Danilo Santacruz

Juan Danilo Santacruz González (born 12 June 1995) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Pereira.[1]

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
Place of birth Caaguazú, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo Pereira
Number 28
Youth career
2009– Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Libertad 88 (10)
2018–2022 Nacional 103 (23)
2023– Deportivo Pereira 6 (0)
International career‡
2013–2015 Paraguay U20 15 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2015

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Libertad 2014 Paraguayan Primera División 134—0[lower-alpha 1]0—134
2015 Paraguayan Primera División 292—2[lower-alpha 2]0—292
2016 Paraguayan Primera División 72—0[lower-alpha 1]0—72
2017 Paraguayan Primera División 281—5[lower-alpha 3]1—332
2018 Paraguayan Primera División 111—1[lower-alpha 4]0—121
Total 88100081—9611
Nacional (loan) 2018 Paraguayan Primera División 212—2[lower-alpha 1]1—233
Nacional 2019 Paraguayan Primera División 163—2[lower-alpha 4]0—183
2020 Paraguayan Primera División 266—2[lower-alpha 1]0—286
2021 Paraguayan Primera División 20—0[lower-alpha 1]0—20
2022 Paraguayan Primera División 3812—1[lower-alpha 1]0—3912
Total 1032300710011024
Career total 19133001520020635
  1. 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. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.

References
  1. 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. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. "D. Santacruz". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2021.


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