Dudu (footballer, born 1997)

Luís Eduardo Marques dos Santos (born 30 May 1997), commonly known as Dudu is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Atlético Goianiense.

Dudu
Dudu with Atlético Goianiense in 2022
Personal information
Full name Luís Eduardo Marques dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Gama, Federal District, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Atlético Goianiense
Youth career
2013–2016 Figueirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Figueirense 42 (1)
2018–2021 Internacional 6 (0)
2020–2021Atlético Goianiense (loan) 41 (1)
2021– Atlético Goianiense 73 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:22, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

Figueirense edit

Dudu was born in Gama, Federal District, joined the youth setup of Figueirense in 2013. Ahead of the 2016 season, he was promoted to the senior team[2] and made his first team debut in a 1–0 victory over Fluminense.[3]

At the end of 2017 Campeonato Catarinense, Dudu was awarded with the Best Newcomer of the Season award. He also came third in the award for the best right back of the tournament.[4] He played regularly for the side in Série B and was included in Globo Esporte 's list of seven major revelations of the tournament.[2]

Internacional edit

On 29 December 2017, Dudu signed for Internacional, newly promoted to Série A on a four-year deal.[5] He made his debut for the club the following 27 January, starting in a 3–0 Campeonato Gaúcho home win over Avenida.

After featuring rarely during the 2018 season, Dudu suffered a serious ankle injury in November of that year,[6] being sidelined for the most of the 2019 campaign, which he did not appear with the club.

Atlético Goianiense edit

On 29 December 2019, Dudu was loaned to Atlético Goianiense for the 2020 season, along with teammate Gustavo Ferrareis.[7] He immediately became a starter at his new club, and signed a permanent two-year contract with Dragão on 8 March 2021.[8]

Career statistics edit

As of 19 November 2022[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Figueirense 2016 Série A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2017 Série B 25 1 15 0 1 0 2[a] 0 43 1
Total 27 1 15 0 1 0 2 0 45 1
Internacional 2018 Série A 2 0 4 0 3 0 9 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 4 0 3 0 9 0
Atlético Goianiense 2020 Série A 34 0 7 1 3 0 44 1
2021 31 0 6 0 6 0 6[b] 0 49 0
2022 22 1 14 2 5 0 5[b] 0 46 3
Total 77 1 27 3 14 0 11 0 139 4
Career total 116 2 46 3 18 0 11 0 2 0 193 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours edit

Atlético Goianiense

Fortaleza

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Dudu". Internacional. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Lateral direito Dudu está entre as revelações do Campeonato Brasileiro" [Right-back Dudu is among the revelations of the Brazilian Championship] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Figueirense. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Já rebaixado, Figueirense bate o Fluminense, que não vence há nove partidas" [Already down, Figueirense beats Fluminense, who has not won for nine games] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Top da Bola premia os destaques do Campeonato Catarinense 2017" [Top of the Ball awards the highlights of the Campeonato Catarinense 2017] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Catarinense. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Em dose dupla: Inter anuncia Dudu e Patrick como reforços para 2018" [In double dose: Inter announces Dudu and Patrick as reinforcements for 2018] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Dudu sofre fratura no tornozelo e passará por cirurgia; Dourado é relacionado para jogo com Flu" [Dudu breaks his ankle and will undergo surgery; Dourado is called-up for the match against Flu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Mais saídas: Inter encaminha empréstimos de Ferrareis e Dudu ao Atlético-GO" [More departures: Inter set loans of Ferrareis and Dudu to Atlético-GO] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Atlético-GO contrata Dudu, do Internacional, em definitivo" [Atlético-GO sign Dudu, from Internacional, permanently] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Dudu". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. ^ É campeão! Atlético-GO vira sobre Goiás na Serrinha e fatura Goianão, O Popular, 2 April 2022

External links edit