Diego Cardoso

Diego Cardoso Nogueira (born 6 March 1994), known as Diego Cardoso, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv.[1]

Diego Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Diego Cardoso Nogueira
Date of birth (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Botev Plovdiv
Youth career
São Paulo
2007–2014 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Santos 6 (2)
2015 → Bragantino (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Vila Nova (loan) 0 (0)
2019 → Guarani (loan) 18 (4)
2020 Botafogo-SP 0 (0)
2020– Botev Plovdiv 0 (0)
National team
2011 Brazil U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2020

Career

Santos

Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Diego Cardoso joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2007, aged 12.[2] He soon earned plaudits for his performances with the under-20's, being the club's top goalscorer with nine goals.

On 21 January 2014 Diego Cardoso made his first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 1-1 away draw against Audax.[3] He scored his first goal on 9 March, the last of a 4–1 home routing over Oeste.[4]

Bragantino (loan)

On 21 August 2015, after appearing rarely, Diego Cardoso was loaned to Bragantino until the end of the season.[5]

Vila Nova (loan)

On 6 January of the following year he moved to fellow Série B team Vila Nova, in a one-year loan deal.[6]

Guarani (loan)

After two years playing in Santos B, on 7 January 2019, Diego Cardoso was loaned to Guarani until the end of the year.[7] A regular starter during the Campeonato Paulista, he lost his starting spot in the Série B.

Botafogo-SP

On 31 December 2019, Diego Cardoso signed a one-year contract with Botafogo-SP, after his deal with Santos expired.[8]

Career statistics
As of 2 August 2020[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2014 Série A 625250——164
2015 000010——10
2016 000000—13[lower-alpha 1]4134
2017 00———19[lower-alpha 1]101910
2018 00———5[lower-alpha 1]454
Subtotal 625260—37185422
Bragantino (loan) 2015 Série B 40————40
Vila Nova (loan) 2016 Série B 00111——3[lower-alpha 2]1142
Guarani (loan) 2019 Série B 18413710——3211
Botafogo-SP 2020 Série B 008100——81
Career total 28637117000401911236
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

Club
Santos

Country
Brazil U17
  • South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2011
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References
  1. "Ботев привлече бразилския нападател Диего Кардосо". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 14 August 2020.
  2. "Artilheiro no sub-20, Diego Cardoso diz viver melhor momento no Santos" [Under-20's top goalscorer, Diego Cardoso states living best moment at Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. "Santos joga mal, vê Audax o colocar na roda, mas arranca empate no fim" [Santos plays poorly, sees Audax routing, but gets a draw in the end] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. "Pelo alto, Santos goleia outra vez na Vila Belmiro e complica o Oeste" [From above, Santos thrashes again in Vila Belmiro and complicates Oeste] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. "Com um jogo no ano, Diego Cardoso é emprestado pelo Santos ao Bragantino" [With one game in the year, Diego Cardoso is loaned from Santos to Bragantino] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  6. "Santos se reapresenta sem Leandro Damião; atacante será notificado" [Santos returns to action without Leandro Damião; forward will be notified] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  7. "Paulistão: Guarani contrata William Matheus, Thalisson Kelvin e Diego Cardoso" [Paulistão: Guarani sign William Matheus, Thalisson Kelvin and Diego Cardoso] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  8. "Botafogo acerta a contratação do atacante Diego Cardoso" [Botafogo sign forward Diego Cardoso] (in Portuguese). Botafogo FC. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. Diego Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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