Diego Cardoso

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Diego Cardoso
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Diego Cardoso in 2020
Personal information
Full name Diego Cardoso Nogueira
Date of birth (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 30)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 Santos 17 (4)
2015Bragantino (loan) 4 (0)
2016Vila Nova (loan) 14 (2)
2019Guarani (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

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.

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Career

Santos

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)

On 21 August 2015, after appearing rarely, Diego Cardoso was loaned to Bragantino until the end of the season. [4]

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. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7]

Valletta

On 24 July 2023, Valletta from Malta, announced the signing of Diego Cardoso. [8]

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2021 [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2014 Série A 625250164
2015 00001010
2016 00000013 [lower-alpha 1] 4134
2017 0019 [lower-alpha 1] 101910
2018 005 [lower-alpha 1] 454
Subtotal62526037185422
Bragantino (loan) 2015 Série B 4040
Vila Nova (loan) 2016 Série B001113 [lower-alpha 2] 1142
Guarani (loan) 2019 Série B184137103211
Botafogo-SP 2020 Série B00810081
Operário Ferroviário 2020 Série B140140
São Caetano 2021 Paulista 1010
Career total42638117000401912736
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

Club

Santos

Country

Brazil U17

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Valletta FC sign Diego Cardoso". Valletta FC. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. Diego Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2018.