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Óscar Cardozo

Óscar Cardozo

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Club Libertad Asunción
Age43
CitizenshipParaguay Portugal
Height1.93 m
Footleft
BornMay 20, 1983
at Club Libertad Asunción 3,249 days · joined 2017-07-01
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value €200k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.46
goals / match
Club Libertad Asunción
top club · 342 apps

Position rank · 2025

#252
goals rank
#397
assists rank
357
season goals
84
season assists

Among 855 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€17.50m
peak value · 2012
€11.67m
top transfer fee · 07/08
38
best season · 09/10
57 / 12
int'l caps / goals
770Appearances
357Goals
84Assists
95Yellow cards
7Red cards
100Full matches (90′)
Full nameÓscar Cardozo
Name in home countryÓscar René Cardozo Marín
Date of birth1983-05-20 (43 yrs)
Place of birthJuan Eulogio Estigarribia, Paraguay
CitizenshipParaguay Portugal
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height193.00 m
Current clubClub Libertad Asunción
Joined2017-07-01
Contract expires
AgentPedro Aldave Ortuzar
Jul 2025
2025 — Club Libertad Asunción
26 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Club Libertad Asunción
43 matches · 11 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Club Libertad Asunción
47 matches · 24 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Club Libertad Asunción
40 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Club Libertad Asunción
38 matches · 12 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Club Libertad Asunción
37 matches · 19 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Club Libertad Asunción
43 matches · 13 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Club Libertad Asunción
49 matches · 27 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Club Libertad Asunción
19 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Olympiacos → Libertad
17/18 · Transfer
Aug 2016
Transfer: Trabzonspor → Olympiacos
16/17 · Transfer · €2.40m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Olympiacos Piraeus
34 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Trabzonspor
24 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2015
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
May 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2014
Transfer: Benfica → Trabzonspor
14/15 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Trabzonspor
42 matches · 20 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — SL Benfica
32 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — SL Benfica
47 matches · 33 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — SL Benfica
45 matches · 28 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — SL Benfica
42 matches · 23 G · 7 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — SL Benfica
47 matches · 38 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — SL Benfica
35 matches · 17 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — SL Benfica
45 matches · 22 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — CA Newell's Old Boys
33 matches · 21 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Newell's → Benfica
07/08 · Transfer · €11.67m
Jul 2006
2006 — Club Nacional Asunción
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2006
Transfer: Nacional → Newell's
06/07 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jan 2005
Transfer: 3 de Febrero → Nacional
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 2003
Transfer: 3 Febrero Yth → 3 de Febrero
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €17.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 299 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals6 total · 1.62/90
93
Assists1 total · 0.27/90
72
G+A7 total · 1.89/90
91
Yellow cards3 total · 0.81/90
10
8,980 min
Minutes played by club
Club Libertad Asunción 49.3%
CA Newell's Old Boys 3.1%
Club Nacional Asunción 0.0%
Olympiacos Piraeus 3.5%
Trabzonspor 5.4%
SL Benfica 38.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Club Libertad Asunción 9 2017 2025 342 133 37 4,425
CA Newell's Old Boys 1 2007 2007 33 21 0 281
Club Nacional Asunción 1 2006 2006 2 0 0 0
Olympiacos Piraeus 1 16/17 16/17 34 3 3 312
Trabzonspor 2 14/15 15/16 66 28 6 481
SL Benfica 7 07/08 13/14 293 172 38 3,481

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

12€4.4M23€8.8M35€13.1M46€17.5M07/08 — 22 goals (SL Benfica)07/08 — 6 assists2807/0808/09 — 17 goals (SL Benfica)08/09 — 3 assists2008/0909/10 — 38 goals (SL Benfica)09/10 — 8 assists4609/1010/11 — 23 goals (SL Benfica)10/11 — 7 assists3010/1111/12 — 28 goals (SL Benfica)11/12 — 7 assists3511/1212/13 — 33 goals (SL Benfica)12/13 — 5 assists3812/1313/14 — 11 goals (SL Benfica)13/14 — 2 assists1313/1414/15 — 20 goals (Trabzonspor)14/15 — 4 assists2414/1515/16 — 8 goals (Trabzonspor)15/16 — 2 assists1015/1616/17 — 3 goals (Olympiacos Piraeus)16/17 — 3 assists616/172007 — 21 goals (CA Newell's Old Boys)2120072017 — 7 goals (Club Libertad Asunción)2017 — 2 assists920172018 — 27 goals (Club Libertad Asunción)2720182019 — 13 goals (Club Libertad Asunción)2019 — 9 assists2220192020 — 19 goals (Club Libertad Asunción)2020 — 9 assists2820202021 — 12 goals (Club Libertad Asunción)2021 — 5 assists1720212022 — 14 goals (Club Libertad Asunción)2022 — 3 assists1720222023 — 24 goals (Club Libertad Asunción)2023 — 7 assists3120232024 — 11 goals (Club Libertad Asunción)2024 — 1 assists1220242025 — 6 goals (Club Libertad Asunción)2025 — 1 assists7202507/08 — €9M09/10 — €10M10/11 — €14.7M11/12 — €16.7M12/13 — €17.5M13/14 — €17M14/15 — €9M15/16 — €8M16/17 — €5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 222207/0808/09: 171708/0909/10: 383809/1010/11: 232310/1111/12: 282811/1212/13: 333312/1313/14: 111113/1414/15: 202014/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 3316/172006: 0020062007: 212120072017: 7720172018: 272720182019: 131320192020: 191920202021: 121220212022: 141420222023: 242420232024: 111120242025: 662025

Assists by season

07/08: 6607/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 8809/1010/11: 7710/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/172006: 0020062007: 0020072017: 2220172018: 0020182019: 9920192020: 9920202021: 5520212022: 3320222023: 7720232024: 1120242025: 112025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Libertadores Club Libertad Asunción 2 1 0 1 0 146
2025 Primera División Apertura Club Libertad Asunción 21 5 1 2 0 187
2025 Primera División Clausura Club Libertad Asunción 3 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Copa Sudamericana Club Libertad Asunción 4 2 0 0 0 118
2024 Libertadores Club Libertad Asunción 3 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Primera División Apertura Club Libertad Asunción 20 6 0 4 0 193
2024 Primera División Clausura Club Libertad Asunción 16 3 1 2 0 208
2023 Copa Sudamericana Club Libertad Asunción 4 1 0 0 1 226
2023 Libertadores Club Libertad Asunción 4 2 0 0 0 110
2023 Primera División Apertura Club Libertad Asunción 19 10 3 1 0 99
2023 Primera División Clausura Club Libertad Asunción 20 11 4 2 0 118
2022 Libertadores Club Libertad Asunción 7 1 0 0 0 254
2022 Primera División Apertura Club Libertad Asunción 12 4 1 4 0 123
2022 Primera División Clausura Club Libertad Asunción 21 9 2 2 0 95
2021 Copa Sudamericana Club Libertad Asunción 6 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Libertadores Club Libertad Asunción 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Primera División Apertura Club Libertad Asunción 16 9 4 3 0 154
2021 Primera División Clausura Club Libertad Asunción 14 3 1 4 0 234
2020 Libertadores Club Libertad Asunción 9 6 2 2 0 83
2020 Primera División Apertura Club Libertad Asunción 17 8 5 0 0 146
2020 Primera División Clausura Club Libertad Asunción 10 4 2 1 0 120
2020 Primera División Paraguay Playoffs Club Libertad Asunción 1 1 0 0 0 44
2019 Libertadores Club Libertad Asunción 11 4 1 3 0 200
2019 Primera División Apertura Club Libertad Asunción 15 7 4 4 0 162
2019 Primera División Clausura Club Libertad Asunción 17 2 4 2 0 587
2018 Libertadores Club Libertad Asunción 6 5 0 0 0 87
2018 Primera División Apertura Club Libertad Asunción 21 8 0 2 0 185
2018 Primera División Clausura Club Libertad Asunción 22 14 0 4 0 134
2017 Copa Sudamericana Club Libertad Asunción 6 4 2 0 1 101
2017 Primera División Clausura Club Libertad Asunción 13 3 0 2 0 311
2007 Apertura CA Newell's Old Boys 16 11 0 3 1 128
2007 Clausura CA Newell's Old Boys 17 10 0 3 0 153
2006 Libertadores Club Nacional Asunción 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League Olympiacos Piraeus 5 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Kypello Elladas Olympiacos Piraeus 7 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 Super League 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 22 3 1 1 0 312
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Trabzonspor 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 21 8 2 4 0 157
15/16 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Europa League Trabzonspor 8 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Trabzonspor 2 1 0 0 0 103
14/15 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 29 17 1 6 0 127
14/15 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 3 2 3 0 0 94
13/14 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League SL Benfica 4 1 0 0 0 337
13/14 Europa League SL Benfica 7 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres SL Benfica 15 7 2 0 0 97
13/14 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 5 3 0 0 0 110
12/13 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 2 1 0 0 0 135
12/13 Champions League SL Benfica 5 2 1 1 0 102
12/13 Europa League SL Benfica 9 7 1 0 0 84
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres SL Benfica 25 17 3 5 1 102
12/13 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 6 6 0 0 0 65
11/12 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 4 3 0 1 0 35
11/12 Champions League SL Benfica 9 4 1 2 0 153
11/12 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 3 1 1 0 0 261
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres SL Benfica 29 20 5 3 0 124
10/11 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 2 1 1 0 0 180
10/11 Champions League SL Benfica 4 1 1 0 0 296
10/11 Europa League SL Benfica 8 4 1 0 0 180
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres SL Benfica 22 12 4 2 1 146
10/11 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 5 5 0 3 0 90
09/10 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 5 2 2 0 0 135
09/10 Europa League SL Benfica 12 9 0 2 0 111
09/10 Europa League Qualifying SL Benfica 1 1 1 0 0 75
09/10 Liga Sagres SL Benfica 29 26 5 4 1 93
08/09 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 4 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Liga Sagres SL Benfica 26 17 3 1 0 111
08/09 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup SL Benfica 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League SL Benfica 6 3 0 2 0 142
07/08 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 2 0 2 1 0 0
07/08 Liga Bwin SL Benfica 29 13 2 2 0 175
07/08 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 5 5 1 1 0 54
07/08 UEFA Cup SL Benfica 3 1 1 0 1 88
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2003-01-01 3 Febrero Yth 3 de Febrero Transfer 0
04/05 2005-01-01 3 de Febrero Nacional Transfer 0
06/07 2006-01-01 Nacional Newell's Transfer 0 €1.00m
07/08 2007-07-01 Newell's Benfica Transfer 9000000 €11.67m
14/15 2014-08-06 Benfica Trabzonspor Transfer 9000000 €5.00m
16/17 2016-08-31 Trabzonspor Olympiacos Transfer 2000000 €2.40m
17/18 2017-07-01 Olympiacos Libertad Transfer 1000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Inner ligament stretch of the knee 2010-09-29 2010-11-15 48 11
13/14 Back problems 2013-11-22 2014-01-26 66 13
13/14 unknown injury 2014-02-12 2014-02-25 14 3
14/15 Calf injury 2014-08-29 2014-09-15 18 3
14/15 Hip problems 2015-02-07 2015-02-11 5 2
14/15 infection 2015-04-22 2015-04-28 7 1
14/15 Hip problems 2015-05-16 2015-05-22 7 1
14/15 Hip injury 2015-06-01 2015-07-15 45 7
15/16 Fitness 2015-07-16 2015-07-24 9 2
15/16 Hip problems 2015-10-12 2015-10-16 5 1
15/16 unknown injury 2015-12-13 2015-12-16 4 1
15/16 Hamstring injury 2015-12-19 2016-01-13 26 5
15/16 Torn thigh muscle 2016-02-01 2016-02-28 28 5
15/16 unknown injury 2016-04-12 2016-04-16 5 0
Current€200k
Peak€17.50m
Low€200k
Δ since start−€8.80m
€200k€4.53m€8.85m€13.18m€17.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3581 #7 57 12 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Iván Piris 2 4 0
Luis Cardozo 2 0 0
Ángel Di María 2 13 0
David Luiz 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 Liga Sagres SL Benfica 26 29
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres SL Benfica 20 29
08/09 Liga Sagres SL Benfica 17 26

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2020 Primera División Apertura Club Libertad Asunción 5 17
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres SL Benfica 5 29
09/10 Liga Sagres SL Benfica 5 29

Teams faced most often by Óscar Cardozo's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Zenit St. Petersburg 10 6 0 4 14 11 +3 60%
Borussia Dortmund 4 2 0 2 2 8 -6 50%
Legia Warsaw 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 50%
Bayern München 4 0 2 2 4 6 -2 0%
Chelsea FC 4 0 0 4 2 6 -4 0%
SS Lazio 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0%
Paris Saint-Germain 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 50%
FC Metalist Kharkiv 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100%
FK Astana 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 50%
FC Barcelona 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 0%
RSC Anderlecht 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100%
Oţelul Galaţi 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal
09/10 Goal #50 (career)
10/11 Goal #100 (career)
12/13 Goal #150 (career)
15/16 Goal #200 (career)
2018 Goal #250 (career)
2021 Goal #300 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2025 26 333 3 0 0 0.81
2024 43 519 6 1 0 1.21
2023 47 553 3 0 1 0.65
2022 40 472 6 0 0 1.14
2021 38 388 7 0 0 1.62
2020 37 393 3 0 0 0.69
2019 43 949 9 0 0 0.85
2018 49 406 6 0 0 1.33
2017 19 412 2 1 1 0.87
2007 33 281 6 0 1 2.24
16/17 34 312 2 0 0 0.58
15/16 24 157 6 0 0 3.44
14/15 42 324 6 0 0 1.67
12/13 47 488 6 0 1 1.29
11/12 45 573 6 2 0 1.26
10/11 42 892 5 0 1 0.61
09/10 47 414 6 0 1 1.52
08/09 35 111 1 0 0 0.81
07/08 45 459 6 0 1 1.37

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga ZON Sagres
175 apps
112 G
24 A
Primera División Apertura
141 apps
57 G
18 A
Primera División Clausura
136 apps
49 G
14 A
Süper Lig
50 apps
25 G
3 A
Europa League
49 apps
20 G
3 A
Libertadores
46 apps
19 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
23 apps
19 G
1 A
Champions League
28 apps
11 G
3 A
Apertura
16 apps
11 G
0 A
Clausura
17 apps
10 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Óscar Cardozo

Who is Óscar Cardozo?

Óscar Cardozo is a Paraguay professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Club Libertad Asunción.

How old is Óscar Cardozo?

Óscar Cardozo is 43 years old. He was born on May 20, 1983 in Juan Eulogio Estigarribia.

What position does Óscar Cardozo play?

Óscar Cardozo plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Óscar Cardozo play for?

Óscar Cardozo currently plays for Club Libertad Asunción.

How many career goals has Óscar Cardozo scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Óscar Cardozo has scored 357 goals in 770 appearances.

What is Óscar Cardozo's market value?

Óscar Cardozo's most recent reported market value is €200k.