Joan Manuel Cruz Castro (born April 4, 2003) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Everton de Viña del Mar on loan from Spanish club Real Oviedo Vetusta as a midfielder.
 Cruz in 2023. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joan Manuel Cruz Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Everton (on loan from Oviedo Vetusta) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Colo-Colo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Colo-Colo | 22 | (0) |
| 2023– | Oviedo Vetusta | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Everton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Chile U15 | ||
| 2019 | Chile U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Chile U20 | 16 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2023 | |||
Club career
editHe 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.
In April 2023, he left Colo-Colo and joined Tercera Federación side Real Oviedo Vetusta on a deal until June 2027.[3] In July of the same year, he joined Everton de Viña del Mar on loan until the end of the season in Chile.[4]
International career
editIn April 2019, Cruz took part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland.[5] 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.[6] He represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Copa Rául Coloma Rivas,[7] playing three matches and scoring a goal against Colombia U20.[8] and at four friendly matches against Paraguay U20[9][10] and Peru U20 on 2022.[11] In the 2022 South American Games, he made 2 appearances.[12] In 2023, he made three appearances in the South American U20 Championship.
In September 2020, he was called up to the training microcycle of the Chile national team.[13]
Personal life
editHe was named Joan Manuel in honor of the Spanish musician Joan Manuel Serrat.[14]
Honours
editClub
edit- Colo-Colo
- Copa Chile (2): 2019, 2021
References
edit- ^ "El comienzo de Joan Cruz, joya de Colo Colo: "Inicié en una cancha que los niños iban para no meterse en drogas"" [The beginning of Joan Cruz, Colo-Colo's jewel: "I began on a field where children went to avoid getting into drugs"] (in Spanish). dalealbo.cl. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Jugadores sub 17 de Colo Colo que disputarán el Mundial firmaron su primer contrato profesional" [Colo Colo's U17 players who will play at the World Cup signed their first contract as professional players] (in Spanish). alairelibre.cl. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Joan Cruz, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo Vetusta". www.realoviedo.es (in Spanish). 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "De vuelta a Chile: Joan Cruz recaló en Everton tras su fugaz paso por España". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Benavides, Camilo (18 April 2019). "La Roja Sub 15 jugará torneo internacional en Finlandia" (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ González, Christian (3 December 2021). "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Masculina Sub 20 para el torneo Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ González, Christian (12 December 2021). "La Roja Sub 20 no pudo con Colombia en su despedida de la Copa Raúl Coloma Rivas". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 20 cayó en su primer amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ González, Christián (8 April 2022). "La Roja Sub 20 no pudo en su segundo amistoso en Paraguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "La Roja Sub 20 cayó ante Perú en La Videna". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Joan Manuel Cruz Castro". www.asu2022.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "La Roja inicia microciclo de entrenamientos con nominados del medio local" [The Red One begins training microcycle with called-up players from the national environment] (in Spanish). laroja.cl. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Medina, Matías (27 December 2019). "Especial 2019: Joan Cruz, la promesa del fútbol chileno". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2021.