Danilo Santacruz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santacruz and the second or maternal family name is González.
Danilo Santacruz
Personal information
Full name Juan Danilo Santacruz González
Date of birth (1995-06-12) 12 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Caaguazú, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Guaraní
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2014 Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Libertad 88 (10)
2018–2022 Nacional 103 (23)
2023 Deportivo Pereira 7 (0)
2024– Guaraní 24 (3)
International career‡
2013–2015 Paraguay U20 15 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2015

Juan Danilo Santacruz González (born 12 June 1995) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Paraguayan Primera División club Guaraní.[1]

Club career

Early career / Libertad

Santacruz was born in the city of Caaguazú.[1] He started his professional career with Libertad at the age of 19. He made his debut for the club against General Díaz in the league first division on 11 August 2014.[2] On 20 October 2014, Santacruz scored his first goal as a professional, with scored 2 goals in a 6–0 home win against General Díaz.[3] He has made 88 league appearances in total, scoring 10 goals with the club.

Nacional

On 1 July 2018, Santacruz moved to Nacional on loan from Libertad. He made his debut for the club on 18 July 2018, playing full 90-minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Olimpia.[4] Later, he signed permanently with the club.

Deportivo Pereira

On 23 April 2023, he was signed by Deportivo Pereira.

On 2 August 2023 he scored his first goal with Deportivo Pereira against IDV in 2023 Copa Libertadores the match finish with a result 1-0.

International career

Santacruz was summoned for Paraguay national under-20 team to play 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 November 2022[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Libertad 2014 Paraguayan Primera División 13 4 — 0[a] 0 — 13 4
2015 Paraguayan Primera División 29 2 — 2[b] 0 — 29 2
2016 Paraguayan Primera División 7 2 — 0[a] 0 — 7 2
2017 Paraguayan Primera División 28 1 — 5[c] 1 — 33 2
2018 Paraguayan Primera División 11 1 — 1[d] 0 — 12 1
Total 88 10 0 0 8 1 — 96 11
Nacional (loan) 2018 Paraguayan Primera División 21 2 — 2[a] 1 — 23 3
Nacional 2019 Paraguayan Primera División 16 3 — 2[d] 0 — 18 3
2020 Paraguayan Primera División 26 6 — 2[a] 0 — 28 6
2021 Paraguayan Primera División 2 0 — 0[a] 0 — 2 0
2022 Paraguayan Primera División 38 12 — 1[a] 0 — 39 12
Total 103 23 0 0 7 1 0 0 110 24
Career total 191 33 0 0 15 2 0 0 206 35
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ Zero appearances in Copa Sudamericana, two appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ two appearances in Copa Sudamericana, three appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.

References

  1. ^ a b Portillo, Leda (31 March 2016). "Entrevista a Danilo Santacruz, el joven ariete de Libertad". lapizarradeldt.blogspot.com (in Spanish). La Pizarra Del Dt. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ "General Díaz vs. Libertad 0-1". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Libertad vs. General Díaz 6-0". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Nacional Asunción vs. Olimpia 1-2". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Los 23 convocados albirrojos para el Sudamericano Sub 20". d10.ultimahora.com (in Spanish). D10. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. ^ "D. Santacruz". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2021.


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