Leone Cruz

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Leone Cruz
Personal information
Full name Juan Leone Cruz
Date of birth (1987-06-13) June 13, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Round Rock, Texas, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2010 SMU Mustangs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Austin Lightning 10 (1)
2004 DFW Tornados 9 (2)
2005 Austin Lightning 7 (3)
2006 DFW Tornados 2 (0)
2007–2008 Laredo Heat 18 (1)
2009 Austin Aztex U23 8 (3)
2011 Laredo Heat 4 (1)
2012 Real Salt Lake 0 (0)
2012–2013 Austin Aztex 13 (2)
2014 San Antonio Scorpions 5 (0)
2015 Austin Aztex 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2015

Juan Leone Cruz (born June 13, 1987) is an American soccer player who played for Austin Aztex in the USL Pro.

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Career

College and amateur

Cruz made a total of 67 appearances for the SMU Mustangs and finished with nine goals and five assists.

Cruz also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Austin Lightning, [1] the DFW Tornados, [2] the Laredo Heat [3] [4] and the Austin Aztex U23. [5] Cruz won two PDL National Championships, the first in 2007 (Laredo) and the second in 2013 (Austin).

Professional

On January 13, 2011, Cruz was drafted in the second round (21st overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. [6]

On March 1, 2012, Real Salt Lake signed Cruz to a professional contract. [7]

After a NASL championship season with the San Antonio Scorpions, Cruz re-signed with the Aztex on January 29, 2015. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Austin Lightning: 2005 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "DFW Tornados: 2006 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Laredo Heat: 2007 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Laredo Heat: 2008 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Austin Aztex U23: 2009 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Leone Cruz Selected 21st By Seattle In MLS Draft".
  7. ↑ "RSL Finalizes Roster with Eight New Signings". Real Salt Lake. RSL Media Relations. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Austin Aztex Sign Cruz, Mulamba, Laurendi – Austin Aztex". Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
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