Carlos Eduardo de Souza Tomé (born 11 March 1985), known as Dudu Paraíba, is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
left wing-back
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.
Career
Dudu Paraíba started his career at
Botafogo (PB) and moved to
Vitória (BA) in April 2002, where he signed his first professional contract in April 2005.
In January 2007, he was loaned to
Avaí
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, before being sold to Bulgarian club
Marek Dupnitsa
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three months later.
After another three months, he moved to
Litex Lovech
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, where he played one and a half years, before being released in January 2009.
On 29 July 2009, he signed a contract with Polish club
Widzew Łódź
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. In the
2010–11 season of the
Polish Ekstraklasa, he was the player with the most goal assists in the entire league. On 22 June 2013, he signed a contract with Polish club
Śląsk Wrocław
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...
.
Honours
Litex Lovech
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Bulgarian Cup
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The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
:
2007–08,
2008–09
Widzew Łódź
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I liga
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:
2009–10
References
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Paraíba
Men's association football fullbacks
Men's association football midfielders
Brazilian men's footballers
Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players
Avaí FC players
FC Marek Dupnitsa players
FC Lovech players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Widzew Łódź players
Śląsk Wrocław players
Apollon Limassol FC players
União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores players
Odra Opole players
Lobos BUAP footballers
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Ekstraklasa players
I liga players
Ascenso MX players
Cypriot First Division players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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