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

Juan Danilo Santacruz González (born 12 June 1995) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Pereira.[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
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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.

References

  1. 1 2 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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