Players / João Lucas de Souza Cardoso
João Lucas de Souza Cardoso
Atletico Madrid

João Lucas de Souza Cardoso

Defensive Midfielder · Atletico Madrid. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDM Age25 ClubAtletico Madrid Market value€22mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-12
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubAtletico MadridLa Liga
PositionDefensive MidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth25 years old
NationalityUSADenville
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€22mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-12
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height186 cm78 kg
Shirt number#5Atletico Madrid
Performance
Season stats

La Liga · 2026

Atletico Madrid · Midfielder

Appearances30 starts
Minutes573 substitute entries
Rating6.63provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Shots1— on target
Passing8541 passes · — key
Defensive work11 interceptions · — blocks
Duels won44.4%4 of 9
Dribble success—— of —
Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to João Lucas de Souza Cardoso

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Hayden Rhys HackneyHayden Rhys HackneyEverton · DMsame defensive midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 57 min / 2026 · 137 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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João Lucas de Souza Cardoso and Hayden Rhys Hackney — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão Lucas de Souza CardosoHayden Rhys Hackney
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaPremier League
Team in this sampleAtletico MadridEverton
Minutes57137
Appearances34
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 901— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 904— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 903— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Samuele RicciSamuele RicciComo · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · similar value range54match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 57 min / 2026 · — min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • Playing time is missing.

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João Lucas de Souza Cardoso and Samuele Ricci — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão Lucas de Souza CardosoSamuele Ricci
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A
Team in this sampleAtletico MadridAC Milan
Minutes57—
Appearances30
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 90—— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Oussama TarghallineOussama TarghallineFeyenoord · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 57 min / 2026 · 277 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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João Lucas de Souza Cardoso and Oussama Targhalline — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão Lucas de Souza CardosoOussama Targhalline
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaEredivisie
Team in this sampleAtletico MadridFeyenoord
Minutes57277
Appearances35
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9010.32 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 9061.95 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 9051.62 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Tom KraußTom Krauß1. FC Köln · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age36match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 57 min / 2026 · 348 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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João Lucas de Souza Cardoso and Tom Krauß — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão Lucas de Souza CardosoTom Krauß
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaBundesliga
Team in this sampleAtletico Madrid1. FC Köln
Minutes57348
Appearances34
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 9041.03 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 9041.03 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Patrizio MasiniPatrizio MasiniFrosinone · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age36match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 57 min / 2026 · 397 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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João Lucas de Souza Cardoso and Patrizio Masini — stored season statistics
Context / metricJoão Lucas de Souza CardosoPatrizio Masini
Season20262026
CompetitionLa LigaSerie A
Team in this sampleAtletico MadridFrosinone
Minutes57397
Appearances35
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9010.23 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90—— per 9010.23 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90163.63 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves10 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Real Betis → Atletico Madrid · 16 Jul 2025, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 23.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202516 Jul 2025Real Betis → Atletico MadridTransferTerms not supplied23
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Atletico Madrid · La Liga

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferReal Betis → Atletico Madrid

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Denville, USA

Value & contract

Market value

€22m

Almost Signed estimate · 2026-09-12

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

João Lucas de Souza Cardoso in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityJoão Lucas de Souza CardosoHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubAtletico MadridHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionLa LigaHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefensive MidfielderHighAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history1HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 8 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderDefensive Midfielder

API-Football squad and profile sync
6 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€5m€5.3m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ValuationValue record updated

€5.3m€5m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.