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Alessio Da Cruz
Personal information
Full name Alessio Sergio Fernando Da Cruz[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Groningen
(on loan from Parma)
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2010 Ajax
2010–2011 Almere City
2011–2014 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Twente 3 (0)
2014–2015 Jong Twente 6 (1)
2016–2017 → Dordrecht (loan) 29 (5)
2017–2018 Novara 19 (5)
2018– Parma 9 (0)
2019 → Spezia (loan) 14 (2)
2019–2020 → Ascoli (loan) 15 (5)
2020 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 14 (0)
2020– → Groningen (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2014 Netherlands U18 6 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:31, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Alessio Sergio Fernando Da Cruz (born 18 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Eredivisie club Groningen, on loan from Serie A club Parma.[2]

Club career

Da Cruz was scouted aged 10 by Ajax at local side BAS in Biddinghuizen[3] and also played in the youth teams of Almere City and FC Twente. He made his Eredivisie debut on 15 August 2015 against ADO Den Haag. He replaced Bruno Uvini at half-time in a 1–4 home defeat.[4] He was sent out on loan to FC Dordrecht in 2016.[5] Da Cruz left Twente in July 2017 to join up with Italian side Novara.[6] During his time at Novara he went on to put in some impressive displays. Altogether Da Cruz was capped for a sum of 19 matches and scored 5 goals during his six months at the club.

In January 2018, despite mounting interest from English club Arsenal, he signed up with Serie B side Parma for €3 million.[7][8][9][10]

On 11 January 2019, Da Cruz joined on loan to Italian Serie B side Spezia until 30 June 2019.[11]

On 1 August 2019, Da Cruz joined Ascoli on loan with an option to buy.[12]

On 29 January 2020, Da Cruz joined English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the season.[13]

On 3 October 2020, Da Cruz moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen on a one-season loan deal with an option to buy.[14]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Da Cruz is of Cape Verdean descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 July 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong FC Twente 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 6 1 — — — 6 1
FC Twente 2015–16 Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 — 0 0 4 0
FC Dordrecht (loan) 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 29 5 1 0 — 0 0 30 5
Novara 2017–18 Serie B 19 5 0 0 — 0 0 19 5
Parma 2017–18 Serie B 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
2018–19 Serie A 3 0 1 0 — 0 0 4 0
2019–20 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 1 0 — 0 0 10 0
Spezia (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 14 2 0 0 — 0 0 14 2
Ascoli (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 15 5 3 1 — 0 0 18 6
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2019–20 EFL Championship 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Groningen (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 109 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 116 19

References

  1. ^ a b "Alessio Da Cruz - Bild". sport.bild.de. Bild. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Alessio Da Cruz". Eurosport.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Bij BAS zijn ze apetrots op eredivisiedebuut Alessio Da Cruz". De Drontenaar.nl.
  4. ^ "FC Twente vs. ADO Den Haag – 15 August 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ^ "FC Dordrecht haalt Alessio Da Cruz". FC Dordrecht.nl.
  6. ^ "Transfervrije Da Cruz naar het Italiaanse Novara". Tubantia.nl (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "Da Cruz saluta Novara Pro, salta l'affare Adejo". LaStampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. ^ "No ai grandi club europei: Alessio Da Cruz sceglie Parma. Il debutto a febbraio". Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. ^ "ALESSIO DA CRUZ È UN GIOCATORE DEL PARMA - Parma Calcio 1913". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Arsenal chief holds transfer meeting for Novara winger Alessio Da Cruz". Metro.co.uk.
  11. ^ "UFFICIALE: Parma, Da Cruz in prestito allo Spezia" (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  12. ^ "UFFICIALE: Ascoli, arriva Alessio Da Cruz in prestito dal Parma". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Alessio Da Cruz joins Owls on loan" (Press release). Sheffield Wednesday. 29 January 2020.
  14. ^ Bleeker, Stefan (3 October 2020). "FC Groningen versterkt zich met Alessio Da Cruz". rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). RTV Noord. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  15. ^ "FC Groningen zorgt voor consternatie in Zwolle met wegkapen Alessio da Cruz". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Alessio da Cruz at Soccerway
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