Sergi Cardona Bermúdez (born 8 July 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Villarreal.
Born in Lloret de Mar, Girona, Catalonia,[1] Cardona represented Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a youth, and was promoted to the farm team on 6 July 2018.[2] He made his senior debut on 11 September, starting in a 0–0 away draw against UE Castelldefels.
Cardona scored his first senior goal on 27 October 2018, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of UA Horta.[3] He made his professional debut the following 9 June, coming on as a second-half substitute for Pol Prats in a 1–1 home draw against CD Lugo in the Segunda División.[4]
On 25 June 2020, Cardona left Nàstic after not accepting the offer of renewal from the club.[5]
Cardona moved to UD Las Palmas in September 2020, being initially assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B.[6] He made his first-team debut for the latter on 30 May 2021, starting in a 1–0 away win over UD Logroñés.
After establishing himself as a regular starter for the Canarians in the 2021–22 season, Cardona renewed his contract until 2024 on 16 June 2022, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[7] He was also a first-choice during the 2022–23 season, contributing with 39 appearances as the club returned to La Liga after five years.
Cardona made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 12 August 2023, replacing Daley Sinkgraven in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Mallorca. He scored his first professional goal the following 2 March, netting his team's second in a 3–3 away draw against Getafe CF.[8]
Cardona left the Amarillos on 30 June 2024, after his contract expired.[9]
On 18 July 2024, Cardona signed a three-year deal with Villarreal CF also in the top tier.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pobla Mafumet | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Tercera División | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | 1 | |||||
| Gimnàstic | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Las Palmas B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Las Palmas | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 112 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 117 | 2 | |||
| Villarreal | 2024–25 | La Liga | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 216 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 223 | 5 | ||
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