Real Betis Balompié and Johnny Cardoso have agreed to extend the Brazilian midfielder's contract for one more year. The American international is thus linked to Real Betis until 2030.

João Lucas de Souza Cardoso (Denville, New Jersey, United States, September 20, 2001) joined Real Betis in December 2023 from SC Internacional. 

Since then, Johnny Cardoso has played 44 games with the first team, scoring 2 goals and providing 3 assists.