Player Details

Name

Nathan Raphael Pelae Cardoso

Height

6' 3"

Weight

183 lbs

Date of Birth

5.13.1995 (29)

Birthplace

São Paulo, Brazil

Position

Defender

Footedness

Right

Roster Category

Senior

Player Category

International
Career Summary

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2023 (San Jose Earthquakes): Missed all of 2023 with a right ACL tear.

2022 (San Jose Earthquakes): Started all 26 of his appearances for San Jose in 2022, logging 2,272 minutes and scoring three goals.

2021 (San Jose Earthquakes): Started all 20 appearances in 2021, scoring two goals in 1,727 minutes.

2020-2021 (FC Zürich): Appeared in 33 matches (30 starts) for the Swedish club, tallying one assist. Appeared in the club’s lone Swiss Cup match against FC Chiasso.

2019-2020 (FC Zürich): Appeared in 30 matches (28 starts) for FC Zürich during the 2019 – 2020 campaign, scoring three goals. Appeared in two of the club’s three matches in the Swiss Cup, including its Round of 16 matchup against Young Boys.

2018-2019 (Grasshoppers): Appeared in 10 matches for Grasshoppers in all competitions while battling a meniscus injury for most of the season. Scored a goal against FC Lugano in his first appearance. Also made one appearance for Grasshoppers’ U-21 squad.

2017-2018 (Servette FC): Appeared in 29 matches (27 starts) for Servette in all competitions, including 28 appearances in Challenge League play. Tallied three goals on the season, including a stoppage-time, game-winning goal against FC Chiasso on October 2. Started Servette’s lone Swiss Cup match.

2017 (Chapecoense AF): Appeared in 24 matches (21 starts) for Chapecoense in all competitions. Scored a goal against Almirante Barroso on March 23. Started five matches for the Brazilian club during its CONMEBOL Libertadores run.

2016 (Criciúma EC): Started all 17 appearances for Criciúma in Série B play, scoring goals against Goiás and Brasil Pelotas.

2015 (Palmeiras): Started all four of his appearances for Palmeiras, logging 298 total minutes and playing the full 90 on November 29 against Coritiba FC.

2014 (Palmeiras): Made his professional debut for Palmeiras in a 3-0 win over Fluminense on September 13, 2014. Went on to make 12 appearances, all starts.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Started all four of his appearances for Brazil’s U-20 team in the 2015 CONMEBOL U-20 Championship, playing all 90 minutes in each match.

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