Carlos Eduardo Bertolassi da Silva (born 21 February 2002), commonly known as Cadu, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Slovak club

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Club career

Santos

Born in

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, Cadu joined Santos' youth setup in 2013, aged ten. On 2 October 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club, until 2021. In December 2019, Cadu suffered a serious

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injury, being sidelined until the following August. On 25 May 2021, he renewed his contract until September 2023. Cadu played his first senior match on 14 September 2021, starting with the B-team in a 2–0 away loss against EC São Bernardo, for the year's

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. On 19 April 2023, he further extended his link with the club until the end of 2024. Cadu made his professional debut on 29 June 2023, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Blooming for the year's

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, as both sides were already eliminated. He made his Série A debut three days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for João Lucas in a 3–0 away defeat to

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. After being separated from the first team squad for the 2024 season, Cadu terminated his contract with Santos on 28 June of that year.

Kotwica Kołobrzeg

On 24 September 2024, Cadu joined Polish second-tier club Kotwica Kołobrzeg, debuting on the same day in a 3–2 win over the

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's reserves in the first round of the

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Rimavská Sobota

In February 2025, Cadu signed with Slovak

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side

International career

On 27 October 2017, Cadu was called up to Brazil under-15 football team for the 2017 South American U-15 Championship in Argentina. He scored the nation's opening goal in a 5–0 home routing of Bolivia, as his side finished second.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cadu 2002 births Living people People from Matão Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Santos FC players Kotwica Kołobrzeg (football) players MŠK Rimavská Sobota players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen