 Cardoso in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | United States U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | United States | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 30, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023 | |||
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]
Professional career
Cardoso made his professional debut with Internacional in a 3–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A win over Atlético Mineiro on September 15, 2019.[5]
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]
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.[7] He received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[8]
Cardoso was subsequently called up again to the United States under-23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship,[9] in which the United States failed to qualify for the Olympics.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played December 6, 2023
| Club | Season | League | League cup[lower-alpha 1] | National cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2019 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 27 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 3 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 12[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 49 | 2 | |||
| Total | 87 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | 144 | 7 | |||
| Real Betis | 2023–24 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Gaúcho
- ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
- As of match played October 17, 2023[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honors
United States
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.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Johnny Cardoso at Soccerway
- Johnny Cardoso at PlaymakerStats.com
- Johnny Cardoso on Internacional.com.br