Patrick Cruz

Patrick Cruz
Personal information
Full name	Patrick dos Santos Cruz
Date of birth	1 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Phrae United
Number	93
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	São Paulo B
2013–2015	Flamengo
2015	Corinthians
2015–2016	Mitra Kukar
2016–2017	T-Team
2017–2018	Saigon
2018–2019	Pahang
2019	Chonburi
2019	SKA Khabarovsk
2022– 2023	Għajnsielem
2023–	Phrae United
International career‡
2012–2014	Brazil U20
2014	Brazil U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2016

Last updated April 02, 2024

Patrick dos Santos Cruz (born 1 April 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward for Thai League 2 club Phrae United.

Club career

Early career

Cruz began his career at São Paulo, and in 2014, he went to court against the club due to irregularities in his contract. Born in Minas Gerais, Cruz came through the youth academy at União Barbarense and impressed from an early age. Cruz was spotted by talent scouts who took him to the state capital where he subsequently joined São Paulo in 2011 at the age of 14.

Flamengo

He made his professional debut on 28 August 2013, in the second leg of the first stage of the Copa Sudamericana. He played the full 90 minutes of the goalless draw with Clube Atlético Paranaense at the Arena da Baixada. His domestic debut came on 13 March 2014, in the final eight minutes of a 5–0 home win over Mirassol Futebol Clube in the Campeonato Paulista. That year, he also made 11 substitute appearances for the team in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Corinthians

Initially, Cruz joined Corinthians after a contractual dispute with his former club Flamengo with Cruz's agent claiming that the club had not paid salaries as promised. That year, he also made 8 substitute appearances for the team in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

T-Team F.C.

On 16 January 2016, Cruz signed a contract with Malaysia Super League club T-Team after association of Indonesia football been suspended that year.

Saigon FC

On 10 January 2017, Vietnamese club Saigon announced the signing of Cruz for the 2017 V.League 1 season. Cruz made his debut for Sài Gòn in a 2–1 win over SHB Da Nang on 14 January 2017 and scored one goal in that match.

Pahang FA

On 23 February 2018, Cruz signed with Malaysia Super League side Pahang. One day later, he made his debut for Pahang and scored one goal in a 3–1 win over Selangor at KLFA Stadium.^[2]

Cruz start his campaign with flying colours by scoring a hat trick in the second leg FA cup match at Larkin Stadium which saw Pahang eliminated JDT 3-0 on aggregate.^[3] 28 April 2018, in league fixture he did scored a goal to helped Pahang win over Malacca 2-0.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2018.^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
T-Team	2016	Malaysia Super League	20	18	1	0	3	3	–		24	21
T-Team	Total		20	18	1	0	3	3	–		24	21
Saigon	2017	V.League 1	22	17	0	0	0	0	–		22	17
Saigon	Total		22	17	0	0	0	0	–		22	17
Pahang	2018	Malaysia Super League	9	6	4	3	0	0	–		13	9
Pahang	Total		9	6	4	3	0	0	–		13	9
Career Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0

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References

↑ "Patrick Cruz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
↑ Pahang to unleash Patrick Cruz against Selangor https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2018/02/338337/pahang-unleash-patrick-cruz-against-selangor
↑ "Fox Sports".
↑ "Misi raih tiga mata Pahang tercapai". 28 April 2018.
↑ "Patrick Cruz". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

External links

Patrick Cruz at FootballDatabase.eu
Patrick Cruz at Soccerway
Patrick Cruz at ifkdb.com

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[1] "Patrick Cruz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2023-04-03.

[2] Pahang to unleash Patrick Cruz against Selangor https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2018/02/338337/pahang-unleash-patrick-cruz-against-selangor

[3] "Fox Sports".

[4] "Misi raih tiga mata Pahang tercapai". 28 April 2018.

[5] "Patrick Cruz". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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