Gonçalo Cardoso (footballer, born 2000)

Gonçalo Bento Soares Cardoso (born 21 October 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Sofia.

Gonçalo Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Gonçalo Bento Soares Cardoso[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000
Place of birth Marco de Canaveses, Portugal
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Sofia
Number 2
Youth career
2009–2012 AD Marco 09
2012–2017 Penafiel
2017–2018 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Boavista 15 (0)
2019–2022 West Ham United 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Basel (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Real Betis B (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 Marítimo 0 (0)
2023 Marítimo B 2 (0)
2023– Lokomotiv Sofia 1 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Portugal U19 9 (3)
2019 Portugal U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023

Career

Boavista

On 7 October 2018, Cardoso made his professional debut with Boavista in a 2018–19 Primeira Liga match against Desportivo das Aves, starting in the 1–0 home win.[2] He was the second youngest player ever to play for the club, surpassing club legends such as Nuno Gomes and João Vieira Pinto.[3]

West Ham United

In August 2019, he joined West Ham United on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[4] During the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, Cardoso only featured for the U23's at West Ham playing regularly in the Premier League 2 and three appearances in the EFL Trophy.

Basel

On 30 January 2021, Cardoso signed for Swiss Super League side FC Basel on an 18-month loan deal with an option to buy.[5] Basel confirmed the loan on the same day and Cardoso joined Basel's first team for the second half of their 2020–21 season under head coach Ciriaco Sforza.[6] He played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Letzigrund on 14 February 2021 as Basel were defeated 0–2 by Zürich.[7] He scored his first goal for the club just three days later on 17 February in the Swiss Cup game in the St. Jakob Stadium as Basel were beaten 2–6 by Winterthur.[8] During a training in March Cardoso injured himself and could not play for the rest of the season.

At the beginning of the following season he played in five test games and made an 90 minute appearance in a Swiss Cup match. However the injury re-occurred and the loan contract was dissolved a few months later.[9] During his short period with the club, Cardoso played a total of 13 games for Basel scoring the afore mentioned one goal. Five of these games were in the Swiss Super League, two in the Swiss Cup and six were friendly games.[10]

Real Betis

On 20 January 2022, Cardoso moved on a new loan to Real Betis in Spain and was assigned to the B-team.[11]

Marítimo

On 1 September 2022, Cardoso returned to Portugal to sign for C.S. Marítimo.[12][13]

Lokomotiv Sofia

On 29 September 2023, Cardoso signed for Bulgarian First League club Lokomotiv Sofia.[14]

International career

On 17 November 2018, Cardoso made his Portugal U19 debut in an international friendly against Armenia U19. He also helped his side get the final of the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship scoring in Portugal's opening group stage fixture against Italy, and while he played in every minute of the campaign for his side, they eventually lost to Spain in the final.

Cardoso also made five appearances for Portugal U20 in the 2019–20 Under 20 Elite League before it was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Career statistics
As of match played 16 August 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boavista 2018–19 Primeira Liga 1503000—180
West Ham United 2019–20 Premier League 000000—00
2020–21 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Basel (loan) 2020–21 Swiss Super League 3011—0041
2021–22 0010000010
Total 3021000051
Career total 180510000231

    References
    1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
    2. "Boavista 1-0 Aves". TheFinalBall. 7 October 2018.
    3. "Quem é o miúdo que já fez melhor que Nuno Gomes e João Pinto?". Maisfutebol.
    4. "West Ham complete signing of Cardoso". www.premierleague.com.
    5. "Gonçalo Cardoso joins FC Basel on loan | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
    6. FC Basel 1893 (30 January 2021). "Gonçalo Cardoso wechselt zum FC Basel 1893". Gonçalo Cardoso transfers to FC Basel 1893. FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
    7. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (14 February 2021). "FC Zürich - FC Basel 2:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
    8. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (17 February 2021). "FC Winterthur - FC Basel 6:2 (2:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
    9. FC Basel 1893 (20 January 2022). "Cardoso-Leih beendet". Cardoso loan beended (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
    10. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2022). "Gonçalo Cardoso - FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
    11. "Gonçalo Cardoso, nuevo refuerzo para el Betis Deportivo" (Press release) (in Spanish). Betis Deportivo. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
    12. "Gonçalo Cardoso departs West Ham United for CS Maritimo". West Ham United F.C. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
    13. De Sousa Martins, André (1 September 2022). "Bem-vindo Gonçalo Cardoso" [Welcome Gonçalo Cardoso] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
    14. "Gonçalo Cardoso reforça o Lokomotiv Sofia" [Gonçalo Cardoso reinforces Lokomotiv Sofia] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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