Felippe Cardoso
.jpg) Felippe Cardoso in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wanderson Felippe Cardoso dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brasil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zhejiang FC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Osvaldo Cruz | ||
| 2017 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Ponte Preta | 16 | (14) |
| 2018–2022 | Santos | 10 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ceará (loan) | 18 | (23) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fluminense (loan) | 26 | (22) |
| 2021–2022 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 43 | (34) |
| 2023–2024 | Casa Pia | 40 | (26) |
| 2024–2026 | Akhmat Grozny | 12 | (9) |
| 2025 | → Henan FC (loan) | 25 | (26) |
| 2026 | Al-Najma | 14 | (12) |
| 2026– | Zhejiang FC | 43 | (36) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026 | |||
Wanderson Felippe Cardoso dos Santos (born 4 October 1998), known as Felippe Cardoso or simply Felippe, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang FC.
Club career
[edit]Osvaldo Cruz
[edit]Born in São Paulo, Felippe Cardoso joined Osvaldo Cruz's youth setup in 2016, and was promoted to the first-team ahead of the 2017 season. He made his senior debut on 8 April of that year, starting and scoring the opener in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão home draw against Presidente Prudente.
On 17 June 2017, Felippe Cardoso scored a brace in a 2–1 away defeat of Grêmio Prudente.
Ponte Preta
[edit]On 13 September 2017, Felippe Cardoso joined Ponte Preta on loan, and was initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[1] He impressed during the year's Copa RS, scoring three goals in five matches.
Promoted to the main squad by manager Eduardo Baptista,[2] Felippe Cardoso made his debut for Ponte on 17 January 2018, starting and being sent off in a 1–0 away win against Corinthians.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 February, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw at Ituano.
On 17 February 2018, Felippe Cardoso signed a permanent four-year contract with the Macaca, with the club acquiring 60% of his federative rights.[4]
Santos
[edit]On 4 September 2018, Felippe Cardoso joined Série A side Santos on loan until the end of the year.[5] He made his debut for the club fourteen days later, replacing Derlis González in a 0–0 home draw against São Paulo.
On 8 October 2018, despite playing only one match since his arrival, Felippe Cardoso signed a permanent five-year contract with Peixe, after the club activated his buyout clause of R$ 3 million.[6] He scored his first goal in the main category of Brazilian football on 24 November 2018, netting his team's second in a 3–2 home win against Atlético Mineiro.
On 5 July 2019, after losing space with new manager Jorge Sampaoli, Felippe Cardoso was loaned to fellow top tier side Ceará.[7] The following 8 January, he moved to Fluminense on loan for the 2020 campaign.[8]
On 1 April 2021, Felippe Cardoso moved abroad and agreed to a loan deal with Vegalta Sendai until the end of the year.[9] On 29 December, his loan was extended for another season.[10]
On 6 January 2023, Felippe Cardoso reached an agreement with Santos to terminate his contract, due to expire in September.[11]
Akhmat Grozny
[edit]On 25 July 2024, Felipe Cardoso signed a four-year contract with Akhmat Grozny in Russian Premier League.[12] On 30 January 2025, Cardoso was loaned to Henan FC until the end of 2025.[13] On 12 January 2026, Henan FC announced his departure after the 2025 season.[14]
Al-Najma
[edit]On 3 February 2026, Cardoso joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Najma.[15]
Zhejiang FC
[edit]On 12 July 2026, Cardoso returned to China and joined Chinese Super League club Zhejiang FC.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 December 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osvaldo Cruz | 2017 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | |||||
| Ponte Preta | 2018 | Série B | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| Santos | 2018 | Série A | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Ceará (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||||
| Fluminense (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 2021 | J1 League | 23 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | J2 League | 20 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 4 | |||||
| Casa Pia | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 10 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 46 | 12 | |||||
| Akhmat Grozny | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Henan FC (loan) | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 10 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 165 | 32 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 71 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: March 2024,
References
[edit]- ↑ "Atacante de 18 anos chega à Ponte para passar por observação na Copa São Paulo" [18-year-old forward arrives at Ponte to go through evaluation in the Copa São Paulo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Destaque, Felippe Cardoso é intergrado no profissional da Ponte Preta" [Spotlight, Felippe Cardoso is included in the main squad of Ponte Preta] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Ponte supera expulsão e pênalti, e bate Timão na estreia no Paulista" [Ponte overcome sending off and penalty, and defeat Timão in the debut of the Paulista] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Ponte exerce direito de compra e renova contrato de Felippe Cardoso por 4 anos" [Ponte exercise buyout option and renew contract of Felippe Cardoso for 4 years] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Indicado por Cuca, Santos FC contrata atacante Felippe Cardoso" [Labeled by Cuca, Santos FC sign forward Felippe Cardoso] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "Santos FC exerce opção de compra e fecha em definitivo com Felippe Cardoso" [Santos FC exercise buyout option and sign Felipe Cardoso permanently] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ↑ "Reforço pro Brasileiro: Ceará acerta com atacante Felippe Cardoso" [Addition for the Brasileiro: Ceará sign forward Felippe Cardoso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ↑ "Felippe Cardoso é o novo reforço do Fluminense" [Felippe Cardoso is the new addition of Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ "サントスFC フェリペ カルドーゾ選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Santos FC Felippe Cardoso player loan transfer notice] (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "フェリペ カルドーゾ選手 期限付き移籍期間延長のお知らせ". 29 December 2021.
- ↑ "Santos acerta a rescisão do contrato do atacante Felippe Cardoso" [Santos agree the rescision of the contract of forward Felippe Cardoso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ↑ ""Ахмат" подписал контракт с нападающим из чемпионата Португалии" [Akhmat signed a contract with a forward from Portuguese championship] (in Russian). Akhmat Grozny. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "Фелиппе Кардосо продолжит карьеру в китайском клубе «Хэнань»" (in Russian). Akhmat Grozny. 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "河南队官方：阿奇姆彭、卡多索等10名球员合同到期离队" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ↑ "فيليب كاردوسو نجماوي💚⭐️".
- ↑ "官方：前河南队外援卡多索加盟浙江，上赛季代表河南攻入14球".
- ↑ Felippe Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Felippe Cardoso at Sambafoot (archive)
- Felippe Cardoso at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Primeira Liga players
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Chinese Super League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Santos FC players
- Ceará Sporting Club players
- Fluminense FC players
- Vegalta Sendai players
- Casa Pia A.C. players
- FC Akhmat Grozny players
- Henan F.C. players
- Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia) players
- Zhejiang Professional F.C. players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen