Juan Manuel Cruz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cosenza (on loan from Hellas Verona) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Banfield | 64 | (10) |
| 2023– | Hellas Verona | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Cosenza (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2025 | |||
Juan Manuel Cruz (born 19 July 1999) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Cosenza on loan from Hellas Verona.
Early life
[edit]Cruz was born on 19 July 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The son of Argentina international Julio Cruz,[2] he moved from Argentina to the Netherlands and Italy at a young age before returning to Argentina, where he attended St. George's College in Argentina before attending the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, where he studied accounting.[3]
Career
[edit]As a youth player, Cruz joined the youth academy of Argentine side Banfield, where he started his senior career and made sixty-four league appearances and scored ten goals while playing for the club.[4]
In 2023, Cruz signed for Italian Serie A side Hellas Verona. On 2 October 2023, he debuted for the club during a 0-0 away draw to Torino in the league. On 3 February 2025, Cruz moved on loan to Cosenza in Serie B.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Cruz plays as a forward and is right-footed. Italian news website Numero Diez wrote in 2023 that he is a "very physical centre forward... he also combines physicality with speed and good technique".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "| Hellas Verona Official Website". www.hellasverona.it.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Cruz, de estudiar para contador a probarse en Banfield". tycsports.com.
- ^ "La llamativa historia de Juan Manuel Cruz". infobae.com.
- ^ Juan Manuel Cruz at Soccerway
- ^ "Juan Manuel Cruz nell'attacco del Cosenza" [Juan Manuel Cruz in the Cosenza attack] (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Chi è Juan Manuel Cruz?". numero-diez.com.
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