Juan_Cruz_(footballer,_born_2000)

Juan Cruz (footballer, born 2000)

Juan Cruz (footballer, born 2000)

Spanish footballer

Juan Cruz Díaz Espósito[lower-alpha 1] (born 25 April 2000), known as Juan Cruz, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder or a winger for CD Leganés, on loan from Real Betis.

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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]

On 21 October 2022, five days after his first team debut for the Verdiblancos, Cruz signed a new contract with the club until 2025.[6] He scored his first professional goal nine days later, netting the opener in a 2–0 away win over Real Sociedad.[7]

Definitely promoted to the first team of Betis for the 2023–24 season, Cruz only featured rarely before moving to Segunda División side CD Leganés on loan on 1 February 2024.[8]

Honours

International

Spain U18

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Espósito.

References

  1. [1]
    "Juan Cruz: "I'm here, available to the coach for whatever he needs"". Málaga CF. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "Remy hurga en la pesadilla del Málaga" [Remy digs deeper on Málaga's nightmare] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. [5]
    "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.
  6. [6]
    "Juan Cruz firma su primer contrato profesional y el Betis ata a su nueva perla" [Juan Cruz signs his first professional contract and Betis tie up their new pearl] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Juan Cruz, tras su primer gol en Primera División: "Es una alegría inmensa"" [Juan Cruz, after his first goal in Primera División: "It is an immense joy"] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. [8]
    "El Real Betis y el CD Leganés llegan a un acuerdo para la cesión de Juan Cruz" [Real Betis and CD Leganés reach an agreement for the loan of Juan Cruz] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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