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
Boca Juniors have accomplished since he signed for them, including a
Copa Libertadores title, two
Copa Sudamericana and
Recopa Sudamericana titles, the Argentine Torneo de Apertura title of 2005 and the Torneo de Clausura title of 2006. He too was a part of the
Boca squad which played in the 2007
FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, Cardozo scored in the semi-final 1–0 victory against Tunisian side
Étoile Sportive du Sahel before losing 4–2 in the final against
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. 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. ==International career==