Dudinha

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Silva (born 4 July 2005), known as Dudinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team. She has previously played for São Paulo.

Club career

São Paulo Dudinha grew up playing futsal before joining São Paulo's youth teams at the age of 14. She contributed to several youth titles before moving to the senior team in 2023. Dudinha became one of the team's key players in 2024 and was named one of the most promising players under 20 years of age in world football the same year. In 2025, she was a standout player for São Paulo throughout the Campeonato Brasileiro and helped her team win the 2025 Supercopa do Brasil for the first time in history. Dudinha made her NWSL debut on 16 August, coming on as a stoppage-time substitute for Delphine Cascarino in a 2–1 victory over Bay FC. On 26 September, she scored her first goal for the Wave, chipping the ball over Orlando Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse to net the equalizing tally in an eventual loss to Orlando. Two weeks later, Dudinha was one of four NWSL players nominated for NWSL Player of the Week honors after she scored a goal in match against the Utah Royals. On 18 October, Dudinha recorded a brace in a 6–1 victory over Chicago Stars FC that both clinched San Diego a spot in the 2025 playoffs and set a club record for goals scored in a single match. Once in the playoffs, Dudinha started and played over 100 minutes of the Wave's quarterfinal match against the Portland Thorns; Portland secured victory with a goal by Reilyn Turner and eliminated San Diego from the postseason. Dudinha's performances through the tail end of 2025 earned her a spot on the October NWSL Team of the Month.

Dudinha opened her second season with the Wave by recording 3 assists and 2 goals in San Diego's opening four matches, earning herself her second league Team of the Month honor. By the midway point in the season, she had become the NWSL's second-highest performer in combined goals and assists. However, in June 2026, Dudinha's momentum was interrupted, as she suffered a serious ACL injury while playing for Brazil.

International career Dudinha has represented the Brazil U17 and U20 teams on multiple occasions. She was called up to represent the U17 squad at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the U20 squad at both the 2022 and 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cups. During the 2022 U-20 competition, she helped Brazil reach third place, its best finish in the tournament since 2006. On 30 May 2025 she scored her first goals, against Japan, once again in a friendly match.

Career statistics Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dudinha goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Dudinha No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 30 May 2025 Neo Química Arena, São Paulo, Brazil 1–0 3–1 Friendly 2 2–0 3 29 July 2025 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador 5–1 5–1 2025 Copa América Femenina 4. 25 October 2025 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England 2–0 2–1 Friendly 5. 2 December 2025 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal 3–0 5–0 7. 12 April 2026 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil 3–0 5–1 2026 FIFA Series

Honours São Paulo Supercopa do Brasil: 2025

São Paulo (youth) Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino Sub-18: 2021 Campeonato Paulista Sub-17: 2021 Nike Premier Cup Sub-17: 2021

Brazil Copa América Femenina: 2025

Brazil U17 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship: 2022 Individual

NWSL Team of the Month: October 2025, March 2026