Tiago Pereira Cardoso (born 7 April 2006) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club La Louvière, on loan from Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the Luxembourg national team.
Club career A youth product of CS Sanem and Fola Esch, Pereira Cardoso joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2022.
On 1 March 2025, Pereira Cardoso was given the chance to start against 1. FC Heidenheim, after both the starting goalkeeper Moritz Nicholas, and Jonas Omlin were out, injured and suspended in the previous match day, respectively. Borussia Mönchengladbach won the game 3-0 and Pereira Cardoso set the new record by becoming the youngest foreign goalkeeper in Bundesliga history.
For the 2026–27 season, Pereira Cardoso was loaned to RAAL La Louvière in the Belgian Pro League.
International career Born in Luxembourg, Pereira Cardoso is of Portuguese descent. He is a youth international for Luxembourg, having played up to the Luxembourg U17s. He was called up to the senior Luxembourg national team for a set of matches in June 2023. He debuted with the senior Luxembourg team, coming on as a halftime substitute, in a friendly 0–1 loss with Malta on 9 June 2023.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBorussia Mönchengladbach II2023–24Regionalliga West30———302024–25Regionalliga West00———002025–26Regionalliga West230———230Total260———260Borussia Mönchengladbach2024–25Bundesliga50———502025–26Bundesliga0000——00Total5000——50Career total310000000310
International
LuxembourgYearAppsGoals202310202420202530202630Total90
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