| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Alexandre Santos Cardoso | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1999 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
Cardoso has represented Cape Verde at under-20 youth international level. [4]
Born in Portugal, Cardoso is of Cape Verdean descent.
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aljustrelense | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 21 | 2 | – | – | 21 | 2 | ||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Santarém | 2022–23 | Campeonato de Portugal | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 24 | 2 | |
| 1º Dezembro | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 18 | 2 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 8 | ||