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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*
Years Team Apps (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.

Career

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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

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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]

References

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  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
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