Facundo Cardozo
Facundo Omar Cardozo (born 6 April 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Sabail FK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Facundo Omar Cardozo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sabail | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sársfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Vélez Sársfield | 40 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Bolívar (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Mumbai City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Coquimbo Unido | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | All Boys | 36 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Platense | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sabail | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Argentina U-20 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 12 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Cardozo is a youth exponent from Vélez Sarsfield. He made his league debut during the 2013–14 season.[1] At 3 November 2013, he scored his first league goal against Quilmes.[2]
After Fernando Tobio left the team for the 2014 Argentine Primera División, Cardozo became a starter along Sebastián Domínguez at centre back.[3]
On January 17, 2016 he signed a loan deal with Bolivian side Bolívar after an official announcement was made through the official Twitter account of the CEO of Club Bolívar, Marcelo Claure.
On 12 August 2016 Vélez Sarsfield announced that Cardozo has signed with Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC in a 6-month loan deal without a purchase option.[4]
International career
In 2015, Cardozo was called to play for the Argentina national under-20 football team in the South American Youth Championship. He was a starter in 7 of his team's 9 games in the tournament, scoring once and winning the championship.[5]
Honours
- Vélez Sarsfield
- Argentina U-20
References
- ^ "Football : Facundo Cardozo". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Quilmes vs. Vélez - 3 November 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Transition '14 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Se va a la India / Vélez Sarsfield". 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Sudamericano Sub-20 '15 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
- at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Facundo Cardozo at Soccerway