Ricardo Martins de Araújo (born 20 July 1986), commonly known as Kadu, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Luverdense.

Career

Kadu started his career in Bragantino since the 2006 season. In 2007 Kadu have good actions with Bragantino (fourth place in

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), and signed to

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, to play Brazilian League. For Corinthians, Kadu started in the match against

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, in a nightmare game Kadu scored an own goal against

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. Before this fact, and the exit of the coach,

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, Kadu had never played any other game for the club.

Honours

Chapecoense *

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* * * 1986 births Living people Footballers from Brasília Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Guarani FC players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Figueirense FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players S.C. Braga players S.C. Braga B players Club Athletico Paranaense players Grêmio FBPA players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Göztepe S.K. footballers Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Coimbra Sports players Capital CF players Oeste Futebol Clube players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Clube Atlético Penapolense players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Süper Lig players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub