Julieta Cruz Navarette (born 4 June 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors and the Argentina women's national football team.
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Full name | Julieta Cruz Navarrete | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | General Alvear, Mendoza, Argentina | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2014 | River Plate | |||||||||||||||
2016– | Boca Juniors | |||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Argentina | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2021 |
Cruz was born in General Alvear in Mendoza Province. She played youth football on boys' teams until the age of 14.[1]
In 2014, Cruz joined River Plate aged 17. After a game against Porto Nuervo, she was diagnosed with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. River declined to fund treatment and she departed the club.[2]
In 2016, Cruz joined Boca Juniors.[3] In August 2019, Cruz signed her first professional contract with Boca.[4]
On 23 October 2021, Cruz made her debut for the Argentina national team in a 6–1 loss to Mexico at Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez.[5]
Boca Juniors
Argentina squad – 2022 Copa América Femenina third place | ||
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