Tomás Cardona Explained

Tomás Cardona Bernaschina (born 10 October 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fortaleza.

Club career

Born in Buenos Aires, Cardona was a San Lorenzo youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 21 May 2015, starting and scoring his team's third in a 3–0 Copa Argentina home win against Viale FC María Grande.^{[1] [2]}

On 20 January 2016, Cardona was loaned to fellow Primera División side Defensa y Justicia for six months.^[3] He made his top tier debut on 7 February by playing the last 26 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Unión de Santa Fe, and scored his first goal in the category on 4 March by netting the opener in a 5–1 away routing of Argentinos Juniors.

Cardona's loan was later extended for the 2016–17 season, and he later signed for Godoy Cruz on 24 July 2017.^[4] He later became a regular starter at the club.

Cardona moved abroad on 27 August 2020, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Spanish Segunda División side UD Las Palmas.^[5]

On 6 July 2021, Cardona joined Defensa y Justicia on a deal until the end of 2024.^[6]

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Lorenzo	2015	Argentine Primera División	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Defensa y Justicia (loan)	2016	Argentine Primera División	7	1	2	0	—		9	1
	2016–17		13	0	0	0	2	0	15	0
	Defensa y Justicia totals		20	1	2	0	2	0	24	1
Godoy Cruz	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2017–18		19	2	0	0	—		19	2
	2018–19		21	1	3	0	12	2	36	3
	2019–20		16	0	0	0	—		16	0
	Godoy Cruz totals		56	3	4	0	12	2	72	5
Las Palmas (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	10	0	1	0	—		11	0
Defensa y Justicia	2021	Argentine Primera División	4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
	2022		12	0	1	0	4	0	18	0
	2023		11	1	1	0	1	0	13	1
	Defensa y Justicia totals		27	1	2	0	7	0	37	1
Career totals			113	5	10	0	21	2	145	7

Honours

Fortaleza

• Copa do Nordeste: 2024

Notes and References

1. http://www.ole.com.ar/san-lorenzo/San-Lorenzo-Cardona-debut_0_1360064289.html "Espero aprovecharla"
2. https://archive.today/20150521185917/http://www.perspectivasur.com/2/nota_1.php?noticia_id=44558 San Lorenzo, con tres cabezazos, derrotó fácil al humilde Viale
3. Web site: Guido Rodríguez y Tomás Cardona ya son Halcones. Guido Rodríguez are already Halcones. Defensa Pasión. es. 19 January 2016. 28 August 2020.
4. Web site: Godoy Cruz incorporó al defensor Tomás Cardona. Godoy Cruz signed the defender Tomás Cardona. TyC Sports. es. 24 July 2017. 28 August 2020.
5. Web site: Tomás Cardona, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas. Tomás Cardona, new player of UD Las Palmas. UD Las Palmas. es. 27 August 2020. 28 August 2020.
6. https://www.sanlorenzoprimero.com.ar/noticias/cardona-a-defensa-y-justicia-le-entra-algo-a-san-lorenzo/ Tomás Cardona a Defensa y Justicia: ¿Le entra algo a San Lorenzo?