Eduardo Barbosa Hatamoto (born 6 August 2003), known as Dudu Hatamoto or just Dudu, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for CSKA 1948.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Dudu began his career at hometown side Olé Brasil at the age of seven. In 2014, aged ten, he was spotted by

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, but suffered a serious

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injury at the age of 13 which kept him sidelined for nearly a year. After overcoming his knee injury, Dudu had to undergo surgery two further times, due to a

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condition and later due to an

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. After again recovering, he asked to leave the club in 2017.

Botafogo-SP

Dudu subsequently returned to his hometown, and spent a short period at Comercial-SP before joining

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP or Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as ...

's under-15 category in July 2018. He made his senior debut on 5 November 2020 at the age of just 17, starting and scoring a brace in a 4–3 away win over

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, for the year's

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. The following day, it was announced that he had renewed his contract with the club until 2023. Dudu made his professional debut for ''Bota'' on 20 November 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 2–1 Série B away loss against Guarani. He scored his first professional goal the following 28 February, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw at

in the

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. In April 2021, Dudu suffered an

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injury in a match against Ituano, which kept him sidelined for four months. Back to action in September, he was regularly used afterwards.

Ponte Preta

On 11 January 2023, Dudu was registered at Ponte Preta, being announced only three days later.

Feirense

On 27 July 2023,

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side

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announced the permanent signing of Dudu, handing him the number 77 shirt.

Personal life

On 26 September 2022, Dudu and Botafogo-SP teammates Lucas Delgado and João Diogo were accused of

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. Delgado was released by the club two days later, while Dudu and João Diogo were punished by Botafogo.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatamoto, Dudu 2003 births Living people Footballers from Ribeirão Preto Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Liga Portugal 2 players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players C.D. Feirense players FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian people of Japanese descent