Childe Dundão

Childe Dundão
No. 5 – Petro de Luanda
PositionPoint guard
LeagueAngolan Basketball League
Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 (age 26)
Luanda, Angola
Listed height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–presentPetro de Luanda
Career highlights and awards

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 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in), 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.

References

  1. ^ "Petro de Luanda keeps Dundao for another season". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ "José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Petro de Luanda conquista 16º título". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ^ Silva, Graciosa (27 March 2023). "Basketball: Petro 'steals 'the Angola Cup from Interclube". VerAngola. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Basketball - Childe Dundão…". Angop - Agência Angola Press. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Petro de Luanda are the 2024 BAL Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 11 August 2024.