Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho

Dédé
Personal information
Full name Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho
Date of birth 4 July 1981 (1981-07-04) (age 30)
Place of birth Lobito, Angola
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club AEL Limassol
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Académica Lobito 35 (8)
2003–2005 O Elvas 33 (4)
2005–2006 Portosantense 24 (1)
2006–2007 Trofense 28 (4)
2007–2009 Paços Ferreira 46 (2)
2009 Arles-Avignon 4 (0)
2010 Politehnica Timişoara 3 (0)
2010–2011 Olympiakos Nicosia 25 (2)
2011– AEL Limassol
National team
2007– Angola 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC+1).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 1 August 2011 (UTC+1)

Adérito Waldemar Alves de Carvalho, aka Dédé (born 4 July 1981 in Lobito), is an Angolan footballer who plays for AEL Limassol in Cyprus, as a midfielder.

Club career

After starting in his native country with Académica Petróleos do Lobito, Dédé moved to Portugal, first appearing with lowly O Elvas C.A.D. and C.D. Portosantense. In 2006–07 he joined C.D. Trofense in the second division, being an important first team member.

Dédé signed with F.C. Paços de Ferreira for 2007–08, scoring in his debut in the first division on August 18, 2007, heading home in a 3–1 win at C.S. Marítimo. It was his only goal during the season.

In the 2009 summer, Dédé signed with AC Arles-Avignon in Ligue 2, but left the team only a few months later, moving to Romania with FC Timişoara. He make his club debut for the latter on 25 April 2010, away against FC Steaua Bucureşti.

Dédé signed with his third team in less than one year in the 2010 summer, after joining Cyprus' Olympiakos Nicosia.

International career

Dédé first represented Angola in 2007, being summoned for the following year's Africa Cup of Nations, as the side progressed through the group stages.

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