Juan Cruz (footballer, born 2000)
Juan Cruz Díaz Espósito[lower-alpha 1] (born 25 April 2000), known as Juan Cruz, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Malagueño as a right winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Cruz Díaz Espósito | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club 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 | 48 | (5) |
| 2018– | Málaga | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2018 | |||
Club career
Born in Quilmes, Cruz grew up in Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, Andalusia,[1] and joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2010.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Honours
Notes
- This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Espósito.
References
- "Juan Cruz: "I'm here, available to the coach for whatever he needs"". Málaga CF. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "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.
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