Diego Cardoso Nogueira (born 6 March 1994), known as Diego Cardoso, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese Premier League club Valletta.
 Diego Cardoso in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Cardoso Nogueira | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valletta | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Paulo | |||
| 2007–2014 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Santos | 17 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Bragantino (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Vila Nova (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Guarani (loan) | 32 | (11) |
| 2020 | Botafogo-SP | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | Operário Ferroviário | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | São Caetano | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Volta Redonda | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sampaio Corrêa | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | XV Piracicaba | 8 | (1) |
| 2022 | Retrô | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Confiança | 21 | (5) |
| 2023– | Valletta | 14 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 | |||
Career edit
Santos edit
Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Diego Cardoso joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2007, aged 12.[1] 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.[2] He scored his first goal on 9 March, the last of a 4–1 home routing over Oeste.[3]
Bragantino (loan) edit
On 21 August 2015, after appearing rarely, Diego Cardoso was loaned to Bragantino until the end of the season.[4]
Vila Nova (loan) edit
On 6 January of the following year he moved to fellow Série B team Vila Nova, in a one-year loan deal.[5]
Guarani (loan) edit
After two years playing in Santos B, on 7 January 2019, Diego Cardoso was loaned to Guarani until the end of the year.[6] A regular starter during the Campeonato Paulista, he lost his starting spot in the Série B.
Botafogo-SP edit
On 31 December 2019, Diego Cardoso signed a one-year contract with Botafogo-SP, after his deal with Santos expired.[7]
Valletta edit
On 24 July 2023, Valletta from Malta, announced the signing of Diego Cardoso.[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of 4 March 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2014 | Série A | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13[a] | 4 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19[a] | 10 | 19 | 10 | |||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5[a] | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 18 | 54 | 22 | |||
| Bragantino (loan) | 2015 | Série B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Vila Nova (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3[b] | 1 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Guarani (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 18 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 11 | ||
| Botafogo-SP | 2020 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Operário Ferroviário | 2020 | Série B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| São Caetano | 2021 | Paulista | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 42 | 6 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 127 | 36 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
Honours edit
Club edit
- Santos
- Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2013
- Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2013, 2014
Country edit
- Brazil U17
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Paulistão: Guarani contrata William Matheus, Thalisson Kelvin e Diego Cardoso" [Paulistão: Guarani sign William Matheus, Thalisson Kelvin and Diego Cardoso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Botafogo acerta a contratação do atacante Diego Cardoso" [Botafogo sign forward Diego Cardoso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Botafogo FC. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Valletta FC sign Diego Cardoso". Valletta FC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Diego Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
External links edit
- Santos FC profile (in Portuguese)