Julieta Cruz
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| Full name | Julieta Micaela Cruz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | General Alvear, Mendoza, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Argentina | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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Julieta Micaela Cruz (born 4 June 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Primera División A club CA Boca Juniors and the Argentina women's national team.
Early life[edit]
Cruz was born in General Alvear in Mendoza Province. She played youth football on boys' teams until the age of 14.[1]
Club career[edit]
River Plate[edit]
In 2014, Cruz joined River Plate aged 17. After a game against Porto Nuervo, she was diagnosed with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. River declined to fund treatment and she departed the club.[2]
Boca Juniors[edit]
In 2016, Cruz joined Boca Juniors.[3] In August 2019, Cruz signed her first professional contract with Boca.[4]
International career[edit]
On 23 October 2021, Cruz made her debut for the Argentina national team in a 6–1 loss to Mexico at Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez.[5]
International goals[edit]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 28 October 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile |  Bolivia |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Pan American Games |
Honours[edit]
Boca Juniors
- Primera División A: 2020,[6] 2021 Clausura, 2022, 2023
- Copa de la Liga: 2023
- Súper Final: 2021
- Copa Federal: 2023
References[edit]
- ^ Aguilera, Leandro (17 March 2019). "Julieta Cruz: la mendocina que juega en Boca y espera ser profesional". Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Clemente, Ludmila (17 May 2016). "JULIETA CRUZ NAVARRETE: "Volver a tocar la pelota me está sanando"". solofutbolfemenino.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Julieta Cruz: "Es fantástico estar en Boca"". Radio 1 Alvear (in Spanish). 15 April 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "'Juli' y Brisa: mendocinas al profesionalismo". Los Andes (in Spanish). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "El equipo dirigido por Mónica Vergara ganó 6-1 en el estadio Tepa Gómez". Mexican Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Manucci, Ileana (19 January 2021). "BOCA ES EL PRIMER CAMPEÓN DE LA ERA SEMIPROFESIONAL". La Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
External links[edit]
- Julieta Cruz at Soccerway
- Julieta Cruz on Futbolfemeninoargentino.com.ar
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mendoza Province
- Argentine women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Club Atlético River Plate (women) players
- Boca Juniors (women) footballers
- Argentina women's international footballers
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
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- Argentine women's football biography stubs