Juan Cruz (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Cruz Díaz Espósito | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Rincón de la Victoria, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Málaga | ||
| 2016–2017 | → San Félix (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Málaga B | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Málaga | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2018 | |||
Juan Cruz Díaz Espósito[a] (born 25 April 2000), known as Juan Cruz, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Málaga CF as a right winger.
Club career
Born in Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, Andalusia, Cruz joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2010.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 November 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nacho Abeledo in a 5–1 Tercera División home routing of Martos CD.[2]
Cruz made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 May 2018, replacing Mehdi Lacen in a 0–1 home loss against Getafe CF.[3]
Honours
International
- Spain U18
- Mediterranean Games: Gold Medal 2018
Notes
References
- ^ "Álex Robles y Juan Cruz, los únicos brotes verdes del Málaga" [Álex Robles and Juan Cruz, the only green shoots of Málaga] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "El Malagueño pone la guinda al domingo (5–1)" [Malagueño top the Sunday (5–1)] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Remy hurga en la pesadilla del Málaga" [Remy digs deeper on Málaga's nightmare] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
External links
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Málaga
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Tercera División players
- Atlético Malagueño players
- Málaga CF players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football