Tomás Cardona
Argentinian association football player
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Tomás Cardona Bernaschina (born 10 October 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fortaleza.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomás Cardona Bernaschina | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortaleza | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | San Lorenzo | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | Godoy Cruz | 56 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Defensa y Justicia | 49 | (3) |
| 2024– | Fortaleza | 30 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Talleres (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Tigre (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:24, 27 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Buenos Aires, Cardona was a San Lorenzo youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 21 May 2015, starting and scoring his team's third in a 3–0 Copa Argentina home win against Viale FC María Grande.[1][2]
On 20 January 2016, Cardona was loaned to fellow Primera División side Defensa y Justicia for six months.[3] He made his top tier debut on 7 February by playing the last 26 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Unión de Santa Fe, and scored his first goal in the category on 4 March by netting the opener in a 5–1 away routing of Argentinos Juniors.
Cardona's loan was later extended for the 2016–17 season, and he later signed for Godoy Cruz on 24 July 2017.[4] He later became a regular starter at the club.
Cardona moved abroad on 27 August 2020, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Spanish Segunda División side UD Las Palmas.[5]
On 6 July 2021, Cardona joined Defensa y Justicia on a deal until the end of 2024.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 12 April 2023 [7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Defensa y Justicia totals | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Godoy Cruz | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12[b] | 2 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Godoy Cruz totals | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 72 | 5 | ||
| Las Palmas (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Defensa y Justicia totals | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 113 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 145 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Eight appearances in the Copa Libertadores and Four appearances in the Copa de la Superliga
- Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- Two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana and One appearance in the Copa de la Liga Profesional
- Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Fortaleza
