Eduardo Fernandes Pereira Gomes (born 13 August 1981), known as Dady, is a

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an former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

During his early years,

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-born Dady played professionally with modest clubs in the Portuguese lower leagues, after unsuccessful stints with

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and

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

. In the 2005–06 season he started with

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side

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but, after solid performances, attracted the attention of

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C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...

. Dady's first match in the top level was on 14 January 2006, in a 0–1 home loss against Sporting where he came on as 78th-minute substitute. After an uneventful first half-season he was a key attacking figure in 2006–07 campaign, scoring 12 goals as Belenenses finished fifth and

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for the

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. In August 2007, Dady signed with

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club

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. Not an undisputed starter in his first season, he still finished as the

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se's top scorer, helping it barely avoid relegation; in the following two campaigns he featured even less regularly, due to physical problems – which included the extraction of a

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in his

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– and the resurrection of veteran player

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. In the summer of 2010, Dady signed with

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, being released on 30 December and returning to Portugal in the following

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, with

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. He netted seven times in 23 games in his first full season, being crucial as the

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team eventually avoided top flight relegation. On 17 July 2012, Dady signed for

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...

of the

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. On 28 February of the following year he moved clubs and countries again, joining China's

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. In March 2014, Dady joined another team in the country,

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's Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard FC. He returned to Portugal and its second tier in August, with the 33-year-old agreeing to a one-year contract at

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International career

Dady made his debut for

on 17 August 2005 against

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International goals

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dady 1981 births Living people Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Footballers from Lisbon Cape Verdean men's footballers Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Sporting CP B players Odivelas F.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players C.F. Os Belenenses players S.C. Olhanense players Atlético Clube de Portugal players La Liga players CA Osasuna players Süper Lig players Bucaspor footballers Cypriot First Division players Apollon Limassol FC players Chinese Super League players China League One players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. players Cape Verde men's international footballers Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in China Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen