Eduardo da Silva
Eduardo Alves da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [eduˈaʁdu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ], Croatian pronunciation: [eduâːrdo dasǐlʋa]; born 25 February 1983), commonly known as Eduardo and sometimes nicknamed Dudu, is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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Eduardo with Shakhtar Donetsk in May 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Alves da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | CBF Nova Kennedy | ||
| 1996–1998 | Bangu | ||
| 1999–2001 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2007 | Dinamo Zagreb | 109 | (73) |
| 2001 | → Croatia Sesvete (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2003 | → Inter Zaprešić (loan) | 15 | (10) |
| 2007–2010 | Arsenal | 41 | (7) |
| 2010–2014 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 81 | (24) |
| 2014–2015 | Flamengo | 27 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 29 | (14) |
| 2017 | Atlético Paranaense | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Legia Warsaw | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 320 | (140) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U21 | 12 | (8) |
| 2004–2014 | Croatia | 64 | (29) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He began his career with his hometown club in Brazil, Bangu Atlético Clube. He later joined Dinamo Zagreb's youth team. He spent a period on loan at Inter Zaprešić, scoring ten goals in 15 matches. His prolific scoring at Dinamo Zagreb, where he scored 73 times in 109 league appearances, attracted the interest of Arsenal who signed him for a fee of £7.5 million in 2007. A serious leg injury hampered his time with Arsenal and, after three seasons with the club, he moved to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2010.
Eduardo took up Croatian citizenship in 2002 and made his international debut for the Croatia national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Ireland on 16 November 2004 at the age of 21. He was selected by the national team's coach Slaven Bilić for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament and again by Niko Kovač for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. With 29 goals scored for Croatia, Eduardo is Croatia's fourth most prolific striker on record.