Deserves more chances at Galo? Dudu hits career milestone

Deserves more chances at Galo? Dudu hits career milestone Dudu reached a significant milestone in his career when he took the field for Atlético against Chapecoense on the 19th. The 34-year-old forward made his 700th professional appearance in the match for the 28th round of the Brasileirão. He has 697 matches for clubs. And three wearing the Brazilian national team shirt. He has 126 goals and 126 assists, according to the website Ogol . A product of a rival club, Dudu has also played for Coritiba, Dynamo Kyiv, Grêmio, Palmeiras, and Qatar’s Al-Duhail before joining Galo last year. In 2026, he has played 34 matches — 11 of them as a starter — and scored four goals. The No. 92 had gone five matches without being used before playing against Chape. But he avoided creating controversy when speaking about not being among Eduardo Domínguez’s preferred choices: " Fans ask me, and I ask myself the same thing why. But only the person who picks the lineup and puts the players on the field can answer that question for everyone. I’ve been working, doing my best, but sometimes what is best for me is not what the coach and the group need at this moment. But I’ll keep working and training, because I know my quality, my game, my football, so I just have to keep working to earn more opportunities ". Dudu is under contract with CAM until December of next year. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.