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Danilo Santacruz

Danilo Santacruz
Personal information
Full name Juan Danilo Santacruz González
Date of birth (1995-06-12) 12 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Caaguazú, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Guaraní
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2014 Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Libertad 88 (10)
2018–2022 Nacional 103 (23)
2023 Deportivo Pereira 7 (0)
2024– Guaraní 24 (3)
International career
2013–2015 Paraguay U20 15 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2015

Juan Danilo Santacruz González (born 12 June 1995) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Paraguayan Primera División club Guaraní.[1]

Club career

Early career / Libertad

Santacruz was born in the city of Caaguazú.[1] He started his professional career with Libertad at the age of 19. He made his debut for the club against General Díaz in the league first division on 11 August 2014.[2] On 20 October 2014, Santacruz scored his first goal as a professional, with scored 2 goals in a 6–0 home win against General Díaz.[3] He has made 88 league appearances in total, scoring 10 goals with the club.

Nacional

On 1 July 2018, Santacruz moved to Nacional on loan from Libertad. He made his debut for the club on 18 July 2018, playing full 90-minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Olimpia.[4] Later, he signed permanently with the club.

Deportivo Pereira

On 23 April 2023, he was signed by Deportivo Pereira.

On 2 August 2023 he scored his first goal with Deportivo Pereira against IDV in 2023 Copa Libertadores the match finish with a result 1-0.

International career

Santacruz was summoned for Paraguay national under-20 team to play 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 November 2022[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Libertad 2014 Paraguayan Primera División 13 4 0[a] 0 13 4
2015 Paraguayan Primera División 29 2 2[b] 0 29 2
2016 Paraguayan Primera División 7 2 0[a] 0 7 2
2017 Paraguayan Primera División 28 1 5[c] 1 33 2
2018 Paraguayan Primera División 11 1 1[d] 0 12 1
Total 88 10 0 0 8 1 96 11
Nacional (loan) 2018 Paraguayan Primera División 21 2 2[a] 1 23 3
Nacional 2019 Paraguayan Primera División 16 3 2[d] 0 18 3
2020 Paraguayan Primera División 26 6 2[a] 0 28 6
2021 Paraguayan Primera División 2 0 0[a] 0 2 0
2022 Paraguayan Primera División 38 12 1[a] 0 39 12
Total 103 23 0 0 7 1 0 0 110 24
Career total 191 33 0 0 15 2 0 0 206 35
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ Zero appearances in Copa Sudamericana, two appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ two appearances in Copa Sudamericana, three appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.

References

  1. ^ a b Portillo, Leda (31 March 2016). "Entrevista a Danilo Santacruz, el joven ariete de Libertad". lapizarradeldt.blogspot.com (in Spanish). La Pizarra Del Dt. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ "General Díaz vs. Libertad 0-1". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Libertad vs. General Díaz 6-0". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Nacional Asunción vs. Olimpia 1-2". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Los 23 convocados albirrojos para el Sudamericano Sub 20". d10.ultimahora.com (in Spanish). D10. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. ^ "D. Santacruz". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2021.