Alessio da Cruz

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Alessio da Cruz
Personal information
Full name Alessio Sergio Fernando da Cruz [1]
Date of birth (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Sittard
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2010 Ajax
2010–2011 Almere City
2011–2014 Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Twente 3 (0)
2014–2015 Jong Twente 6 (1)
2016–2017 → Dordrecht (loan) 29 (5)
2017–2018 Novara 19 (5)
2018–2022 Parma 9 (0)
2019 → Spezia (loan) 14 (2)
2019–2020 → Ascoli (loan) 15 (5)
2020 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021 → Groningen (loan) 22 (4)
2021 → Santos Laguna (loan) 8 (3)
2022 → Vicenza (loan) 19 (2)
2022–2023 Mechelen 28 (3)
2023–2024 Feralpisalò 1 (0)
2024– Fortuna Sittard 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Netherlands U18 6 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2023– Cape Verde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Alessio Sergio Fernando da Cruz (born 18 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Fortuna Sittard. [2] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

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Club career

Da Cruz was scouted aged 10 by Ajax at local side BAS in Biddinghuizen [3] and also played in the youth teams of Almere City and FC Twente. He made his Eredivisie debut on 15 August 2015 against ADO Den Haag. He replaced Bruno Uvini at half-time in a 1–4 home defeat. [4] He was sent out on loan to FC Dordrecht in 2016. [5] Da Cruz left Twente in July 2017 to join up with Italian side Novara. [6] During his time at Novara he went on to put in some impressive displays. Altogether Da Cruz was capped for a sum of 19 matches and scored 5 goals during his six months at the club.

In January 2018, despite mounting interest from English club Arsenal, he signed up with Serie B side Parma for €3 million. [7] [8] [9] [10]

On 11 January 2019, Da Cruz joined on loan to Italian Serie B side Spezia until 30 June 2019. [11]

On 1 August 2019, Da Cruz joined Ascoli on loan with an option to buy. [12]

On 29 January 2020, Da Cruz joined English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the season. [13]

On 3 October 2020, Da Cruz moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen on a one-season loan deal with an option to buy. [14]

On 3 August 2021, Da Cruz joined Liga MX club Santos Laguna on loan for a season. [15]

On 10 January 2022, he returned to Italy and joined Vicenza on loan. [16]

On 12 July 2022, Da Cruz signed with Mechelen in Belgium for two years with an option to extend. [17]

On 16 January 2024, da Cruz's contract with Feralpisalò was terminated by mutual consent. [18] Following his departure, he joined Fortuna Sittard on a multi-year contract. [19]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Da Cruz is of Cape Verdean descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. [20]

In March 2022 he was called up by Cape Verde national football team for 3 friendlies to be held at the end of that month. [21]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong FC Twente 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 61———61
FC Twente 2015–16 Eredivisie 3010—0040
FC Dordrecht (loan) 2016–17 Eerste Divisie29510—00305
Novara 2017–18 Serie B 19500—00195
Parma 2017–18 Serie B 6000—0060
2018–19 Serie A 3010—0040
2019–20 Serie A0000—0000
2020–21 Serie A0000—0000
2021–22 Serie A0000—0000
Total9010—00100
Spezia (loan) 2018–19 Serie B14200—00142
Ascoli (loan) 2018–19 Serie B15531—00186
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2019–20 EFL Championship 140100000150
Groningen (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 234000000234
Santos Laguna (loan) 2021–22 Liga MX 8300—1 [lower-alpha 1] 093
Vicenza (loan) 2021–22 Serie B212000000212
Career total1612771001016928
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alessio Da Cruz - Bild". sport.bild.de. Bild . Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Alessio da Cruz, Latest News & Player Profile | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ↑ "Bij BAS zijn ze apetrots op eredivisiedebuut Alessio Da Cruz". De Drontenaar.nl.
  4. ↑ "FC Twente vs. ADO Den Haag – 15 August 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "FC Dordrecht haalt Alessio Da Cruz". FC Dordrecht.nl.
  6. ↑ "Transfervrije Da Cruz naar het Italiaanse Novara". Tubantia.nl (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ "Da Cruz saluta Novara Pro, salta l'affare Adejo". LaStampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "No ai grandi club europei: Alessio Da Cruz sceglie Parma. Il debutto a febbraio". Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "ALESSIO DA CRUZ È UN GIOCATORE DEL PARMA - Parma Calcio 1913". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Arsenal chief holds transfer meeting for Novara winger Alessio Da Cruz". Metro.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Parma, Da Cruz in prestito allo Spezia" (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Ascoli, arriva Alessio Da Cruz in prestito dal Parma" . Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Alessio Da Cruz joins Owls on loan" (Press release). Sheffield Wednesday. 29 January 2020.
  14. ↑ Bleeker, Stefan (3 October 2020). "FC Groningen versterkt zich met Alessio Da Cruz". rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). RTV Noord. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  15. ↑ Camacho, Joel (3 August 2021). "Al estilo Van Gogh: la recepción del Santos a Alessio da Cruz". BolaVIP.com (in Spanish). BolaVIP. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ufficiale: Alessio Da Cruz in biancorosso dal Parma!" (in Italian). Vicenza. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Alessio Da Cruz komt naar KVM" (in Dutch). Mechelen. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "DA CRUZ, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" [DA CRUZ, OFFICIAL STATEMENT] (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "ALESSIO DA CRUZ MAAKT TRANSFERVRIJE OVERSTAP NAAR SITTARD" [ALESSIO DA CRUZ MAKES A TRANSFER-FREE TRANSFER TO SITTARD]. fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "FC Groningen zorgt voor consternatie in Zwolle met wegkapen Alessio da Cruz". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "Seleção Nacional AA: Os convocados para os três jogos amigáveis em Março".
  22. ↑ Alessio da Cruz at Soccerway
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