based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Atletico Madrid.
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J. Cardoso is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Atletico Madrid, rated 72.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 23rd of 112 on scout potential in the La Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cardoso.
Judged on this season alone, Cardoso graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 13 of the 13 defensive midfielders in the La Liga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 6.054 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 24% of the 13 defensive midfielders in the La Liga. At 24 Cardoso is in his prime years, and a market index of 79.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Atletico Madrid finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side
6.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 6.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94.5/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 26.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 72.1, Cardoso carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the La Liga of 13 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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