned to archrivals Austria Lustenau.[1] In July 2013, he joined Gainare Tottori of J2 League again on loan.[2]

In 2014, Eduardo again joined a Japanese side on loan, this time with Tochigi.[3] After the spell ended, on the deadline day of the summer transfer window, he was signed by J1 League side Kashiwa Reysol on loan.[4]

On 8 January 2025, Eduardo announce official transfer to J2 club, V-Varen Nagasaki for 2025 season.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of the start from 2025 season.[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Metropolitano2011Série D1030–––40
2012–30–––30
Total 1060–––70
FC Lustenau 07 (loan)2012–13Austrian Football First League12220–––142
Austria Lustenau (loan)2012–13100––––100
Gainare Tottori (loan)2013J.League Div 215200–––152
Tochigi SC (loan)201419200–––192
Kashiwa Reysol (loan)2014J.League Div 1610031––92
2015J1 League292301091–423
Total 919504191–10911
Kawasaki Frontale (loan)2016J1 League2505250–10362
Kawasaki Frontale2017140213010–201
2018311000300071
Total 42183804010634
Matsumoto Yamaga2019J1 League700041––131
Sagan Tosu2020210–10––220
20213633000––393
Total 5733051––614
Yokohama F. Marinos2022J1 League231100020–261
2023260117010000441
202428230100000322
Total 7735180120001024
V-Varen Nagasaki2025J2 League000000–00
Total 000000–00
Career Total 275162742522511035323

1Includes J. League Championship.

Honours

Club

Kawasaki Frontale

Yokohama F. Marinos

References

  1. ↑ "Carlos Eduardo "Dudu" willkommen". Austria-Lustenau. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "DUDU(ドゥドゥ)選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". Gainare. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "ドゥドゥ選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". Tochigisc. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Eduardo player deadline Transfers join". Reysol. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "エドゥアルド選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ | V・ファーレン長崎". V・ファーレン長崎 (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)" Archived 13 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 11 out of 289)
  7. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)" Archived 14 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 28 out of 289)