Samuel Cruz

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Samuel Cruz
Personal information
Full name Samuel Almeida Braz Waterland Cruz
Date of birth (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Miragaia, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2007 Académico do Fundão
2007–2012 Sporting Covilhã
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Sporting Covilhã
2013 Atalaia do Campo
2013–2015 Sporting Covilhã 23 (2)
2016 Tourizense 12 (1)
2016–2017 Benfica e Castelo Branco 9 (0)
2017–2019 Alcains 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2019

Samuel Almeida Braz Waterland Cruz (born 17 March 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Football career

On 31 July 2013, he made his professional debut with Sporting Covilhã in a 2013–14 Taça da Liga match against Desportivo Chaves, replacing Diogo Gaspar (78th minute). [1] In the first match of the 2013–14 Segunda Liga season against Marítimo B on the 11 August, he started the game and made his league debut. [2]

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References

  1. "Chaves-Covilhã 1-2". LPFP. 31 July 2013.
  2. "Marítimo B-Covilhã 1-0". LPFP. 11 August 2013.