Dudinha


Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Silva, 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 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.

San Diego Wave

On 24 July 2025, American club San Diego Wave FC acquired Dudinha in exchange for an undisclosed fee and signed her to a three-year contract through 2027. 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 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.

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. Dudinha made her debut for the main team on 26 October 2024, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Colombia. On 30 May 2025 she scored her first goals, against Japan, once again in a friendly match.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 May 2025Neo Química Arena, São Paulo, Brazil1–03–1Friendly
230 May 2025Neo Química Arena, São Paulo, Brazil2–03–1Friendly
329 July 2025Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador5–15–12025 Copa América Femenina
4.25 October 2025City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England2–02–0Friendly
5.02 December 2025Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Lisbon, Portugal3–05–0Friendly

Honours

São Paulo
  • Supercopa do Brasil: 2025
São Paulo
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino Sub-18: 2021
  • Campeonato Paulista Sub-17: 2021
  • Nike Premier Cup Sub-17: 2021
Brazil
  • Copa América Femenina: 2025
Brazil U17