Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando David Cardozo Paniagua | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right midfielder [1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newell's Old Boys | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Olimpia | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2024 | Olimpia | 127 | (13) |
2019–2020 | → Boavista (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Vizela (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2024– | Newell's Old Boys | 15 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | Paraguay U17 | 9 | (1) |
2019 | Paraguay U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 13 January 2025 (UTC) |
Fernando David Cardozo Paniagua (born 8 February 2001) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as right midfielder for Newell's Old Boys.
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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