"If Maycon Cardozo truly broke into the first team, it would be an incredible shock. The current youngsters that are in and around the first team are players that came from the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Atlético Madrid, etc. Cardozo, however, came from the Sport-Thai Bavaria Academy in Thailand. As the name suggests, the academy is a partner of Bayern and it is a very good one. But players do not go from Thailand to Bayern to the first team. Do they?"
"The Brazilian himself had no ambition of signing for Bayern after signing for the STB academy, even after he joined the FC Bayern World Squad, essentially a promotional gimmick for the Bavarians. But Cardozo became the first World Squad player to sign a deal at Bayern, with all the coaches of the World Squad unanimously completely convinced of his quality. He signed in January 2025 then suffered a big injury that kept him out until the end of the season."
"Alongside Wisdom Mike and Cassiano Kiala, who are already regulars in the first team squad, Maycon Cardozo has recently been training more frequently with the first team. He is a similar profile of player to Lennart Karl, with a low center of gravity and good left foot. Cardozo is, in fact, right footed. But his left foot is also quite good."
Maycon Cardozo moved from Thailand's Sport-Thai Bavaria Academy into Bayern's system after joining the FC Bayern World Squad and became the first World Squad player to sign a deal with Bayern in January 2025. A serious injury soon after signing sidelined him until the end of the season, but he recovered to become a regular starter for Bayern U-19s and scored the winning goal in the U-19 Munich derby. He has increased his training frequency with the first team alongside Wisdom Mike and Cassiano Kiala. His dribbling, close control and low center of gravity invite comparisons to Lennart Karl, despite being predominantly right-footed.
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