Dudu with Dynamo Kyiv in 2011
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Goiânia, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Palmeiras | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
2005–2010 | Cruzeiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Cruzeiro | 12 | (0) |
2010 | → Coritiba (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Dynamo Kyiv | 24 | (2) |
2014 | → Grêmio (loan) | 35 | (3) |
2015– | Palmeiras | 61 | (16) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Brazil U-20 | 7 | (3) |
2011– | Brazil | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2017 |
Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues (born 7 January 1992), commonly known as Dudu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for Palmeiras
Rodrigues began his career on youthside for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and earned on 14 June 2009 his first cap in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A against Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras. On 27 April 2010 Coritiba Foot Ball Club signed the 18-year-old Attacking midfielder on loan from Cruzeiro until December 2010. Dudu went back to Cruzeiro for the 2011 season. On 25 June in the match against Coritiba Dudu, playing as a suplent, has surprised the coach Joel Santana, who said: "Dudu entered really well in the match. He is such a bold boy, intelligent, he doesn't forget the instructions. He is audacious, even being a little guy. It proves that tallness isn't really important for football. Quality, ability and competence are. He showed he is such a competent player, in spite of his young age."
On 27 August 2011, it was announced on his team Cruzeiro's official homepage that Dudu would join Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv on a €5 million offer.
On 11 February 2014, Dudu was loaned to Grêmio until the end of the Brazilian season, on 31 December 2014.
On 11 January 2015 Dudu joined Palmeiras on a four-year contract. Since joining Palmeiras he has been among the most important players in the squad that conquered the 2015 Copa do Brasil, when he scored twice in the final match against Santos, and the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro, when he took over as club captain following an elbow injury from former captain Fernando Prass.