Paolo Daniel Cardozo (born June 9, 1989) is an

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

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who currently plays for Olympians FC in the

United Premier Soccer League The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was found ...

Career

Argentina

Cardozo started his career with the youth ranks of Argentine power

Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city's estuary, Río de la ...

. After impressing while at River, Cardozo moved to the reserve side of

Quilmes Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the south east of the Greater Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and it is the seat of the eponymous county. With a population of 230,810, it is located south of the ...

. While with Quilmes, Cardozo quickly established himself as one of the top scorers in the highly successful Quilmes reserve side. As a result, he was signed to a full professional contract by Quilmes in June 2010. On January 31, 2010 Cardozo debuted for the senior side in a match against

Boca Unidos Club Atlético Boca Unidos (mostly known simply as Boca Unidos) is an Argentine football and basketball club from Corrientes Province. The football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of Argentine football leagu ...

United States

During the 2010 season Cardozo went on trial with

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...

. In January 2011, after receiving limited first team action with Quilmes, Cardozo signed with Major League Soccer with hopes of being selected in the

2011 MLS SuperDraft The 2011 MLS SuperDraft was the twelfth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 13, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland, during the 2011 NSCAA Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center. The 2011 SuperDraft consiste ...

. On January 13, he was selected by the

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with the #16 pick of the first round of the MLS SuperDraft. He made his debut for Galaxy on March 20, 2011, in a game against

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compe ...

. On April 10, 2012 Cardozo was traded to

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. G ...

in exchange for David Lopes. Chivas USA released Cardozo on February 14, 2013. Cardozo was named

2017 Spring Season MVP on August 4, 2017. He tallied 14 goals and 18 assists to help the LA Wolves to their first UPSL Championship. Cardozo transferred from Wolves to fellow UPSL side OC Invicta FC for the 2017 Fall Season. He was named national player of the week with Invicta on September 25, 2017. In 2019, Cardozo played with LA 10 FC of the UPSL. Following a 2020 stint in the

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with

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, Cardozo returned to the UPSL to play with Arizona club Olympians FC. Cardozo scored 7 times for Olympians during the 2022 Fall Season.

Honours

Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS Cup The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The game is held in November and pits the winner of the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Western Conferen ...

(1): 2011 * Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield (1): 2011 * Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2011

California United FC II

2017 Spring Season Most Valuable Player (MVP) & member of the 2017 Fall & Spring UPSL National Championship teams.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardozo, Paolo 1989 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan footballers Association football midfielders Quilmes Atlético Club footballers LA Galaxy players Chivas USA players C.S. Cartaginés players LA Laguna FC players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Major League Soccer players USL League Two players LA Galaxy draft picks United Premier Soccer League players