Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos (born 30 January 1988), simply known as Hudson, is a Brazilian former professional

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. Mainly a

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, he also played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Hudson joined

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' youth setup in 2006. On 13 May of the following year, as all of the starters were resting due to the

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fixtures, he made his first team – and Série A – debut by coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 4–1 away loss against

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; it was his only appearance of the campaign. After being rarely used, Hudson had loan spells with Santa Cruz, Ituano,

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and Comercial before joining Oeste on 18 May 2012. He was a regular starter with the latter during their Série C winning campaign. On 23 May 2013, Hudson signed for Brasiliense, also in the third division. On 19 December he agreed to a contract with

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, on loan until the end of the

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. After impressing with ''Bota'' during the tournament, Hudson signed a contract with

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on 8 April 2014, until December. He made his debut for the club late in the month, replacing

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in a 1–1 away draw against Cruzeiro. On 17 October 2014 Hudson renewed his contract, signing until December 2017. On 6 December 2016, he further extended his deal for two more seasons. On 22 December 2016, Hudson joined Cruzeiro on a one-year loan deal, with Neílton moving in the opposite direction. With the club he scored his first goal in the main category the following 9 July, netting the second in a 3–1 home win against

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. On January 8, 2020, Hudson was loaned for

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. His contract with Tricolor Carioca runs until December 2020.

Career statistics

Honours

Cruzeiro *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson 1988 births Living people Footballers from Juiz de Fora Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Santos FC players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Ituano FC players Red Bull Bragantino II players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Oeste Futebol Clube players Brasiliense FC players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players São Paulo FC players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Fluminense FC players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen