| Cadu | |
| Fullname: | Carlos Eduardo Bertolassi da Silva |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Matão, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.70m |
| Position: | Right back |
| Currentclub: | Kotwica Kołobrzeg |
| Clubnumber: | 40 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2023 |
| Youthclubs1: | Santos |
| Years1: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Santos |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Kotwica Kołobrzeg |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15:07, 27 September 2024 (UTC) |
Carlos Eduardo Bertolassi da Silva (born 21 February 2002), commonly known as Cadu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Polish I liga club Kotwica Kołobrzeg.
Born in Matão, São Paulo, Cadu joined Santos' youth setup in 2013, aged ten.[1] On 2 October 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club, until 2021.[2]
In December 2019, Cadu suffered a serious knee injury, being sidelined until the following August.[3] On 25 May 2021, he renewed his contract until September 2023.[4]
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 Copa Paulista. On 19 April 2023, he further extended his link with the club until the end of 2024.[5]
Cadu made his professional debut on 29 June 2023, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Blooming for the year's Copa Sudamericana, as both sides were already eliminated.[6] [7] 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 Cuiabá.[8]
After being separated from the first team squad for the 2024 season, Cadu terminated his contract with Santos on 28 June of that year.[9]
On 24 September 2024, Cadu joined Kotwica Kołobrzeg,[10] debuting on the same day in a 3–2 win over the ŁKS Łódź reserves in the first round of the Polish Cup.[11]
On 27 October 2017, Cadu was called up to Brazil under-15 football team for the 2017 South American U-15 Championship in Argentina.[12] He scored the nation's opening goal in a 5–0 home routing of Bolivia, as his side finished second.
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santos | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 2024–25 | I liga | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||