Duda Santos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Adailma Aparecida da Silva dos Santos (born 24 March 1996), known as Duda Santos or just Duda, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras.

Duda Santos

Duda playing for Palmeiras
Personal information
Full name	Adailma Aparecida da Silva dos Santos[1]
Date of birth	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Major Isidoro, Brazil[2]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	Palmeiras
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Chapecoense
2017	Avaí/Kindermann	15	(0)
2017–2018	Kiryat Gat	24	(12)
2018–2020	Avaí/Kindermann	49	(11)
2021–	Palmeiras	34	(10)
International career‡
2016	Brazil U20	4	(1)
2020–	Brazil	6	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:51, 11 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:20, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Major Isidoro, Alagoas, Duda played futsal and made her senior debut in football with Chapecoense in 2014.^[2] In 2017, after a short period at Kindermann/Avaí, she moved abroad with Israeli club Kiryat Gat.

Duda returned to Brazil and Avaí in 2018, being a regular starter until rescinding her contract in January 2021.^[3] Late in the month, she joined Palmeiras.^[4]

International career

After representing Brazil at under-20 level, Duda received her first call up for the full side on 9 November 2020, for friendlies against Argentina.^[5] She made her international debut on 27 November of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Adriana and scoring the side's sixth in a 6–0 win over Ecuador at the Arena Corinthians.^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of 10 July 2022

Brazil
Year	Apps	Goals
2020[7]	1	1
2022	3	0
Total	4	1

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2020-11-27	São Paulo, Brazil	Ecuador	5250.02005 6–0	5450.04005 6–0	Friendly game
2	2022-07-21	Cali, Colombia	Peru	5250.02005 4–0	5450.04005 6–0	Copa América 2022
3	2024-02-24	San Diego, United States	Colombia	5250.02005 0–1	5450.04005 0–1	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup