ratings updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tigre.
Also this season
On loan at Tigre — Copa Argentina: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Fortaleza EC; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
T. Cardona is a 31-year-old central defender at Fortaleza EC, rated 21.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 278th of 356 on scout potential in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cardona.
Judged on this season alone, Cardona graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 5 clean sheets and 3.068 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 43rd of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 31 Cardona is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Fortaleza EC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 33.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 21.2, Cardona carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 64 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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