Gabri Cardozo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cardozo and the second or maternal family name is Tomás.
Gabri Cardozo
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Sebastián Cardozo Tomás
Date of birth (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 St Joseph's
Number 20
Youth career
Taraguilla
2013–2016 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Málaga B 14 (2)
2017–2018 Oviedo B 19 (0)
2018–2020 Extremadura B 46 (4)
2020 Extremadura 1 (0)
2020–2021 Pobla Mafumet 20 (1)
2021–2023 Montijo 47 (4)
2023– St Joseph's 36 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Gabriel Sebastián "Gabri" Cardozo Tomás (born 27 December 1997) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a central defender for Gibraltar Football League club St Joseph's.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Cardozo moved to Cádiz, Andalusia at early age, and joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2013, aged 15.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 28 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against UD Ciudad de Torredonjimeno.[2]

Cardozo scored his first senior goal on 11 September 2016, netting his team's second in a 4–1 home routing of UD Maracena.[3] The following 31 August, after featuring sparingly, he moved to another reserve team, Real Oviedo Vetusta also in the fourth division.[4]

On 23 August 2018, Cardozo joined Extremadura UD and was assigned to the B-side also in the fourth tier.[5] He made his first team debut on 12 July 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Sabit Abdulai in a 3–2 away defeat of Deportivo de La Coruña in the Segunda División championship.[6]

On 2 October 2020, Cardozo moved to another reserve team, CF Pobla de Mafumet also in division four.[7] The next season he moved to UD Montijo. After 2 seasons there, he transferred once more, to St Joseph's.[8]

Personal life

Cardozo's father Gerardo was also a footballer. He is also the godson of Walter Pandiani.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gabri, el ahijado del 'Rifle' Pandiani" [Gabri, the godson of 'Rifle' Pandiani] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Atlético Malagueño debut with a win (1–0)". Málaga CF. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Demasiado At. Malagueño para la UD Maracena, 4–1" [Too much At. Malagueño for UD Maracena, 4–1] (in Spanish). Granada en Juego. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Owusu y Yeboah, refuerzos desde Ghana para el ataque del Oviedo" [Owusu and Yeboah, additions from Ghana for Oviedo's attack] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Gabri Cardozo, uruguayo para el Extremadura B" [Gabri Cardozo, Uruguayan for Extremadura B] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ "El Dépor sucumbe ante el Extremadura y seguirá sufriendo" [Dépor fall against Extremadura and will remain suffering] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. ^ "La Pobla de Mafumet es reforça amb un central procedent de l'Extremadura B" [Pobla is bolstered by a stopper coming from Extremadura B] (in Catalan). El Vallenc. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. ^ Introducing Gabri St Joseph's FC. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.