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.
Cardoso in 2023
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| Full name | João Lucas de Souza Cardoso[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2001-09-20) September 20, 2001 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Denville, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | United States U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | United States | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 25, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 27, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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]
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] On January 21, 2024, Cardoso made his debut for Betis, starting and playing 73 minutes in a league match against FC Barcelona which finished in a 2–4 loss.[7]
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.[8] He received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[9]
Cardoso was subsequently called up again to the United States under-23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship,[10] in which the United States failed to qualify for the Olympics.
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2019 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Total | 87 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 144 | 7 | ||
| Betis | 2023–24 | La Liga | 17 | 1 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 163 | 8 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| United States | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |
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