Pablo Cruz (soccer)

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Pablito Cruz
Personal information
Full name Pablo Cruz Jr.
Date of birth (1991-12-30) December 30, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Pasadena, California, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder, Winger
Youth career
Barcelona USA
2008–2010 LAFC Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Cal FC
2012–2014 Atlanta Silverbacks 51 (7)
2015 San Antonio Scorpions 2 (0)
2015–2016 FC Edmonton 19 (0)
2016 Orange County Blues 5 (0)
2017 California United 40 (16)
2018 Shirak 10 (2)
2019 Las Vegas Lights 30 (1)
2021 Detroit City 1 (0)
International career
2007–2008 United States U17 7 (2)
2007 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 1, 2024

Pablito "Pablo" Cruz (born December 30, 1991) is an American soccer player.

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Career

Cruz signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks in 2012 and made 52 appearances for them over a three-year period until a transfer to the San Antonio Scorpions. After a brief stint in Texas, Cruz signed with FC Edmonton on June 19, 2015. [1] On July 29, 2016, FC Edmonton announced that the club and Cruz had mutually agreed to part ways. [2] In total, Cruz made 19 appearances for the Eddies.

Cruz joined California United FC II in 2017 and was a key contributor to the teams National Championship victories in both the United Premier Soccer League Spring & Fall Seasons.

In October 2018, Cruz and fellow American Eder Arreola left Shirak SC. [3]

On January 9, 2019, Cruz signed for USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights. [4]

On March 1, 2021, Cruz joined National Independent Soccer Association side Detroit City. [5]

International career

Cruz was selected to be a part of the 07-08 Under 17 US National Team.

In total, he appeared in 7 matches and scored 2 goals, but has not made an international appearance since that 07–08 season.

He also was in the Under 20 squad. [6]

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References

  1. "FC Edmonton signs midfielder pair". NASL. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. "FC Edmonton, Midfielder Pablo Cruz Part Ways". FC Edmonton. July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  3. "Ширак расторг контракт с американским легионерами". armfootball.com (in Russian). Arm Football. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. "Lights FC Announce Initial 2019 Season Roster Additions". Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  5. @DetroitCityFC (1 March 2021). "New signing alert! ✍Welcome to Detroit City, Pablo Cruz!Cruz most recently played for the Las Vegas Lights. The…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. U.S. Under-20 MNT Draws Argentina in Buenos Aires, Retrieved March 31, 2017