Duda (Portuguese footballer)

Duda

Personal information
Full name	Sérgio Paulo Barbosa Valente
Date of birth	27 June 1980 (1980-06-27) (age 31)
Place of birth	Porto, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Málaga
Number	17
Youth career
1995–1999	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2001	Cádiz	36	(13)
2001–2006	Málaga	93	(13)
2002–2003	→ Levante (loan)	19	(2)
2006–2009	Sevilla	28	(0)
2008–2009	→ Málaga (loan)	35	(5)
2009–	Málaga	62	(11)
National team‡
2001	Portugal U21	3	(1)
2007–	Portugal	18	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2010

Sérgio Paulo Barbosa Valente (born 27 June 1980 in Porto), aka Duda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈduðɐ]), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Málaga CF.

A left winger, he is mostly known for his set pieces, and has spent his entire professional career in Spain, collecting more than 300 official appearances for four clubs.

Club career

Having grown through the ranks of Vitória de Guimarães, Duda had not yet played one single competitive senior game, when he was sold to Cádiz CF, then in the third-tier of Spanish football. In 2001–02, he switched to La Liga with Málaga CF and, after a loan move to Segunda División Levante UD, was everpresent in a team that achieved two consecutive 10th league places, also appearing in the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto.

In 2005–06, involved in a bitter contract dispute, Duda featured scarcely throughout the season as Málaga was relegated and, during the summer joined Andalusia neighbours Sevilla FC.^[1] Incidentally, his arrival coincided with the emergence of another left-footed player, Antonio Puerta (whom played as either left back or midfielder); after Puerta's demise the following season, Duda also played backup, to Diego Capel.

With Capel firmly established as first-choice, Duda was loaned for 2008–09 to an old acquaintance, Málaga, in August 2008.^[2] During the season, he was an instrumental offensive element as the club narrowly missed on UEFA Cup qualification, with countryman Eliseu often playing in the other wing.

In late August 2009, after intense negotiations, Duda moved permanently to Málaga on a four-year contract, with Sevilla benefitting from a percentage of any future sale.^[3] In his first season in his second spell, he was an instrumental figure as Málaga narrowly avoided relegation, leading the team in goals; May 2010 was a particular active period for the player, as he netted in 1–1 draws, at Athletic Bilbao from a direct corner kick, and in the season's closer at home against Real Madrid, in which he was also sent off after elbowing Xabi Alonso.

After suffering an injury during the 2010 World Cup, Duda underwent surgery to fix his pubalgia ailment, and missed the beginning of the new season.^[4] In his return to action, on 21 November 2010, he played the first 60 minutes of a 0–3 away defeat against Deportivo de La Coruña;^[5] on 29 January 2011, he celebrated his 200th Spanish top flight match by scoring against Real Zaragoza, in a 1−2 home defeat.^[6]

In 2011–12, following the summer signings of Santi Cazorla and Joaquín, and the ostracism to which Manuel Pellegrini voted Apoño after the first matchday, Duda was often used as a central midfielder.

International career

In 2007, Duda made his debuts with Portugal, as the winger position in the national side was packed with talent (Ricardo Quaresma, Cristiano Ronaldo, Simão Sabrosa and Nani). On August 20, 2008, in a 5–0 friendly win over Faroe Islands, he netted his first national team goal, after coming on as a second-half replacement.

During the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Duda was often used as an emergency left back, by national coach Carlos Queiroz. He was included in the squad of 23 for the final stages in South Africa, where he appeared twice, in the group stage: playing 20 minutes against North Korea, he assisted to Liédson who took the score to 5–0 (eventually 7–0). He then started against Brazil, in a 0–0 draw.

Duda: International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 August 2008	Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal,	Faroe Islands	3–0	5–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

Málaga

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002

Sevilla

• UEFA Super Cup: 2006
• UEFA Cup: 2006–07
• Copa del Rey: 2006–07
• Supercopa de España: 2007

Country

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 1999

References

1. ^ Sevilla strengthen with two recruits; UEFA.com, 3 July 2006
2. ^ Duda, cedido al Málaga por una temporada sin opción de compra (Duda, loaned one season to Málaga with no buying option); Sevilla's official website, 6 August 2008 (Spanish)
3. ^ Duda, traspasado al Málaga por una cantidad fija y un alto porcentaje de una posible venta (Duda, sold to Málaga for set fee and high percentage of possible sale); Sevilla's official website, 28 August 2009 (Spanish)
4. ^ Duda será intervenido y estará dos meses fuera (Duda to undergo surgery and miss two months); Málaga Hoy, 22 August 2010 (Spanish)
5. ^ Depor continue rise; ESPN Soccernet, 21 November 2010
6. ^ Sinama-Pongolle late show sinks Malaga; ESPN Soccernet, 29 January 2011

External links

• Málaga official profile
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo
• PortuGOAL profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Duda at National-Football-Teams.com
• Duda – FIFA competition record
• 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
• Transfermarkt profile
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)
• Official website

Persondata
Name	Duda
Alternative names	Sérgio Paulo Barbosa Valente
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	27 June 1980
Place of birth	Porto, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death