Aldo Geraldo Manuel Monteiro (born 30 November 1994), known as Kadú, is an Angolan professional

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who plays for Portuguese club Alverca as a

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Club career

Kadú was born in

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. He moved to Portugal in his early teens, playing for four youth clubs and finishing his formation with

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, who also loaned him to Padroense F.C. who acted as the

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in 2009. On 12 May 2012, in the last day of the season and as the side had already been crowned national champions, he made his

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debut, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 5–2 away win against

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. In August 2015, after two full seasons with the reserves in the Segunda Liga, often as starter, Kadú joined

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of the same league on loan. After spending 2016–17 with

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in the third division he signed for

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, recently promoted to the second tier.

International career

Kadú was called up by

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in September 2020. He only made his debut one year later, however, replacing

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who had just been diagnosed with

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prior to the 0–1 home loss to

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for the

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qualifiers.

Honours

Porto *

: 2011–12

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kadu 1994 births Living people People from Cuanza Sul Province Angolan footballers Association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Padroense F.C. players FC Porto players FC Porto B players Varzim S.C. players C.D. Trofense players U.D. Oliveirense players S.C. Espinho players F.C. Alverca players Angola international footballers Angolan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal