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 Dudu with CSKA Moscow in February 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alessandro Silva de Sousa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Ceará | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Vitória | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Vitória | 49 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Rennes | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | CSKA Moscow | 74 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Olympiacos | 64 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Atlético Mineiro | 17 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Goiás | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | OFI Crete | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Fortaleza | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Botafogo | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Brazil U-20 | 16 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Brazil U-23 | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Brazil | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alexandro Silva de Sousa (born 15 April 1983), known as Dudu Cearense or simply Dudu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.
He is known for his passing, aerial ability and tackling. He was a central midfielder who usually played either in a holding midfield role or as a box-to-box midfielder. Despite often being used in a defensive position, he was mainly an attacking player. He has been capped for the Brazil national team.
