| Diego Cardoso | |
| Fullname: | Diego Cardoso Nogueira |
| Birth Date: | 6 March 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Valletta |
| Clubnumber: | 93 |
| Youthclubs1: | São Paulo |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Santos |
| Years1: | 2014–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Santos |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Bragantino (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Vila Nova (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Guarani (loan) |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | Botafogo-SP |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | São Caetano |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021 |
| Clubs8: | Volta Redonda |
| Caps8: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Sampaio Corrêa |
| Caps9: | 11 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | XV Piracicaba |
| Caps10: | 8 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2022 |
| Clubs11: | Retrô |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs12: | Confiança |
| Caps12: | 21 |
| Goals12: | 5 |
| Years13: | 2023– |
| Clubs13: | Valletta |
| Caps13: | 14 |
| Goals13: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 March 2024 |
Diego Cardoso Nogueira (born 6 March 1994), known as Diego Cardoso, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese Premier League club Valletta.
Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Diego Cardoso joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2007, aged 12.[1] He soon earned plaudits for his performances with the under-20's, being the club's top goalscorer with nine goals.
On 21 January 2014 Diego Cardoso made his first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 1-1 away draw against Audax.[2] He scored his first goal on 9 March, the last of a 4–1 home routing over Oeste.[3]
On 21 August 2015, after appearing rarely, Diego Cardoso was loaned to Bragantino until the end of the season.[4]
On 6 January of the following year he moved to fellow Série B team Vila Nova, in a one-year loan deal.[5]
After two years playing in Santos B, on 7 January 2019, Diego Cardoso was loaned to Guarani until the end of the year.[6] A regular starter during the Campeonato Paulista, he lost his starting spot in the Série B.
On 31 December 2019, Diego Cardoso signed a one-year contract with Botafogo-SP, after his deal with Santos expired.[7]
On 24 July 2023, Valletta from Malta, announced the signing of Diego Cardoso.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santos | 2014 | Série A | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13[9] | 4 | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 10 | 19 | 10 | ||||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 18 | 54 | 22 | ||||
| Bragantino (loan) | 2015 | Série B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Vila Nova (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3[10] | 1 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Guarani (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 18 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 11 | |||
| Botafogo-SP | 2020 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Operário Ferroviário | 2020 | Série B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| São Caetano | 2021 | Paulista | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 42 | 6 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 127 | 36 | |||
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