Paolo Cardozo
Paolo Daniel Cardozo ( born June 9, 1989 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan football player at the position of an attacking midfielder, who can be used on both wings as well as a striker. He spent most of his young career in Argentina before, he found himself beginning of the year 2011 in the United States. There he first played 18 games for the LA Galaxy before joining the CD Chivas USA.
Career
Career start in Argentina
After he was born in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, Cardozo spent much of his childhood, before he moved his family into neighboring Argentina, where his family still lives under rather poorer in Buenos Aires. Finally, where he also began his active career as a football player when he was picked up by the youth division of Argentina's traditional clubs CA River Plate. When internationally known training club he spent a considerable part of his youth career, where he was mostly formed on the position of a central or attacking midfielder, but already as a striker came at this time is sometimes used. After a sometimes very successful time at River Plate came in 2008 to a dispute between Cardozo and some leaders of the association, who did not want him exempt for a trial at a French second division. After a short Vereinslosigkeit he joined in 2009 at the age of 19 year on the reserve team of today's Argentine first division club Quilmes AC. In the second fight team of the club is established, the native of Uruguay, sometimes the help and assistance of experienced players, such as the veteran Facundo Sava, rapidly and has advanced to become one of the most prolific players even in the squad. This also came numerous successes, which he celebrated with the reserve of Quilmes. Through his ever- solid performances in the reserve team Cardozo allowed me exercising early with the first team of the club and was eventually brought for the first time on 31 January 2010 to a competitive game in the professional squad. He finally gave in the 0-4 away defeat against Boca Unidos his professional debut when he came on, Mauricio Carrasco after 68 minutes of play on the lawn. The discharged in the 20th round match was also the only one in Cardozo professional career at Quilmes. At the end of the championship he made with the team in second place with 64 points, seven points behind champion Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, the direct ascent to the Primera División.
Change in the United States
A change Cardozo in the United States became apparent early in 2010. He was still, however, in contact with the MLS franchise Columbus Crew, where he was also registered for the trial. After it did not work but with a change to the Department, he was brought in 2011 shortly after the beginning of the next MLS franchise, Los Angeles Galaxy, in conjunction. In this he finally came in the winter training period with different sample workouts for use. A new scheme, which was introduced in December 2010, as were international players who do not come from a university or college to participate in the preparation. After appealing performances in the preseason Cardozo was drafted on 13 January 2011 at the MLS SuperDraft 2011 in the first round as the 16th pick to the LA Galaxy. Previously, Cardozo had no intention of Galaxy, where he was employed in three test matches to be accepted and rather expected a draft of the crew. After taking in the squad of LA Galaxy Cardozo was also widened in numerous test games of the team in action, where he was successful in use in some games as a scorer and assist donors. Mid-February 2011 he finally signed his professional contract with Los Angeles Galaxy. His league debut, he finally gave 20 March 2011 in a 1-1 home draw against the New England Revolution, when he came off the bench in 63 minutes for Mike Magee. After 2012, finally moved to Chivas, he could not convince there. He first came indeed to July of the year back and used again. He was then but will not factor in the last 14 games of the season.