Johnny Cardoso
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Full name | João Lucas de Souza Cardoso[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | September 20, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Denville, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Betis | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Criciúma | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Avaí | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Internacional | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Internacional | 117 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Betis | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2021– | United States U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | United States | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 25, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 27, 2024 |
João Lucas "Johnny" de Souza Cardoso (born September 20, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the United States national team.
Early life
Cardoso was born in Denville Township, New Jersey, United States, to Brazilian parents and moved to Brazil when he was three months old.[3] He had stints at Avaí and Criciúma before moving to the youth academy of Internacional.[4]
Club career
Internacional
Cardoso made his professional debut with Internacional in a 3–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A win over Atlético Mineiro on September 15, 2019.[5]
Real Betis
On December 27, 2023, it was officially announced that Cardoso would be transferring to La Liga club Real Betis on a reported five-year contract worth $6.3 million.[6] On January 21, 2024, Cardoso made his debut for Betis, starting and playing 73 minutes in a league match against FC Barcelona which finished in a 2–4 loss.[7]
International career
Eligible to represent both Brazil and the United States, Cardoso received his first call-up to the United States under-23 training camp in October 2019.[8] He received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[9]
Cardoso was subsequently called up again to the United States under-23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship,[10] in which the United States failed to qualify for the Olympics.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played May 25, 2024
Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Internacional | 2019 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2020 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
2021 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
2022 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
2023 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
Total | 87 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 144 | 7 | ||
Betis | 2023–24 | La Liga | 17 | 1 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Career total | 104 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 163 | 8 |
- ^ Includes Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played June 27, 2024[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 |
Honors
United States
Individual
References
- ^ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Johnny Cardoso" (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Meet Johnny: The New Jersey boy on the brink of becoming Brazilian title winner with Internacional | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Norte-americano, artilheiro e capitão do sub-20: conheça Johnny". July 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Atlético Mineiro vs. Internacional - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "USMNT midfielder Cardoso completes Real Betis transfer". Pro Soccer Wire. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ "Cardoso makes Real Betis debut with start against Barcelona". Pro Soccer Wire. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ "KREIS NAMES 25-PLAYER ROSTER FOR U-23 USMNT TRAINING CAMP IN MIAMI". US Soccer. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "USMNT ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT: BERHALTER CALLS 24 PLAYERS FOR NOVEMBER CAMP MATCHES VS WALES AND PANAMA". ussoccer.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Johnny Cardoso at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Adams Reyna on target as United States complete three peat". CONCACAF. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Johnny Cardoso chosen LALIGA EA SPORTS U23 Player of the Month for February". La Liga. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
External links
- Johnny Cardoso at Soccerway.com
- Johnny Cardoso at Soccerbase.com
- Johnny Cardoso at National-Football-Teams.com
- Johnny Cardoso at BDFutbol
- Johnny Cardoso at kicker (in German)
- Johnny Cardoso at PlaymakerStats.com
- Johnny Cardoso on Internacional.com.br
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Denville Township, New Jersey
- Soccer players from Morris County, New Jersey
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- 2024 Copa América players
- United States men's under-23 international soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- American sportspeople of Brazilian descent
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- SC Internacional players
- Real Betis players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- American soccer midfielder stubs