Patrick Cruz

Patrick dos Santos Cruz (born 1 April 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward for Thai League 2 club Phrae United.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Cruz.
Patrick Cruz
Personal information
Full name Patrick dos Santos Cruz
Date of birth (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993
Place of birth Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Phrae United
Number 93
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 São Paulo B
2013–2015 Flamengo 8 (1)
2015 Corinthians
2015–2016 Mitra Kukar 27 (19)
2016–2017 T-Team 20 (10)
2017–2018 Saigon 22 (7)
2018–2019 Pahang 9 (6)
2019 Chonburi 12 (1)
2019 SKA Khabarovsk 6 (0)
2022– 2023 Għajnsielem 25 (17)
2023– Phrae United 0 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 Brazil U20 16 (4)
2014 Brazil U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2016

Club career

Early career

Cruz 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.

Flamengo

He made his professional debut on 28 August 2013, in the second leg of the first stage of the Copa Sudamericana. He played the full 90 minutes of the goalless draw with Clube Atlético Paranaense at the Arena da Baixada. His domestic debut came on 13 March 2014, in the final eight minutes of a 5–0 home win over Mirassol Futebol Clube in the Campeonato Paulista. That year, he also made 11 substitute appearances for the team in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Corinthians

Initially, 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.

T-Team F.C.

On 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

On 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

On 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.[2]

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.[3] 28 April 2018, in league fixture he did scored a goal to helped Pahang win over Malacca 2-0.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 July 2018.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
T-Team 2016 Malaysia Super League 20101033–2413
Total20101033–2413
Saigon 2017 V.League 1 2270000–227
Total2270000–227
Pahang 2018 Malaysia Super League 964300–139
Total964300–139
Career Total000000––00

References
  1. "Patrick Cruz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  2. Pahang to unleash Patrick Cruz against Selangor https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2018/02/338337/pahang-unleash-patrick-cruz-against-selangor
  3. "Fox Sports".
  4. "Misi raih tiga mata Pahang tercapai". 28 April 2018.
  5. "Patrick Cruz". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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