Diego Cardoso

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardosoand the second or paternal family name is Nogueira.

Diego Cardoso

Diego Cardoso in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Diego Cardoso Nogueira
Date of birth	(1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 31)
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 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.

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]

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

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

Club

Santos

• Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2013
• Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2013, 2014

Country

Brazil U17

• South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2011

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.

External links

• Santos FC profile (in Portuguese)