Dady

Dady

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Fernandes Pereira Gomes
Date of birth	August 13, 1981 (1981-08-13) (age 30)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Olhanense
Number	20
Youth career
1988–1992	Futebol Benfica
1992–1997	Sporting CP
1997–1999	Futebol Benfica
1999–2000	Boavista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Sporting B	19	(5)
2001–2002	Aldenovense	21	(10)
2002–2005	Odivelas	116	(35)
2005	Estoril	14	(5)
2006–2007	Belenenses	38	(12)
2007–2010	Osasuna	54	(11)
2010	Bucaspor	5	(0)
2011–	Olhanense	7	(1)
National team‡
2005–	Cape Verde	26	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 October 2009

Eduardo Fernando Pereira Gomes, aka Dady (born 13 August 1981 in Lisbon), is a Cape Verdean-Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Olhanense as a striker.

Football career

During his early years, Dady played professionally with modest outfits in the Portuguese lower leagues, after unsuccessful stints with Boavista F.C. and Sporting Clube de Portugal. In 2005–06, he started the season with second division side G.D. Estoril Praia but, after solid performances, attracted the attention of top level C.F. Os Belenenses.

His first match in the first division would be on January 14, 2006, in a 0–1 home loss to Sporting. After an uneventful first half-season, Dady would be a key offensive figure in 2006–07, scoring on 12 occasions as Belenenses finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.

In August 2007, Dady signed with La Liga outfit CA Osasuna.^[1] Not an undisputed starter in his first season, he still finished as the Navarrese side's top goalscorer, helping it barely avoid relegation. In the following two campaigns, he featured even less regularly, due to injuries and the resurrection of veteran Uruguayan Walter Pandiani.

In the 2010 summer, Dady signed with Turkish outfit Bucaspor, being released on 30 December and returning to Portugal in the following transfer window.

References

1. ^ Principio de acuerdo entre Osasuna, Os Belenenses y el delantero Dady (Agreement arranged between Osasuna, Belenenses and Dady); Osasuna's official website, 14 August 2007 (Spanish)

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• PortuGOAL profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Dady at National-Football-Teams.com
• Dady – FIFA competition record

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Name	Dady
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Date of birth	1981-08-13
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
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