Overview

• Cardozo joined Monday’s senior session at Säbener Straße under Vincent Kompany as Bayern supplemented training with academy players during the international window.
• He is the first player from Bayern’s U19 World Squad to secure a sustained place at the Campus and then appear in a first-team training session.
• Monday’s call-up followed an initial run with Kompany’s group about three weeks earlier.
• The Brazilian, who holds a Portuguese passport, was selected from Bangkok Christian College FC for the World Squad in April 2024 and signed a youth deal in January 2025 that runs to 2027.
• Now with Bayern’s U19s, he has 10 appearances and two assists this season, while off the pitch he is the son of ex-pro Douglas Cardozo and has sizable followings on YouTube and Instagram.