Duda

Having grown through the ranks of Vitória de Guimarães, Porto-born Duda had not yet played one single competitive senior game when he was sold to Cádiz CF in the Spanish Segunda División B. For the 2001–02 season he switched to La Liga with Málaga CF and, after a loan move to Segunda División with Levante UD, was everpresent in a team that achieved two consecutive 10th-place finishes, also appearing in the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto. In 2005–06, involved in a contract dispute, Duda featured scarcely as Málaga were relegated and, during the summer, he joined Andalusia neighbours Sevilla FC. Incidentally, his arrival coincided with the emergence of another left-footed player, Antonio Puerta (whom played as either left-back or midfielder); after Puerta's sudden death the following campaign he also played backup, to Diego Capel. With Capel firmly established as first-choice, Duda was loaned for 2008–09 to an old acquaintance, Málaga, in August 2008. During the season, he was an instrumental attacking element as the side narrowly missed on Europa League qualification, with compatriot Eliseu often playing in the other wing. In late August 2009, after intense negotiations, Duda moved permanently to Málaga on a four-year contract, with Sevilla benefitting from a percentage of any future sale. In the first season of his second spell he was heavily played as they narrowly avoided relegation, leading the team in goals; May 2010 was a particular active period for him as he netted in 1–1…

Duda made his debut with Portugal in 2007 at the age of already 27, as the winger position in the national side was packed with talent (Nani, Ricardo Quaresma, Cristiano Ronaldo, Simão Sabrosa). On 20 August 2008, in a 5–0 friendly win over Faroe Islands, he scored his first goal after coming on as a second-half replacement. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Duda was often used as an emergency left-back by national coach Carlos Queiroz. He was included in the squad-of-23 for the final stages in South Africa, where he appeared twice in the group stage: playing 20 minutes against North Korea, he assisted Liédson who took the score to 5–0 in an eventual 7–0 rout. He then started against Brazil, in a 0–0 draw.

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Málaga

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002 Sevilla

Copa del Rey: 2006–07 Supercopa de España: 2007 UEFA Cup: 2006–07 Portugal U18

UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1999