Leone Cruz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Leone Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | June 13, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Round Rock, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | SMU Mustangs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Austin Lightning | 10 | (1) |
| 2004 | DFW Tornados | 9 | (2) |
| 2005 | Austin Lightning | 7 | (3) |
| 2006 | DFW Tornados | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Laredo Heat | 18 | (1) |
| 2009 | Austin Aztex U23 | 8 | (3) |
| 2011 | Laredo Heat | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Austin Aztex | 13 | (2) |
| 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Austin Aztex | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2015 | |||
Juan Leone Cruz (born June 13, 1987) is an American soccer player who played for Austin Aztex in the USL Pro.
Career[edit]
College and amateur[edit]
Cruz made a total of 67 appearances for the SMU Mustangs and finished with nine goals and five assists.
Cruz also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Austin Lightning,[1] the DFW Tornados,[2] the Laredo Heat[3][4] and the Austin Aztex U23.[5] Cruz won two PDL National Championships, the first in 2007 (Laredo) and the second in 2013 (Austin).
Professional[edit]
On January 13, 2011, Cruz was drafted in the second round (21st overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[6]
On March 1, 2012, Real Salt Lake signed Cruz to a professional contract.[7]
After a NASL championship season with the San Antonio Scorpions, Cruz re-signed with the Aztex on January 29, 2015.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Austin Lightning: 2005 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "DFW Tornados: 2006 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Laredo Heat: 2007 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Laredo Heat: 2008 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Austin Aztex U23: 2009 stats". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Leone Cruz Selected 21st By Seattle In MLS Draft".
- ^ "RSL Finalizes Roster with Eight New Signings". Real Salt Lake. RSL Media Relations. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Austin Aztex Sign Cruz, Mulamba, Laurendi – Austin Aztex". Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
External links[edit]
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Austin Aztex players
- Austin Aztex U23 players
- Austin Lightning players
- DFW Tornados players
- Laredo Heat players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Sportspeople from Round Rock, Texas
- Real Salt Lake players
- San Antonio Scorpions players
- Seattle Sounders FC draft picks
- SMU Mustangs men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Texas
- USL Championship players
- USL League Two players