Isa Cardoso

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Isa Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Isabela Martins Cardoso [1]
Date of birth (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
 Santos
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 FNU Conquistadors 26 (8)
2019–2021 Northern Michigan Wildcats 23 (10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Athletico Paranaense 20 (7)
2025 Nacional Montevideo 14 (1)
2026– Santos 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:17, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Isabela Martins Cardoso (born 11 December 1997), known as Isa Cardoso, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Santos. Mainly a centre-back, she has also played as a forward.

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Career

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Isa Cardoso played for football schools in her hometown before moving to the United States at the age of 18, joining Florida National University's FNU Conquistadors. [2] In 2019, she moved to the Northern Michigan University, and played for their women's soccer side Northern Michigan Wildcats. [3]

In 2023, Isa Cardoso returned to her home country to join Athletico Paranaense, and helped the side to win the year's Campeonato Paranaense by being the club's top scorer. [4] In the following year, she moved from the forward position to a centre-back spot at the same club.

On 7 March 2025, Nacional Montevideo announced the signing of Isa Cardoso on a one-year contract. [5] On 19 January of the following year, she was announced at Santos back in her home country, also on a one-year deal. [6]

Career statistics

As of 24 December 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Athletico Paranaense 2023 Série A1 4067———107
2024 Série A2 8020———100
Total12087———207
Nacional Montevideo 2025 [7] Campeonato Uruguayo 141——3 [a] 0—171
Santos 2026 Série A1000000——00
Career total13611151231121911031837
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores Femenina

Honours

Athletico Paranaense

Nacional Montevideo

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Isa Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Isabela Martins". FNU Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Isabela Cardoso". NMU Wildcats. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Campeã e artilheira pelo Athletico lamenta estrutura do Paranaense Feminino: "Falta de respeito"" [Champion and top scorer for Athletico laments structure of the Paranaense Feminino: "Lack of respect"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "𝗕𝗲𝗻-𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗜𝘀𝗮 🫂🇧🇷" [𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗮 🫂🇧🇷]. Club Nacional de Football (in Spanish). Facebook. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Isa Cardoso é nova zagueira das Sereias da Vila" [Isa Cardoso is the new stopper of the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Club Nacional de Football - Femenino – Histórico de Planteles" [Club Nacional de Football - Women – Squad History] (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association . Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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