Fernando Cardozo (footballer, born 2001)

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Fernando Cardozo
Personal information
Full name Fernando David Cardozo Paniagua
Date of birth (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
 Olimpia
Number 14
Youth career
Olimpia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017– Olimpia 94 (9)
2019–2020 → Boavista (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2021 → Vizela (loan) 20 (0)
International career
2017 Paraguay U17 9 (1)
2019 Paraguay U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Fernando David Cardozo Paniagua (born 8 February 2001) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as right midfielder for Olimpia.

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Career

Born in Asunción, Cardozo began his career at Olimpia. He made his professional debut on 23 April 2017 in a 2–1 home win over Sportivo Luqueño in the Paraguayan Primera División, but was substituted for Richard Ortiz after 28 minutes. [2] He scored three goals from 30 games in the 2018 season, starting on 14 April in a 4–2 win over Independiente F.B.C. again at the Estadio Manuel Ferreira. [3]

On 30 June 2019, Cardozo moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Boavista on a one-year loan with a buying option, arriving days after compatriot Walter Clar. [4] He did not debut until the next 6 June, as a 65th-minute substitute for Heriberto Tavares in a 1–0 home loss to Moreirense. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Fernando Cardozo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "En partido matutino, Olimpia venció a Luqueño" [In morning game, Olimpia beat Luqueño] (in Spanish). IP. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Fernando Cardozo, emocionado por marcar su primer gol con Olimpia" [Fernando Cardozo, excited to have scored his first goal for Olimpia] (in Spanish). D10. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Boavista presenta a Fernando Cardozo como nuevo refuerzo" [Boavista present Fernando Cardozo as new addition] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Fernando Cardozo debuta en el fútbol europeo" [Fernando Cardozo debuts in European football] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.


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