Dudu Cearense

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Dudu Cearense

Dudu with CSKA Moscow in February 2007
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Silva de Sousa
Date of birth	(1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41)
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 Representing  Brazil Copa América Winner 2004 Peru FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2003 UAE
*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.