Dudu (footballer, born June 1999)

Dudu
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Marcelo Rodrigues Nunes
Date of birth (1999-06-05) 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

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.

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2018 Série A 000000—2[a]020
Athletico Paranaense 2019 Série A 000000——00
PSTC 2019 Paranaense Série Prata —00———00
Tupã 2020 Paulista 2ª Divisão —61———61
Ação 2021 Mato-Grossense —62———62
Ferroviário 2021 Série C 150———3[b]0180
2022 5014010——200
Subtotal 20014010—30380
Fortaleza (loan) 2022 Série A 00————00
Volta Redonda 2023 Série C 2011041——171
Vitória 2023 Série B 200————200
2024 Série A 5011020—5[b]0230
Subtotal 25011020—50430
Novorizontino (loan) 2024 Série B 80————80
Ponte Preta (loan) 2025 Série C 006000——60
Career total 55054371001001284
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-Santos, volante Dudu assina por três anos com Athletico; Cittadini tem pré-contrato" [Formerly of Santos, defensive midfielder Dudu signs for three years with Athletico; Cittadini has a pre-contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Athletico rescinde contrato de três anos, e volante Dudu, ex-Santos, sai sem ter jogado" [Athletico rescind three-year contract, and defensive midfielder Dudu, formerly of Santos, leaves without playing] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Santos, volante Dudu assina com o PSTC após rescindir com o Athletico" [Formerly of Santos, defensive midfielder Dudu signs with PSTC after rescinding with Athletico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Quinteto da Baixada Santista é confirmado no Tupã para a Segundona Paulista" [Quintet from the Baixada Santista is confirmed at Tupã for the Segundona Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Segundona: Assisense corre para anunciar novas peças antes da estreia" [Segundona: Assisense run to register new pieces before the debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ação contrata três jogadores pensando no "mata-mata"" [Ação sign three players thinking in the knockout stage] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Bola da Vez MT. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ferroviário oficializa a contratação do volante Dudu" [Ferroviário turn official the signing of defensive midfielder Dudu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Fortaleza anuncia acordo com Ferroviário para contratação do volante Dudu" [Fortaleza announce deal with Ferroviário for the signing of defensive midfielder Dudu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza EC. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Volante Dudu retorna ao Ferroviário" [Defensive midfielder Dudu returns to Ferroviário] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Voltaço anuncia a contratação do volante Dudu" [Voltaço announce the signing of defensive midfielder Dudu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Volta Redonda FC. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Vitória acerta contratação do volante Dudu, do Volta Redonda" [Vitória sign defensive midfielder Dudu, from Volta Redonda] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Vitória compra direitos do volante Dudu, destaque do time na Série B" [Vitória purchase rights of defensive midfielder Dudu, spotlight of the club in the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Itatiaia. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Presidente confirma que o Vitória não conta mais com Rodrigo Andrade e Dudu" [President confirms that Vitória is no longer counting with Rodrigo Andrade and Dudu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE45. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Grêmio Novorizontino se reforça com volante Dudu para reta final da Série B" [Grêmio Novorizontino bolster themselves with defensive midfielder Dudu for the final rounds of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio Novorizontino. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ponte define acerto com jogador que também era alvo do Guarani" [Ponte set deal with player who was also a target of Guarani] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  16. ↑ Dudu at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2023.