Born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Dudu Vieira played for the youth sides of Francana before making his senior debut with Cincão [pt] in 2012.
He moved to Santo André in the following year, before first appearing with the main squad in the 2014 Copa Paulista.
In June 2016, after winning the year's Campeonato Paulista Série A2, Dudu Vieira was loaned to Portuguesa in the Série C.[1] In the following years, he served several loan stints at Figueirense, São Bento (two stints),[2][3] Novorizontino,[4] Vitória,[5] Ferroviária,[6] Criciúma,[7] Ituano[8] and Chapecoense.
[9] On 20 March 2024, Dudu Vieira signed a permanent one-year deal with Ponte Preta.
[10] He moved to Série A side Juventude on 16 August,[11] and made his top tier debut at the age of 30 two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Thiaguinho in a 2–1 away win over Athletico Paranaense.