Luis Cardozo
Paraguayan footballer (born 1988)
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Luis Carlos Cardozo (born 10 October 1988) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Paraguayan Primera División club Recoleta.
Full name
Luis Carlos Cardozo Espillaga
Date of birth
10 October 1988
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Carlos Cardozo Espillaga | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Recoleta | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | 30 de Abril | ||
| 2002–2007 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2015 | Cerro Porteño | 215 | (10) |
| 2014 | → Morelia (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2015–2024 | Libertad | 182 | (3) |
| 2025– | Recoleta | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Paraguay U20 | 19 | (2) |
| 2011– | Paraguay | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 July 2017 | |||
On 19 July 2015, Paraguayan newspaper ExtraPRESS named Cardozo one of the most expensive players in Paraguay.[1]
