The striker will remain at the club until 2025, but will be able to extend the relationship until 2026. During the period, he tends to look for brands that will place him even more in the history of Alviverde
It took a while, but the soap opera of Dudu’s renewal with Palmeiras is over. Last Friday, the club and the player signed a contract that keeps the idol in Verdão until December 2025, with the possibility of extending this stay until 2026, depending on the number of games played. With that, the the 7 jersey tends to break more records and become even more important in the history of alviverde🇧🇷
Hired in 2015, Dudu will complete eight years linked to Palmeiras in early 2023. Although he left for a year, he was only on loan and continued as a Palmeiras player during the period. With two more years guaranteed on renewal, the striker will complete an incredible ten years at the club in 2025, and he could complete 11 of them if he gets an automatic renewal.
Thus, Dudu buys more time to make even more history for Verdão. During his years defending the mantle of Palestine, nine titles were won, which already places him as the sixth player with the most titles since the club’s foundation. The leaders in this regard are Ademir da Guia and Junqueira, who each lifted 12 trophies during their long spells at Alviverde.
This is perhaps the most important milestone Dudu can beat in the coming years, or even equal it in 2023, if Palmeiras repeat what they did in 2020 and 2022, winning three titles in one season. While it is difficult to make comparisons, the number 7 shirt will move up a few notches in the club’s historic standings, as it is something very unlikely to achieve.
Averaging 58 games a season at Palmeiras, if this trend continues over the next three years, Dudu could play 175 more games over the period. Added to the 401 fights he already has for the club, he could reach 576 duels. This would equate him to LuÃs Pereira, Verdão’s sixth most played player. In addition to the historic defender, Baixola would also surpass São Marcos (533 games).
If he renews for another season (2026) and maintains his average number of games per year (about 58), Dudu could reach second position in the ranking of who has played the most with Alviverde. The duels with the Palestinian shirt would be around 634, just behind Ademir da Guia (902 matches), ahead of names like Emerson Leão (621) and Waldemar Fiume (620).
Other important goals that can be achieved in the next few years concern the Brazilian championship. Currently, Dudu is the third most defending player for Palmeiras in the Brasileirão with 213 games. If he repeats the 38 rounds played in 2022, the number 7 will reach 251 matches, overtaking the leader of this ranking, or Emerson Leão, with 232 clashes in the competition.
As for the number of goals in the Brasileirão, Dudu is also close to being the record holder in the history of Palmeirense. The striker has 50 goals, with 11 remaining to match César Maluco, who has 61. In addition to the number of games played, it is a feasible milestone for “Baixola” to reach.
Dudu, like his teammates, is in the second phase of pre-season training with remote activities monitored by the Health and Performance Center. From January 2, players will return to the Academia de Futebol and start face-to-face work. The debut in 2023 will be on January 14, against São Bento, at 20:30, at the Allianz.
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