Hugo Cardoso

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Hugo Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Hugo Alexandre Santos Cardoso
Date of birth (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
IFK Mariehamn
Number 10
Youth career
Os Belenenses
2017–2019 QPR
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Aljustrelense 21 (2)
2020–2022 Vitória Guimarães B 8 (0)
2022–2023 Santarém 22 (2)
2023–2024 1º Dezembro 16 (1)
2024– IFK Mariehamn 37 (1)
International career
2019 Cape Verde U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2024

Hugo Alexandre Santos Cardoso (born 11 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn.

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Club career

After spending two years in the academy of Queens Park Rangers, Cardoso started his senior career in Portugal in 2019, and represented Aljustrelense, Vitória Guimarães B, Santarém and 1º Dezembro in the country's third and fourth tiers.

On 1 March 2024, Cardoso moved to Finland and signed with IFK Mariehamn in the country's top-tier Veikkausliiga. [1] [2] In December, his deal was extended for the 2025 season. [3]

International career

Cardoso has represented Cape Verde at under-20 youth international level. [4]

Personal life

Born in Portugal, Cardoso is of Cape Verdean descent.

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aljustrelense 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 212212
Vitória Guimarães B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal5050
2021–22 Liga 3 3030
Total80000080
Santarém 2022–23 Campeonato de Portugal22121242
1º Dezembro 2023–24 Liga 316121182
IFK Mariehamn 2024 Veikkausliiga 2212100242
2025 Veikkausliiga801030120
Total3013130362
Career total97573301078

References

  1. Kantspelande portugis klar för IFK, Ålandstidningen, 1 March 2024
  2. Hugo Cardoso förstärker offensiven, ifkfotboll.ax, 29 February 2024
  3. Hugo Cardoso jatkaa IFK Mariehamnissa – "Olen varma että ensi kausi on parempi", veikkausliiga.com, 12 December 2024
  4. "Avançado cabo-verdiano Hugo Cardoso é reforço do Vitória de Guimarães". dtudo1pouco.cv (in Portuguese). 29 May 2020.