Fábio Cardoso

Fábio Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Fábio Rafael Rodrigues Cardoso
Date of birth (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994
Place of birth Águeda, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Santa Clara
Number 3
Youth career
2003–2006 Águeda
2008–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Benfica B 55 (3)
2015–2016 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 38 (1)
2016–2017 Vitória Setúbal 23 (0)
2017–2018 Rangers 12 (0)
2018– Santa Clara 4 (2)
National team‡
Portugal U15 2 (0)
2010 Portugal U16 9 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U17 3 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U18 6 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U19 7 (0)
2014 Portugal U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2016

Fábio Rafael Rodrigues Cardoso (born 19 April 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Santa Clara.

Club career

Benfica B

On 11 August 2012, Cardoso made his debut with Benfica B in a 2012–13 Segunda Liga match against Braga B where he played 84 minutes as a centre back, partnering with Lionel Carole.[1] He scored the only goal in a victory at Sporting B (0–1) on 5 January 2015.[2] Six days later, he scored twice in a 3–2 win against Porto B.[3] On 15 January, Benfica announced Cardoso's loan to Paços de Ferreira until the end of the season.[4]

Vitória de Setúbal

On 7 July 2016, Cardoso signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga side Vitória de Setúbal.[5] In his only season for the club he made 23 appearances.

Rangers

Less than a year later, in June 2017, Cardoso signed for Rangers on a three-year contract for a reported fee of around £1.3m.[6][7] He made his debut for Rangers against Progrès Niederkorn in the Europa League on 29 June 2017.[8] Cardoso was picked less frequently after the departure of manager Pedro Caixinha, and was released from his contract with Rangers on 30 July 2018.[9]

Santa Clara

Cardoso joined C.D. Santa Clara on a four-year deal just one day after leaving Rangers.[10]

International career

Cardoso represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.[11] Cardoso also represented Portugal at Under-20 level during the 2014 Toulon Tournament.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 July 2018[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 160———160
2013–14 270———270
2014–15 123———123
Total 553———553
Paços de Ferreira (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 1600000—160
2015–16 2210040—261
Total 381004000421
Vitória de Setúbal 2016–17 Primeira Liga 2301031—271
Rangers 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 12010302[lower-alpha 1]0180
Career total 128420101201425
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Benfica B 2-2 Braga B". LPFP. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sporting B - Benfica B (Jornada 21 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". LPFP. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Benfica B - Porto B (Jornada 22 Segunda Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". ligaportugal.pt. LPFP. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Fábio Cardoso emprestado ao Paços de Ferreira até ao final da época" [Fábio Cardoso loaned to Paços de Ferreira until the end of the season]. F.C. Paços de Ferreira (in Portuguese). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fábio Cardoso assina pelo Vitória até 2020 - Vitória Futebol Clube". vfc.pt.
  6. ↑ "Rangers: Fabio Cardoso becomes fourth signing of busy Ibrox summer". BBC Sport. 7 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Gannon, Michael (4 June 2017). "Rangers target Eduardo Herrera arrives in Glasgow to seal £1.5m Ibrox move". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror.
  8. ↑ "Rangers 1-0 Progres Niederkorn". BBC Sport. 29 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rangers: Fabio Cardoso leaves after 'mutual termination' of contract". BBC Sport. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "FAB MOVES ON Rangers flop Fabio Cardoso joins Santa Clara on four-year deal just hours after leaving Light Blues". The Scottish Sun. News UK. 31 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sub-19: Rui Silva substitui José Costa" [Sub-19: Rui Silva replaces José Costa] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Sub-20: Ilídio Vale convoca 20 para o Torneio de Toulon" (in Portuguese). Record. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  13. ↑ Fábio Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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