Johnny Cardoso

João "Johnny" Lucas de Souza Cardoso (born September 20, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Internacional.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Cardoso.
Johnny Cardoso
Personal information
Full name João Lucas de Souza Cardoso[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-20) September 20, 2001
Place of birth Denville, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Internacional
Number 30
Youth career
2012–2013 Criciúma
2013–2014 Avaí
2014–2019 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Internacional 41 (0)
National team‡
2019– United States U23 3 (0)
2020– United States 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 20, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 18, 2021

Early life

Johnny was born in Denville Township, New Jersey, United States, to Brazilian parents and moved to Brazil when he was three months old.[2] He had stints at Avaí and Criciúma before moving to the youth academy of Internacional.[3]

Professional career

Johnny made his professional debut with Internacional in a 3–1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A win over Atlético Mineiro on September 15, 2019.[4]

International career

Eligible to represent both Brazil and the United States, Johnny received his first call-up to the United States under-23 squad in October 2019.[5] He received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[6]

Johnny was subsequently called up again to the United States under-23 team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship,[7] in which the United States failed to qualify for the Olympics.

Career statistics
As of March 20, 2022
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2019 Série A 10————10
2020 1304[lower-alpha 1]0103[lower-alpha 2]0—210
2021 2704[lower-alpha 1]1211[lower-alpha 2]0—342
2022 009[lower-alpha 1]010——100
Career total 410171414000662
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.

References
  1. "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. "Meet Johnny: The New Jersey boy on the brink of becoming Brazilian title winner with Internacional | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. "Norte-americano, artilheiro e capitão do sub-20: conheça Johnny". July 4, 2019.
  4. "Atlético Mineiro vs. Internacional - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  5. "KREIS NAMES 25-PLAYER ROSTER FOR U-23 USMNT TRAINING CAMP IN MIAMI". US Soccer. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  6. "USMNT ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT: BERHALTER CALLS 24 PLAYERS FOR NOVEMBER CAMP MATCHES VS WALES AND PANAMA". ussoccer.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  7. "U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team Head Coach Jason Kreis Names Roster for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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