Dudu (footballer, born June 1999)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Nunes.

Eduardo Marcelo Rodrigues Nunes (born 5 June 1999), commonly known as Dudu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ponte Preta, on loan from Vitória.

Dudu

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Marcelo Rodrigues Nunes
Date of birth	(1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	São Vicente, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ponte Preta (on loan from Vitória)
Number	8
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	16	(0)
2024	→ Novorizontino (loan)	8	(0)
2025–	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:43, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2018	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2[a]	0	2	0
Athletico Paranaense	2019	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
PSTC	2019	Paranaense Série Prata	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Tupã	2020	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Ação	2021	Mato-Grossense	—		6	2	—		—		—		6	2
Ferroviário	2021	Série C	15	0	—		—		—		3[b]	0	18	0
	2022		5	0	14	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	Subtotal		20	0	14	0	1	0	—		3	0	38	0
Fortaleza (loan)	2022	Série A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Volta Redonda	2023	Série C	2	0	11	0	4	1	—		—		17	1
Vitória	2023	Série B	20	0	—		—		—		—		20	0
	2024	Série A	5	0	11	0	2	0	—		5[b]	0	23	0
	Subtotal		25	0	11	0	2	0	—		5	0	43	0
Novorizontino (loan)	2024	Série B	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Ponte Preta (loan)	2025	Série C	0	0	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Career total			55	0	54	3	7	1	0	0	10	0	128	4

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste