Daniel Cardoso

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Daniel Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Daniel Antonio Cardoso
Date of birth (1988-10-06) 6 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sekhukhune United
Number 4
Youth career
Sporting FC
Supersport United
Robertsham Callies
Wits University
Jomo Cosmos
Yebo Yes United
Lusitano
2011–2012 Highlands Park
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
University of Pretoria
Wits University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Free State Stars 57 (1)
2015–2022 Kaizer Chiefs 185 (12)
2022– Sekhukhune United 45 (1)
International career‡
2015–2019 South Africa 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022

Daniel Antonio Cardoso (born 6 October 1989) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Sekhukhune United in the Premier Soccer League. [1] [2]

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Early life

Cardoso was born in Johannesburg. His father grew up in Portugal, while his mother is a native South African. [3] Cardoso aspired to be a veterinarian, but dropped out of school in 2003 to pursue his soccer career. Despite earning R100,000 a month, he still advises people to embrace education. [4]

Club career

Cardoso made his professional debut for the Free State Stars on 11 August 2012 in a 2–0 holme win over the Bidvest Wits. [5] Cardoso was made vice-captain in 2014. In July 2014, Cardoso suffered a shin injury which ruled him out for five months. [6] Cardoso joined the Kaizer Chiefs on 31 May 2015. After spending 7 years with the Chiefs, Cardoso left on 1 June 2022 and became a free agent. [7]

International career

Cardoso made his international debut in a 3–1 win over Swaziland on 25 March 2015. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Daniel Cardoso at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "MTN Football Page has moved". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sorry! website unavailable". diskifans.com.
  4. ↑ "Know your Stars: Daniel Cardoso – Freestatestars". freestatestars.co.za.
  5. ↑ www.realnet.co.uk (11 August 2012). "Bidvest Wits lost 2–0 away to Free State Stars". Kick Off.
  6. ↑ "FSS Defender, Daniel Cardoso, Ruled Out Until August". South African soccer news. 8 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Daniel Cardoso Has Completed His Move To Kaizer Chiefs". South African soccer news. 31 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Daniel Cardoso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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