Juan_Cruz_(footballer,_born_1992)
Juan Cruz (footballer, born 1992)
Spanish footballer
Álvaro Juan Cruz Armada (born 28 July 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for La Liga club Osasuna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Juan Cruz Armada | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Osasuna | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Las Rozas | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| 2010–2012 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Bologna | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Carrarese (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | San Marino | 55 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Pistoiese | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | SS Reyes | 26 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Rayo Majadahonda | 34 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Elche | 69 | (1) |
| 2020– | Osasuna | 102 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Born in Madrid, Cruz was an Atlético Madrid youth graduate before joining Italian Serie A side Bologna F.C. 1909 on 30 August 2010.[1] After spending two full seasons with the Primavera side, he was loaned to Carrarese Calcio on 26 July 2012.[2]
On 10 July 2013, Cruz joined San Marino Calcio.[3] In 2015, after two years as a starter, he moved to fellow Lega Pro side U.S. Pistoiese 1921.
On 19 August 2016, Cruz returned to Spain after agreeing to a contract with Segunda División B side UD San Sebastián de los Reyes.[4] The following 22 July he moved to fellow league team CF Rayo Majadahonda,[5] being a regular starter as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División for the first time ever.
On 10 July 2018, free agent Cruz signed for Elche CF in the second division.[6] He immediately became a starter for the side, contributing with one goal and 39 appearances (play-offs included) during the 2019–20 season, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.
On 30 August 2020, Cruz joined top tier side CA Osasuna on a three-year contract, for a fee of €2.75 million.[7]
- As of match played 16 May 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bologna | 2010–11 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Carrarese (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| San Marino | 2013–14 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 22 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 33 | 5 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Total | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 6 | ||
| Pistoiese | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| SS Reyes | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rayo Majadahonda | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Elche | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Total | 69 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
| Osasuna | 2020–21 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 235 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 255 | 7 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C
- "Cruz Armada jugará en el Bolonia" [Cruz Armada will play at Bologna] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- "Cruz in prestito alla Carrarese" [Cruz loaned to Carrarese] (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- "Cruz, Gavilan, Draghetti e Venturi al San Marino" [Cruz, Gavilan, Draghetti and Venturi to San Marino] (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- "Juan Cruz, nuevo jugador de la U.D. Sanse" [Juan Cruz, new player of U.D. Sanse] (in Spanish). UD San Sebastián de los Reyes. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "Juan Cruz llega al Rayo Majadahonda para reforzar la defensa" [Juan Cruz arrives at Rayo Majadahonda to bolster the defense] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- "OFICIAL | Juan Cruz refuerza al Elche C.F." [OFFICIAL | Juan Cruz bolsters Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Osasuna ficha a Juan Cruz para las próximas tres temporadas" [Osasuna sign Juan Cruz for the following three seasons] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 30 August 2020. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.