Patrick dos Santos Cruz (born 1 April 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward for Thai League 2 club Pattaya United.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick dos Santos Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pattaya United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013-2014 | Corinthians | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Flamengo-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Mitra Kukar | 9 | (7) |
| 2016-2017 | TCF II | 20 | (10) |
| 2017-2018 | Saigon | 22 | (7) |
| 2018-2019 | Pahang | 17 | (11) |
| 2019 | Chonburi | 12 | (2) |
| 2020 | SKA Khabarovsk | 14 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Għajnsielem | 22 | (17) |
| 2023–2024 | Phrae United | 31 | (10) |
| 2024– | Pattaya United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Brazil U20 | 16 | (4) |
| 2014 | Brazil U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2016 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editCruz 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. Cruz was part of the champion squad of the 2010 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr., alongside Casemiro and Lucas Moura.[2]
Corinthians
editInitially, 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.[2]
T-Team F.C.
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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.[3]
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.[4]
On 28 April 2018, in league fixture he scored a goal to helped Pahang win over Malacca 2–0.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 1 July 2018[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Saigon | 2017 | V.League 1 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 17 | |
| Pahang | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 9 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Patrick Cruz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Ex-São Paulo e Corinthians conta como perdeu tudo antes de recomeçar na Ásia: "Não juntei um real"" [Former São Paulo and Corinthians player tells how he lost everything before starting over in Asia: "I didn't save a single dollar"]. GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 13 November 2024.
- ^ 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
edit- Patrick Cruz at Soccerway
- Patrick Cruz at ifkdb.com
