David Rui de Kong Cardoso (born 13 December 1994) is a Macanese professional

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who most recently played as a

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for Chiangrai United.

Club career

On 28 January 2017, Cardoso made his professional debut with Braga B in a

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match against

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. On 31 January 2019,

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announced that they had signed Cardoso to a 2.5-year contract.

International career

Cardoso played his first recorded match for Macau in the 2010 Hong Kong–Macau Interport at the age of 15, becoming one of the youngest-ever debutants for the team.

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Stats and profile at LPFP
1994 births Living people Macau men's footballers Macau people of Portuguese descent Men's association football midfielders Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.C. Braga B players C.D. Cova da Piedade players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Chinese expatriate men's footballers Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Chinese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Macau-footy-bio-stub