João Lucas "Johnny" de Souza Cardoso (born September 20, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the United States national team.
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| Full name | João Lucas de Souza Cardoso[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 20, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Denville, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Betis | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Criciúma | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Avaí | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Internacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Internacional | 117 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Betis | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | United States U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | United States | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 17, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 24, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life edit
Cardoso was born in Denville Township, New Jersey, United States, to Brazilian parents and moved to Brazil when he was three months old.[3] He had stints at Avaí and Criciúma before moving to the youth academy of Internacional.[4]
Club career edit
Cardoso made his professional debut with Internacional in a 3–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A win over Atlético Mineiro on September 15, 2019.[5]
On December 27, 2023, it was officially announced that Cardoso would be transferring to La Liga club Real Betis on a reported five-year contract worth $6.3 million.[6] On January 21, 2024, Cardoso made his debut for Betis, starting and playing 73 minutes in a league match against FC Barcelona which finished in a 2–4 loss.[7]
International career edit
Eligible to represent both Brazil and the United States, Cardoso received his first call-up to the United States under-23 training camp in October 2019.[8] He received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[9]
Cardoso was subsequently called up again to the United States under-23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship,[10] in which the United States failed to qualify for the Olympics.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played March 17, 2024
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2019 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Total | 87 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 144 | 7 | ||
| Betis | 2023–24 | La Liga | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 96 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 155 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- As of match played March 24, 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| United States | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Honors edit
United States
References edit
- ^ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Johnny Cardoso" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Meet Johnny: The New Jersey boy on the brink of becoming Brazilian title winner with Internacional | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Norte-americano, artilheiro e capitão do sub-20: conheça Johnny". July 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Atlético Mineiro vs. Internacional - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "USMNT midfielder Cardoso completes Real Betis transfer". Pro Soccer Wire. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "Cardoso makes Real Betis debut with start against Barcelona". Pro Soccer Wire. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "KREIS NAMES 25-PLAYER ROSTER FOR U-23 USMNT TRAINING CAMP IN MIAMI". US Soccer. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "USMNT ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT: BERHALTER CALLS 24 PLAYERS FOR NOVEMBER CAMP MATCHES VS WALES AND PANAMA". ussoccer.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Johnny Cardoso at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Adams Reyna on target as United States complete three peat". CONCACAF. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
External links edit
- Johnny Cardoso at Soccerway
- Johnny Cardoso at PlaymakerStats.com
- Johnny Cardoso on Internacional.com.br
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