Facundo Omar Cardozo (born 6 April 1995) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Cardozo is a youth exponent from

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. He made his league debut during the 2013–14 season. At 3 November 2013, he scored his first league goal against

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. After Fernando Tobio left the team for the

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, Cardozo became a starter along

Sebastián Domínguez Sebastián Enrique Domínguez (born 29 July 1980) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He was recently the manager of Vélez Sarsfield. Dominguez' professional football career spanned 19 years during w ...

at centre back. On 17 January 2016, he signed a loan deal with Bolivian side Bolívar after an official announcement was made through the official Twitter account of the CEO of Club Bolívar, Marcelo Claure. On 12 August 2016,

announced that Cardozo has signed with

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side Mumbai City in a six-month loan deal without a purchase option.

International career

In 2015, Cardozo was called to play for the

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in the

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. He was a starter in seven of his team's nine games in the tournament, scoring once and winning the championship.

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield *

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Argentina U20 *

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References

External links

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at Vélez Sarsfield's official website * at Fútbol XXI * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardozo, Facundo 1995 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Bolívar players Mumbai City FC players Coquimbo Unido footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers All Boys footballers Club Atlético Platense footballers Sabail FK players Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Bolivian Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Footballers from Buenos Aires Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen