Patrick Cruz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick dos Santos Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | T-Team | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | São Paulo B | ||
| 2012–2013 | Corinthians B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Flamengo | 15 | (0) |
| 2015 | Corinthians | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–16 | Mitra Kukar | 27 | (19) |
| 2016– | T–Team | 19 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–14 | Brazil U20 | 16 | (4) |
| 2014 | Brazil U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 27, 2016. | |||
Patrick dos Santos Cruz (born 1 April 1993) is a Brazilian born footballer who plays for T-Team as a Forward in Malaysia Super League.
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 FC 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 Corinthinas 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.
Mitra Kukar FC
On 28 December 2015, Cruz has joined Indonesia Super League Club, Mitra Kukar F.C.. On 30 December, Mitra Kukar FC announced the signing of Cruz on a two-year contract. That year, he also made 11 appearance with 7 goals for the team in the 2015 Indonesia Super League.
T–Team FC
On 16 January 2016, Cruz transfer to Malaysia to join T–Team FC in Malaysia Super League after suspending association of Indonesia football that year.
International career
Courtesy of his São Paulo performances, Cruz made his debut for Brazil on 14 September 2012 at the age of just 19, featuring in the first leg of that year's Superclásico de las Américas, a 0–0 away draw against Argentina (2–0 aggregate win).
Cruz represented the under-23 team at the 2014 Summer youth Olympics, playing four games and scoring against New Zealand in the group stage (3–0) in an eventual silver medal conquest.
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