Career
Brazil
Anderson played his youth career in Internacional, at one time a teammate of a young Alexandre Pato. Later he played for several clubs in Brazil, his last club being European Commission Taubate. Perak FA
In November 2013, after signing Burkina Faso player Martin Kafando, Anderson Cardoso was given a trial spot with Malaysia Super League team Perak FA to fill its foreign player quota.
Initially Cardoso was given a permanent position after scoring two goals in friendly matches against both Malacca FA and Super Star Football Club, but after his registration as a foreign player he was rejected by FA Malaysia as he never played in a 1st Division league of any country, Perak chose not to retain him in the squad.