Dodô (footballer, born 1998)

Domilson Cordeiro dos Santos (born 17 November 1998), commonly known as Dodô, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.

Dodô
Personal information
Full name Domilson Cordeiro dos Santos
Date of birth (1998-11-17) 17 November 1998
Place of birth Taubaté, Brazil
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 2
Youth career
2012–2014 Taubaté
2014–2016 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Coritiba 45 (0)
2018– Shakhtar Donetsk 22 (1)
2018–2019 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 9 (1)
National team‡
2015 Brazil U17 2 (0)
2016–2018 Brazil U20 11 (0)
2020– Brazil U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2020

Club career

Coritiba

Born in Taubaté, São Paulo, Dodô started his career at hometown club Taubaté in 2012, as a forward.[2] In 2014, he moved to Coritiba and was promoted to the first team in 2016.[3]

Dodô made his first team debut on 11 March 2016, starting in a 3–0 home win against Avaí, for the year's Primeira Liga competition.[4] He made his Série A debut on 14 May, starting in a 1–0 home win against Cruzeiro.[5]

Dodô established himself as a starter at Coxa, contributing with 26 league appearances during his first season, as his side narrowly avoided relegation; his contract was also renewed until June 2018 in September.

Shakhtar Donetsk

Amidst interest from German club FC Schalke 04 and Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, Dodô joined Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk on 22 November 2017, for a fee of € 2 million.[6][7] He made his debut abroad on 7 April 2018, coming on as a late substitute for fellow countryman Alan Patrick in a 2–0 away defeat of NK Veres Rivne.

Vitória de Guimarães (loan)

On 29 July 2018, Dodô was loaned to Portuguese club Vitória Guimarães.[8] He made his debut for the club on 6 August, starting in a 2–0 away loss against CD Tondela, for the campaign's Taça da Liga.

Dodô scored his first professional goal on 19 December 2018, netting the game's only in an away success over Boavista FC, for the Taça de Portugal championship.

International career

A Brazilian youth international, Dodô played for the under-17 squad in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[9] and was a part of the under-20s for 2017 South American Youth Football Championship. He played nine matches in the latter tournament, eight as a starter.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 June 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coritiba 2016 Série A 26000202[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0310
2017 1904000——230
Total 45040202010540
Shakhtar Donetsk 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 20—10000030
2018–19 00—00000000
2019–20 201—107100282
Total 221—207100312
Vitória de Guimarães (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 91—21001[lower-alpha 3]0122
Career total 76240619120974
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

Honours

Coritiba

Shakhtar Donetsk

References
  1. https://www.coritiba.com.br/elenco/168
  2. "Ficha Técnica: Dodô, lateral-direito, 18 anos" [Report: Dodô, right-back, 18 years old] (in Portuguese). CBF. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. "Mais jovem do Brasileiro, Dodô ganha sequência no Coritiba" [Youngest of the Brasileirão, Dodô earns sequence at Coritiba] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. "Noite de estreias" [Night of debuts] (in Portuguese). Coritiba. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. "Jogando em casa, Coritiba vence Cruzeiro na estreia do Brasileirão" [At home, Coritiba defeat Cruzeiro in Brasileirão's debut] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. "Coritiba acerta transferência de Dodô para o Shakhtar Donetsk" [Coritiba agree transfer of Dodô to Shakhtar Donetsk] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. "Dodô, do Coritiba, irá para o Shakhtar da Ucrânia" [Dodô, from Coritiba, will go to Ukrainian Shakhtar] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. "Dodô já veste de rei ao peito" [Dodô already wears the king in his chest] (in Portuguese). Vitória SC. 29 July 2018.
  9. "Após Mundial Sub-17 em 2015, Dodô sonha com profissional do Coritiba" [After Under-17 World Cup in 2015, Dodô dreams with Coritiba's first team] (in Portuguese). Blog Resenha. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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