Ángel Cardozo Lucena
Paraguayan footballer (born 1994)
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Ángel Rodrigo "Piku" Cardozo Lucena (born 19 October 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Libertad and the Paraguay national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Rodrigo Cardozo Lucena[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Libertad | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Libertad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Rubio Ñu | 41 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Libertad | 128 | (17) |
| 2014 | → Rubio Ñu (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2019–2023 | Cerro Porteño | 114 | (9) |
| 2023 | → Colón (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Libertad | 35 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Paraguay U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | Paraguay U22 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018– | Paraguay | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | Paraguay Olympic (O.P.) | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2024 | |||
Career
Cardozo Lucena made his debut with Rubio Ñu on 19 September 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Sportivo Luqueño.[2] He joined Libertad in 2013, and then returned to Rubio Ñu on a one-year loan in 2014. At the end of his stint at Libertad, he was excluded from the first team due to comments inciting his teammates to not sign contract extensions with the club.[3]
On 3 July 2019, Cardozo Lucena joined rival Cerro Porteño.[4] On 29 August 2023, he joined Argentine Primera División club Colón on a one-year loan with an option to join permanently.[5] After getting relegated, on 5 February 2024 his contract was mutually terminated to alleviate the club finances.[6]
Cardozo Lucena returned to Paraguay, rejoining Club Libertad on 6 February 2024, signing a one-year contract.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 3 May 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rubio Ñu | 2012 | Paraguayan Primera División | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||||
| Libertad | 2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 19 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 32 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 31 | 5 | — | 12 | 3 | — | 43 | 8 | ||||
| 2018 | 31 | 5 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||||
| 2019 | 12 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 17 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 128 | 17 | — | 32 | 4 | — | 160 | 21 | ||||
| Rubio Ñu (loan) | 2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Cerro Porteño | 2019 | Paraguayan Primera División | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 27 | 6 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
| 2021 | 28 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 30 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 114 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 11 | ||
| Colón (loan) | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Libertad | 2024 | Paraguayan Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 313 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 372 | 36 | ||
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores
- Appearance in Supercopa Paraguay
