Sandro Cruz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sandro Plínio Rosa da Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chaves | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Braga | ||
| 2014–2021 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Benfica B | 36 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Benfica | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Chaves (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Chaves | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U17 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:28, 23 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 30 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Sandro Plínio Rosa da Cruz (born 12 May 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Chaves.
Playing career[edit]
On 27 June 2020, Cruz signed a professional contract with Benfica B.[1] He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–0 LigaPro win over Casa Pia on 7 February 2021.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Cruz is the son of the Angolan handball player Filipe Cruz.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sandro Cruz renova com os encarnados". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Benfica II vs. Casa Pia - 7 February 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
External links[edit]
- Sandro Cruz at Soccerway
- Sandro Cruz national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Sandro Cruz at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Braga
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- S.L. Benfica B players
- G.D. Chaves players