Ángel Rodrigo "Piku" Cardozo Lucena (born 19 October 1994) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

Club Libertad Club Libertad is a Paraguayan professional football club based in Asunción that currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División. The club plays its home games at Estadio Tigo La Huerta; which holds 10,100 people. Founded in 1905, Liber ...

and the Paraguay national team.

Career

Cardozo Lucena made his debut with Rubio Ñu on 19 September 2012 in a 1–1 draw against

Sportivo Luqueño Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football club, based in the city of Luque on the outskirts of the capital Asunción. It currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División, the country's top tier of football, where it has won thrice, in 19 ...

. 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. On 3 July 2019, Cardozo Lucena joined rival

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

. On 29 August 2023, he joined

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club Colón on a one-year loan with an option to join permanently. After getting

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, on 5 February 2024 his contract was mutually terminated to alleviate the club finances. Cardozo Lucena returned to Paraguay, rejoining Club Libertad on 6 February 2024, signing a one-year contract.

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* 1994 births Living people Footballers from Asunción Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Club Rubio Ñu footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Cerro Porteño players Club Libertad footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games footballers for Paraguay Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Paraguay 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen {{Paraguay-footy-midfielder-stub