Alexandro Silva de Sousa (born 15 April 1983 in Fortaleza, CearĂ¡), known as Dudu Cearense or simply Dudu, is a Brazilian footballer who last played for Botafogo.
He is known for his passing, aerial ability and tackling.
He is a central midfielder who usually plays either in a holding midfield role or as a box-to-box midfielder.
Despite often being used in a defensive position he is mainly an attacking player.
He has been capped for the Brazilian national team.