Neri Cardozo

Neri Cardozo
	Monterrey in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Neri Raúl Cardozo
Date of birth	8 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Godoy Cruz
	CSIR
	Newell's Old Boys
	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2009	Boca Juniors
2009	Chiapas
2010–2017	Monterrey
2016–2017	→ Querétaro (loan)
2018–2019	Racing Club
2019–2020	Defensa y Justicia
2020–2023	Venados
International career
2003	Argentina U17
2003–2005	Argentina U20
2007	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021

Neri Raúl Cardozo (born 8 August 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Venados.^[2] He is able to play on both sides of the field and is known for his ball control. He holds Mexican citizenship.^[3]

Cardozo made his debut for

last game

for the club.

Cardozo is one of the few players to win every continental title in America: the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana and the CONCACAF Champions League.

Club career

Cardozo was born in Mendoza, Argentina. He was signed to the Boca Juniors senior squad from the Youth Divisions of Boca Juniors at 17 years of age. His debut for Boca was in a 0–0 draw on 16 February 2004 against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.

Cardozo has contributed to the many achievements that

AC Milan

.

On 27 March 2008, in a Copa Libertadores 4–3 win against Colo-Colo, Cardozo assisted Rodrigo Palacio in scoring Boca's third goal and then scored the fourth goal himself.

On 3 January 2009, he was announced an official player for Chiapas, but got in legal problems when his former team Boca Juniors claimed that Cardozo left the team without consent.^[4]

On 28 December 2009, Cardozo was sent on loan (and later purchased by)

CF Monterrey. On 16 February 2010, Cardozo made his debut with Monterrey, and became a quick starter in their line up, he led Monterrey to the quarter finals as first place, going as far as the quarter-finals, losing to Pachuca. Cardozo has already been seen by many European teams because of his great speed, good shot power, and great passing skills.^[5]^[6]

International career

Cardozo was a part of the Argentine squad that reached the semi-finals in the 2003

FIFA World Youth Championship; however, he missed the final due to suspension. Alfio Basile called up Cardozo for a friendly against Chile at senior level on 18 April 2007. Cardozo played 70 minutes of the match and Alfio Basile also said that Neri Cardozo has big talent and could also be a star player for Argentina national football team

.