# Dudu Vieira

Carlos Eduardo de Souza Vieira (born 20 February 1994), known as Dudu Vieira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Juventude. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right-back.

## Career

Born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Dudu Vieira played for the youth sides of Francana before making his senior debut with Cincão [pt] in 2012. He moved to Santo André in the following year, before first appearing with the main squad in the 2014 Copa Paulista.
In June 2016, after winning the year's Campeonato Paulista Série A2, Dudu Vieira was loaned to Portuguesa in the Série C. In the following years, he served several loan stints at Figueirense, São Bento (two stints), Novorizontino, Vitória, Ferroviária, Criciúma, Ituano and Chapecoense.
On 20 March 2024, Dudu Vieira signed a permanent one-year deal with Ponte Preta. He moved to Série A side Juventude on 16 August, and made his top tier debut at the age of 30 two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Thiaguinho in a 2–1 away win over Athletico Paranaense.

## Career statistics

    As of 17 June 2024.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Santo André | 2014 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Santo André | 2015 | Paulista A2 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Santo André | 2016 | Paulista A2 | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Santo André | 2017 | Paulista | — | — | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Santo André | 2018 | Paulista | — | — | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Santo André | 2020 | Paulista | — | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Santo André | 2022 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Santo André | 2023 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Santo André | 2024 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Santo André | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 102 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | 116 | 5 |
| Portuguesa (loan) | 2016 | Série C | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Figueirense (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| São Bento (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Novorizontino (loan) | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Vitória (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| São Bento (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Ferroviária | 2020 | Série D | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Ferroviária | 2021 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Ferroviária | Total | Total | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Criciúma (loan) | 2021 | Série C | 21 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Ituano (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Ponte Preta | 2024 | Série B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Juventude | 2024 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 168 | 7 | 109 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 304 | 12 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina

## Honours

Santo André
* Copa Paulista: 2014
* Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2016