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Miguel Cardoso
	Cardoso with Dynamo Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Filipe Nunes Cardoso
Date of birth	19 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	São Sebastião, Portugal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Kayserispor
Number	7
Youth career
2002–2003	Rio de Mouro
2003–2011	Benfica
2008–2009	→ Estrela Amadora (loan)
2011–2012	Casa Pia
2012–2013	Real Massamá
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Real Massamá
2014–2015	Deportivo B
2015–2016	Deportivo La Coruña
2016	→ União Madeira (loan)
2016–2018	Tondela
2018–2021	Dynamo Moscow
2020	→ Tambov (loan)
2020–2021	→ B-SAD (loan)
2021–	Kayserispor
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:40, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Miguel Filipe Nunes Cardoso (born 19 June 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Kayserispor.

Club career

Born in São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Cardoso finished his development with Real S.C. in 2012, after having represented four other clubs including S.L. Benfica and Casa Pia AC.^[2] He made his senior debut on 2 September 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 fourth division home draw against C.A. Pêro Pinheiro.

Cardoso scored his first goal as a senior on 30 March 2013, the second in the 6–1 home rout of G.D. Peniche. He finished the season with 17 appearances and three goals.

On 29 January 2014, aged 20, Cardoso moved to Spain after signing with Deportivo de La Coruña, being assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División.^[3] On 31 March 2015, after scoring a hat-trick in a 5–0 home victory over Silva SD, he signed a professional contract running until 2017, being also promoted to the main squad.^[4]^[5]

Cardoso played his first game as a professional on 2 December 2015, starting in a 2–1 away win against UE Llagostera in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.^[6] He first appeared in La Liga ten days later, replacing Juanfran for the last 20 minutes and providing an assist for Lucas Pérez as the visitors came from behind 2–0 at FC Barcelona to draw 2–2.^[7]

On 28 January 2016, Cardoso was loaned to C.F. União until June 2017.^[8] On 4 July, he cut ties with Dépor and signed for C.D. Tondela just hours later.^[9] In his second season at the latter, he scored eight Primeira Liga goals to help to an 11th-place finish, adding six assists.^[10]

Cardoso joined Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow on 31 August 2018, on a four-year contract.^[11] In his second game as a starter, on 14 September, he opened the scoring in the fifth minute of an eventual 1–1 away draw with defending champions FC Lokomotiv Moscow.^[12]

On 19 February 2020, Cardoso was loaned to FC Tambov of the same country and league until the end of the campaign.^[13]^[14] In August, he returned to his country after joining B-SAD also in a temporary deal.^[15]

Cardoso terminated his contract with Dynamo in August 2021, by mutual consent.^[16] Shortly after, he moved to Turkish Süper Lig's Kayserispor.^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Miguel Cardoso" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
^ Figueiredo, João Tiago (31 March 2015). "Miguel Cardoso, outro português no Depor: "Fernandez puxa muito por mim"" [Miguel Cardoso, another Portuguese in Depor: "Fernandez brings out the best in me"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "El Fabril se refuerza con Marc Nierga y Miguel Cardoso" [Fabril bolster with Marc Nierga and Miguel Cardoso] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "El club ata a Miguel Cardoso dos temporadas más con opción a otras tres" [The club ties up Miguel Cardoso two more seasons with the option for three more] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "Cardoso renueva hasta 2017" [Cardoso renews until 2017]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "Mucho Depor para un Llagostera que no aprovechó sus opciones" [Too much Depor for Llagostera that did not profit from chances]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "Barcelona held by Deportivo La Coruna as Lucas fires comeback". ESPN FC. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
^ "Miguel Cardoso se marcha cedido al Unión de Madeira portugués" [Miguel Cardoso goes out on loan to Portugal's União da Madeira] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ "Miguel Cardoso reforça ataque" [Miguel Cardoso bolsters attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ Diogo, Conceição (30 May 2018). "Um trio a agitar o mercado em Tondela" [Trio rocks the market in Tondela]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ "Мигель Кардозу – в "Динамо"!" [Miguel Cardoso – to Dynamo!] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ "Локомотив 1:1 Динамо-Москва" [Lokomotiv 1:1 Dynamo Moscow] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
^ "Мигель Кардозу переходит в ФК "Тамбов"" [Miguel Cardoso moves to FC Tambov] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "Закончился срок аренды Хосонова и Кардозу" [Khosonov and Cardoso loans expired] (in Russian). FC Tambov. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Мигель Кардозу проведёт сезон в "Белененсеше"" [Miguel Cardoso will spend the season at Belenenses] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Мигель Кардозу покидает "Динамо"" [Miguel Cardoso leaves Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "OFICIAL: Miguel Cardoso é reforço do Kayserispor" [OFFICIAL: Miguel Cardoso is a Kayserispor addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.