Dady
FullnameEduardo Fernandes Pereira Gomes
Birth date13 August 1981 (age 45)
Birth placeLisbon, Portugal
PositionStriker
Youthyears 11989–1993
Youthyears 21993–1995
Youthyears 31995–1999
Youthyears 41999–2000
Youthclubs 1Futebol Benfica
Youthclubs 2Sporting CP
Youthclubs 3Futebol Benfica
Youthclubs 4Boavista
Years 12000–2001
Years 22001–2002
Years 32002–2005
Years 42005
Years 52006–2007
Years 62007–2010
Years 72010
Years 82011–2012
Years 92012–2013
Years 102013
Years 112014
Years 122014–2015
Years 132015–2016
Clubs 1Sporting B
Clubs 2Aldenovense
Clubs 3Odivelas
Clubs 4Estoril
Clubs 5Belenenses
Clubs 6Osasuna
Clubs 7Bucaspor
Clubs 8Olhanense
Clubs 9Apollon Limassol
Clubs 10Shanghai Shenhua
Clubs 11Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard
Clubs 12Atlético
Clubs 13Futebol Benfica
Caps 119
Caps 221
Caps 393
Caps 414
Caps 538
Caps 654
Caps 75
Caps 830
Caps 910
Caps 1027
Caps 115
Caps 1216
Totalcaps332
Goals 15
Goals 210
Goals 326
Goals 46
Goals 512
Goals 611
Goals 70
Goals 88
Goals 92
Goals 109
Goals 110
Goals 120
Totalgoals89
Nationalyears 12005–2012
Nationalteam 1Cape Verde
Nationalcaps 123
Nationalgoals 15

Eduardo Fernandes Pereira Gomes (born 13 August 1981), known as Dady, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

During his early years, Lisbon-born Dady played professionally with modest clubs in the Portuguese lower leagues, after unsuccessful stints with Boavista F.C. and Sporting CP. In the 2005–06 season he started with second division side G.D. Estoril Praia but, after solid performances, attracted the attention of Primeira Liga's C.F. Os Belenenses.[citation needed]

Dady's first match in the top level was on 14 January 2006, in a 0–1 home loss against Sporting where he came on as 78th-minute substitute.[1] After an uneventful first half-season he was a key attacking figure in 2006–07 campaign, scoring 12 goals as Belenenses finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.[2]

In August 2007, Dady signed with La Liga club CA Osasuna.[3][4] Not an undisputed starter in his first season, he still finished as the Navarrese's top scorer, helping it barely avoid relegation;[5] in the following two campaigns he featured even less regularly, due to physical problems – which included the extraction of a benign tumor in his femur[6]– and the resurrection of veteran player Walter Pandiani.[citation needed]

In the summer of 2010, Dady signed with Bucaspor in Turkey, being released on 30 December and returning to Portugal in the following transfer window, with S.C. Olhanense.[7] He netted seven times in 23 games in his first full season, being crucial as the Algarve team eventually avoided top flight relegation.[citation needed]

On 17 July 2012, Dady signed for Apollon Limassol of the Cypriot First Division.[8] On 28 February of the following year he moved clubs and countries again, joining China's Shanghai Shenhua FC.[9]

In March 2014, Dady joined another team in the country, China League One's Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard FC.[10] He returned to Portugal and its second tier in August, with the 33-year-old agreeing to a one-year contract at Atlético Clube de Portugal.[11]

International career

Dady made his debut for Cape Verde on 17 August 2005 against Angola.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 June 2008George V, Curepipe, MauritiusMauritius
0–1
0–1
2010 World Cup qualification
222 June 2008Várzea, Praia, Cape VerdeMauritius
1–0
3–1
2010 World Cup qualification
322 June 2008Várzea, Praia, Cape VerdeMauritius
2–0
3–1
2010 World Cup qualification
429 February 2012Mahamasina, Antananarivo, MadagascarMadagascar
0–2
0–4
2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ^ "Sporting vence no Restelo por 0–1" [Sporting win 0–1 at the Restelo] (in Portuguese). Público. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Dady quer ser o artilheiro da Liga" [Dady wants to be the League's gunner] (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. 19 May 2007. Archived 28 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Principio de acuerdo entre Osasuna, Os Belenenses y el delantero Dady" [Agreement in principle between Osasuna, Belenenses and forward Dady] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Osasuna anuncia Dady" [Osasuna announce Dady] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Angustioso empate en el Reyno" [Anxious draw at the Reyno] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 October 2007. Archived 10 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Dady, operado de un tumor benigno en el fémur" [Dady underwent surgery to benign tumor in femur] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Dady regressa a Portugal" [Dady returns to Portugal] (in Portuguese). Record. 16 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Dady assina pelo [sic] Limassol" [Dady signs for Apollon Limassol] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  9. ^ "zh:申花正式宣布签第五外援 前西甲高中锋火速加盟" [Shenhua sign the fifth foreign player, former La Liga center forward joins] (in Chinese). NetEase. 1 March 2013. Archived 6 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  10. ^ "我区首家职业足球俱乐部成立" (in Chinese). News Ifeng. 1 March 2014. Archived 2 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Dady regressa a Portugal para representar o Atlético" [Dady returns to Portugal to represent Atlético] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2019.