Joan Manuel Cruz Castro (born April 4, 2003), known as Joan Cruz, is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for club Colo-Colo as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joan Manuel Cruz Castro | ||
Date of birth | (2003-04-04) April 4, 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Colo-Colo | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2019 | Colo-Colo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Colo-Colo | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Chile U15 | ||
2019 | Chile U17 | 4 | (2) |
2021– | Chile U20 | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2022 |
He arrived to Colo-Colo at the age of 7 years[1] and signed his first contract as professional player on 2019, before playing at the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup.[2] Also, he has played at the 2020 U20 Copa Libertadores.
On April 2019, Cruz took part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland.[3] After, he was called up to Chile U17 to play at the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup, appearing at the four matches played by Chile and scoring two goals in the last match against Brazil U17.[4] He represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Copa Rául Coloma Rivas,[5] playing three matches and scoring a goal against Colombia U20.[6] and at four friendly matches against Paraguay U20[7][8] and Peru U20 on 2022.[9] In the 2022 South American Games, he made 2 appearances.[10]
In September 2020, he was called up to the training microcycle of the Chile national team.[11]
He was named Joan Manuel in honor of the Spanish musician Joan Manuel Serrat.[12]
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