José Eduardo de Araújo (born 16 August 1991), or simply Zé Eduardo, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defensive midfielder. He can also play at full-back or on either wing, but sees central midfield as his strongest position.

Career

Zé Eduardo began his career in 2003 with

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (), known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays ...

. He made his debut in the last match of the

2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A was the 52nd edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. It began on May 8 and ended on December 7. For the first time, one club has won the championship three times in a row. Also, São Paulo has been cro ...

, replacing Henrique in the final minutes. In August 2009, Zé Eduardo joined

Associação Maga Esporte Clube Associação Maga Esporte Clube. commonly known as Maga, is a Brazilian football club based in Indaial Indaial is a city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is located on the left bank of Itajaí River, and 160 km from the capital of ...

(which was effectively an investing company) for €500,000 and signed a 5-year contract. Maga held 75% of his transfer rights while Cruzeiro held the remaining 25%. On 31 August 2009, he was loaned to

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

. On 9 June 2010, Ajax chose not to activate the option to buy Zé Eduardo, and he moved back to Associação Maga Esporte Clube. In July 2010, he joined Italian

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

side

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

on loan from Maga for €500,000 and was called up to pre-season camp. He was a member of its youth team, though was also awarded the number 22 shirt of the first team. He played in

2011 Torneo di Viareggio The 2011 winners of the Torneo di Viareggio (in English, the Viareggio Tournament, officially the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held in Viareggio, Tuscany, are listed below. Format ...

. In July 2012, he joined

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

side Padova on loan. In August 2013, he moved to Greek club

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on loan. In July 2014, Zé Eduardo joined

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

for an undisclosed fee. On 8 August 2015, Zé Eduardo joined

S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 is an Italian association football club, based in Lanciano, Abruzzo. It last played in Serie B in 2015–16 as Virtus Lanciano. Virtus Lanciano now competes in youth football only. History The club was founded in 1 ...

in a temporary deal. On 10 March 2020, Zé Eduardo joined

Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...

on a 1-year contract.

International career

Ze Eduardo is also former Brazil U-19 member and played for the

Brazil national under-20 football team The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation, Brazilian Football ...

from 2009 to 2011. Dudu was formerly member of the U-16 of his homeland

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Honours

National Team

* South American Youth Championship:

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Sendai Cup is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date M ...

: 2008

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ze Eduardo 1991 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players AFC Ajax players Parma Calcio 1913 players Empoli FC players Calcio Padova players OFI Crete F.C. players AC Cesena players SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players FC Wil players Sandefjord Fotball players Serie A players Serie B players Super League Greece players Swiss Challenge League players Eliteserien players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Uberaba Footballers from Minas Gerais