Kadu (Brazilian footballer)

Kadu

Kadu in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Martins de Araújo
Date of birth	(1986-07-20) 20 July 1986
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Luverdense
Youth career
	Paranoá
2005–2006	Guarani
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Guarani	4	(0)
2007	Bragantino	14	(0)
2007–2012	Corinthians	7	(0)
2008–2009	→ Bragantino (loan)	36	(2)
2010	→ Figueirense (loan)	0	(0)
2011	→ Bragantino (loan)	2	(0)
2012–2013	Bragantino	37	(1)
2013	Vitória	18	(0)
2014	Braga B	3	(0)
2014	Braga	1	(0)
2014–2015	Vitória	30	(4)
2015	Atlético Paranaense	31	(1)
2016–2017	Grêmio	3	(0)
2016–2017	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	16	(0)
2017	Ponte Preta	7	(0)
2017–2019	Göztepe	27	(1)
2020–2022	Chapecoense	17	(0)
2022	Coimbra	0	(0)
2022	→ Villa Nova (loan)	12	(3)
2022	Figueirense	10	(0)
2022–2023	Capital CF
2023	Oeste
2023–	Luverdense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022

Ricardo Martins de Araújo (born 20 July 1986), commonly known as Kadu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Luverdense.

Career

Kadu started his career in Bragantino since the 2006 season. In 2007 Kadu have good actions with Bragantino (fourth place in Campeonato Paulista), and signed to Corinthians, to play Brazilian League.

For Corinthians, Kadu started in the match against Sport Recife, in a nightmare game Kadu scored an own goal against Atlético Paranaense. Before this fact, and the exit of the coach, Paulo César Carpegiani, Kadu had never played any other game for the club.

Honours

Chapecoense

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2020
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2020

External links

• Kadu at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Kadu at Sambafoot
• Kadu at Soccerway