West Texas A&M University Athletics

Career: Appeared in all 33 games in two seasons while making 32 starts for the Buffs in midfield...Scored 10 goals, including four game-winners, and tallied four assists for 24 career points...Went a perfect 5-for-5 in PK opportunities with WT...Generated 79 total shots, 37 being shots-on-goal, for a career .468 SOG%.

2014: Cardoso finished off his WT career strong as he led the Buffs in goals (six) and points (16) in his senior season. He also tallied four assists while generating a team-high 41 shots and 18 shots-on-goal. Two of Cardoso's goals were game-winners, those coming against Dallas Baptist and UT-Permain Basin, a game in which he found the net twice. He went 3-for-3 in penalty kick opportunities. Cardoso started all 17 matches for WT and logged 1,286 minutes in the midfield. After the season, he was honored as a NSCAA Third-Team All-Region Selection. 

2013: Played in all 16 games while starting 15 as a junior. Recorded 938 minutes. Scored four goals, including two game-winners, on a team-leading 38 shots, 19 of them being on goal. Went 2-2 in PKs. First goal as a Buff was a game-winner in the 84th minute at Oklahoma Christian on a PK. Followed up with a two-goal performance at Southern Nazarene two days later. Finished on a three-game goal streak as he found the net on the road at Midwestern State.

Middle Georgia State College: Played in and started 34 games during his freshman and sophomore years. Team captain during 2012 season. Played midfield under head coach Vincent Gill. 2012 All-Tournament team.

High School: Graduated in 2010 from Objetivo in Sãu Paulo, Brazil.

Personal: Born on June 27, 1993. Cardoso is the son of Francisco and Vilma Cardoso. Has two brothers Mateus (10) and Leonardo (8). Majoring in civil engineering at West Texas A&M.