Childe Dundão Explained

Childe Dundão
Number:5
Team:Petro de Luanda
Position:Point guard
League:Angolan Basketball League
Basketball Africa League
Birth Date:1998 5, df=y
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Nationality:Angolan
Height M:1.67
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–present
Team1:Petro de Luanda
Highlights:

Childe Madaleno Fortuna Dundão (born 17 May 1998) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Standing at, he plays as point guard.

Professional career

Dundão started his career with Petro de Luanda in 2016. On 8 January, he re-signed for another season.[1]

Dundão helped Petro reach the 2022 BAL Finals as the team's starting point guard, gathering All-Defensive Team honours in the same season.[2]

In the 2023 season, Dundão won the national triple with Petro;[3] he also lead the league in assists per game. He was named the 2023 Angolan Cup Final MVP.[4]

On May 12, 2024, Dundão won his first Angolan Basketball League MVP award on the same day he guided Petro to a fifth consecutive.[5] [6] One month later, on June 1, Petro won their first BAL championship.[7]

National team career

Dundão has played for the Angola national junior teams in the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship and the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

He has been a major part of the Angola senior team in recent years.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Petro de Luanda keeps Dundao for another season . 9 January 2022 . www.afrobasket.com.
  2. News: José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year . 30 May 2022 . The BAL . en.
  3. Web site: Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Petro de Luanda conquista 16º título . 2023-04-22 . Jornal de Angola . pt.
  4. Web site: Silva . Graciosa . 2023-03-27 . Basketball: Petro 'steals 'the Angola Cup from Interclube . 2023-04-25 . VerAngola . en.
  5. Web site: Da Silva . Juscelino . 2024-05-12 . Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Basquetebol: Petro de Luanda revalida título e conquista o Penta . 2024-05-13 . Jornal de Angola . pt.
  6. Web site: Basketball - Childe Dundão… . 2024-05-13 . Angop - Agência Angola Press . en.
  7. Web site: Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions . 2024-08-11 . The BAL . en.