Miguel Cardoso

Following his move to Erzurumspor FK, Cardoso's current-season form is up 37% on last season (Season 27→37), while his Rating held around 25. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Erzurumspor FK · 15th	4	0	0	6.65	25	37
2025/26	Kayserispor · 17th	32	2	6	6.75	24	27
2024/25	Kayserispor · 13th	33	8	7	7.21	32	43
2023/24	Kayserispor · 14th	30	1	7	7.09	32	23
2022/23	Kayserispor · 9th	31	7	6	6.87	38	37

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Miguel Cardoso is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Kayserispor, rated 11.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cardoso.

On the season, Cardoso graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 6 assists in 32 appearances (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 37). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 32 Cardoso is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25

11.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

1.2%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Kayserispor finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.06

Goals / app

2 goals in 32 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.25 per appearance).

Watch points

Game time. Only 1.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.4 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %1.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.189

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 32, Cardoso sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cardoso's projected Rating — 11.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2—

Passing

Assists6—

Defending

Tackles38—

Interceptions8—

Blocks1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.2M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Erzurumspor FKAug 2026 – now

KayserisporAug 2021 – Aug 2026Free

Dynamo(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Aug 2021

BBelenenses(on loan)Aug 2020 – Jul 2021

Dynamo(back from loan)May 2020 – Aug 2020

TTambov(on loan)Feb 2020 – May 2020

DynamoAug 2018 – Feb 2020€ 1.2M

TondelaJul 2016 – Aug 2018Free

UU. Madeira(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2016

Deportivo La CorunaJul 2014 – Jan 2016

RRealuntil Jul 2014

About Miguel Cardoso

Miguel Felipe Nunes Cardoso is a 32-year-old centre-forward who plays for Erzurumspor FK, born on June 19, 1994 in Lisbon, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Erzurumspor FK currently sit 15th of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, Miguel Cardoso has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 116 minutes, averaging a 6.75 match rating over his last 3 rated games. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

Recent matches

September 5, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Konyaspor (26 minutes, 6.56 rating)
August 28, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Gençlerbirliği S.K. (19 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 21, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Galatasaray (14 minutes, 7 rating)

Miguel Cardoso's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Erzurumspor FK face Samsunspor at home in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Miguel Cardoso at 11.4 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Miguel Cardoso has totalled 286 club appearances with 41 goals and 41 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 33 appearances for Kayserispor.

Miguel Cardoso's career has also included time at Kayserispor, Dynamo, BBelenenses, TTambov, Tondela, UU. Madeira, Deportivo La Coruna and RReal.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.