Juan Cruz (footballer, born 2000)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Cruz Díaz Espósito | ||
Date of birth | 25 April 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Betis B | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2018 | Málaga | ||
2016–2017 | → San Félix (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Málaga B | 64 | (11) |
2018–2021 | Málaga | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Betis B | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2021 ‡ 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 as a right winger for Betis Deportivo Balompié.
Club career[]
Born in Quilmes, Argentina, 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] On 1 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Real Betis after his deal with Málaga expired; he was assigned to the B-team.[5]
Honours[]
International[]
- Spain U18
- Mediterranean Games: Gold Medal 2018
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.
- ^ "El Betis Deportivo ficha a Juan Cruz, extremo del Málaga, hasta 2023" [Betis Deportivo sign Juan Cruz, Málaga winger, until 2023] (in Spanish). ABC. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Quilmes
- Argentine footballers
- Spanish footballers
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Atlético Malagueño players
- Málaga CF players
- Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football
- Footballers from Andalusia
- People from the Province of Málaga