Domestic-league season · Atletico Madrid.
Missed 13 of Atletico Madrid's ~38 games this season through 13 injury absences (ankle, muscle, contusion). He still appeared 15 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 892 | 6.84 |
 UEFA Champions League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 514 | 6.86 |
 Copa del Rey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 7.1 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6.45 |
 Super Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.9 |
Cardoso's current-season form is down 51% on last season (Season 43→21), while his Rating eased 88→75. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 58).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Atletico Madrid · 4th | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 75 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Atletico Madrid · 3rd | 31 | 3 | 1 | 6.96 | 88 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | Real Betis · 7th | 36 | 2 | 4 | 7.12 | 90 | 58 |
| 2022/23 | Internacional · 2nd | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 | 75 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | Internacional · 12th | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 65 | 15 |
| 2020/21 | Internacional · 2nd | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 | 65 | 5 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
J. Cardoso is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Atletico Madrid, rated 75.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 119th of 389 in the La Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (39.6% 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 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 34 of the 34 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 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, top 30% of the 34 defensive midfielders in the La Liga. At 24 Cardoso is in his prime years, and a market index of 138.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Cardoso missed 13 games through injury (ankle, muscle, contusion) out of roughly 38 this season. The 15 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
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.
With a Rating of 75.4, Cardoso carries the 10th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the La Liga of 34 — 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.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~139), then tapers with age. At 24, Cardoso sits on 138.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cardoso's projected Rating — 75.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€6M total transfer fees · 2 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
