Childe Dundão
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | LPB | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 May 1998 Luanda, Angola | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2026 | Petro de Luanda | ||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||
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Childe Madaleno Fortuna Dundão (born 17 May 1998) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. Standing at 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in), he plays as point guard.
He also plays for the Angola national team and led the team to a gold medal at FIBA AfroBasket 2025, while being named the AfroBasket Most Valuable Player.
Professional career
[edit]Petro de Luanda (2016–2026)
[edit]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]
In the 2024–25 season, Dundão and Petro lost the BAL finals to Al Ahli Tripoli.[8] He was named to a fourth All-Defensive Team.[9]
FC Porto (2026–present)
[edit]On June 25, 2026, Dundão signed with the Portuguese team FC Porto.[10]
National team career
[edit]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, and played with his country at the AfroBasket in 2021 and 2025, as well as the World Cup in 2023.[11] Dundão also played at the FIBA AfroCan 2019, where he won a bronze medal.
At FIBA AfroBasket 2025, Angola won its 12th continental title, behind Dundão who was named the tournaments MVP. Dundão scored a game-high 30 points in the quarterfinal against Cape Verde. He led the team with 16 points in the final which ended in a blowout over Mali.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Petro de Luanda keeps Dundao for another season". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ↑ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Petro de Luanda conquista 16º título". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ↑ Silva, Graciosa (27 March 2023). "Basketball: Petro 'steals 'the Angola Cup from Interclube". VerAngola. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ↑ Da Silva, Juscelino (12 May 2024). "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Basquetebol: Petro de Luanda revalida título e conquista o Penta". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "Basketball - Childe Dundão…". Angop - Agência Angola Press. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ↑ "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Al Ahli Tripoli are the 2025 BAL Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "BAL announces 2025 awards". The BAL. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ↑ Domingos, Catarina (24 June 2026). "Angolano Childe Dundão é primeiro reforço do FC Porto para a nova época". O Jogo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ "Childe Dundao (Angola) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ "Angola are the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket champions". www.fiba.basketball. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ↑ "MVP Dundao headlines 2025 AfroBasket All-Tournament Team". www.fiba.basketball. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Childe Dundão at Afrobasket
- Childe Dundão at Proballers
