Daniel de la Cruz

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Daniel de la Cruz
Personal information
Full name Daniel Isai de la Cruz
Date of birth (2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 20)
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Quito
Number 31
Youth career
0000–2024 Quito
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024- Quito 4 (0)
International career
2023- Ecuador U20 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Daniel Isai de la Cruz (born 6 March 2004) is an Ecuadorean footballer who plays for L.D.U. Quito and the Ecuador national under-20 football team. [1]

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Career

He was promoted to the first team squad at L.D.U. Quito in 2024. [2] He made his debut for Quito in July 2024 in the Copa Ecuador and in Ecuadorian Serie A against C.S.D. Macará on 4 August 2024. [3] [4]

International career

He was selected by Ecuador to represent them at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship. [5] Later that same year he was chosen for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting in Argentina in May 2023. [6]

Style of play

He made his first appearances for Quito playing on the right wing. [7]

Personal life

He is the son of former international footballer Ulises de la Cruz. [8] He is the cousin of Maiky de la Cruz. [9] [10]

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