Dady

Dady

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Fernandes Pereira Gomes
Date of birth	(1981-08-13) 13 August 1981
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	None
Youth career
1989–1993	Futebol Benfica
1993–1995	Sporting CP
1995–1999	Futebol Benfica
1999–2000	Boavista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Sporting B	19	(5)
2001–2002	Aldenovense	21	(10)
2002–2005	Odivelas	116	(35)
2005	Estoril	14	(5)
2006–2007	Belenenses	38	(12)
2007–2010	Osasuna	54	(11)
2010	Bucaspor	5	(0)
2011–2012	Olhanense	30	(8)
2012–2013	Apollon Limassol	10	(2)
2013	Shanghai Shenhua	27	(9)
2014	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard	5	(0)
2014–2015	Atlético	16	(0)
International career
2005–2012	Cape Verde	23	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2015

Eduardo Fernando Pereira Gomes (born 13 August 1981), known as Dady, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

During his early years, Lisbon-born Dady played professionally with modest clubs in the Portuguese lower leagues, after unsuccessful stints with Boavista F.C. and Sporting Clube de Portugal. In the 2005–06 season he started with second division side G.D. Estoril Praia but, after solid performances, attracted the attention of top level's C.F. Os Belenenses.

Dady's first match in the top flight was on 14 January 2006 in a 0–1 home loss against Sporting. After an uneventful first half-season he was a key offensive figure in 2006–07 campaign, scoring 12 goals as Belenenses finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.

In August 2007, Dady signed with La Liga club CA Osasuna. Not an undisputed starter in his first season, he still finished as the Navarrese's top scorer, helping it barely avoid relegation; in the following two campaigns he featured even less regularly, due to physical problems – which included the extraction of a benign tumor in his femur– and the resurrection of veteran player Walter Pandiani.

In the 2010 summer Dady signed with Bucaspor in Turkey, being released on 30 December and returning to Portugal in the following transfer window, with S.C. Olhanense. He netted seven times in 23 games in his first full season, being crucial as the Algarve team eventually avoided top flight relegation.

On 17 July 2012, Dady signed for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division. On 28 February of the following year he moved clubs and countries again, joining China's Shanghai Shenhua FC.

In March 2014 Dady moved to another team in the country, China League One's Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard FC.

International career

Dady began playing for Cape Verde in 2005.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 June 2008	George V, Curepipe, Mauritius	Mauritius	0–1	0–1	2010 World Cup qualification
2	22 June 2008	Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde	Mauritius	1–0	3–1	2010 World Cup qualification
3	22 June 2008	Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde	Mauritius	2–0	3–1	2010 World Cup qualification
4	29 February 2012	Mahamasina, Antananarivo, Madagascar	Madagascar	0–2	0–4	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

External links

• Dady at footballzz.co.uk
• Dady profile at ForaDeJogo
• PortuGOAL profile
• Dady profile at BDFutbol
• Dady at National-Football-Teams.com
• Dady – FIFA competition record
• Dady at Soccerway