Juan Manuel Cruz

Juan Manuel Cruz
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hellas Verona
Youth career
–2020 Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Banfield 64 (10)
2023– Hellas Verona 4 (0)
2025 → Cosenza (loan) 6 (0)
2025–2026 → Trento (loan) 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026

Juan Manuel Cruz (born 19 July 1999) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Hellas Verona.

Early life

Cruz was born on 19 July 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The son of Argentina international Julio Cruz,[2] he moved from Argentina to the Netherlands and Italy at a young age before returning to Argentina, where he attended St. George's College in Argentina before attending the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, where he studied accounting.[3]

Career

As a youth player, Cruz joined the youth academy of Argentine side Banfield, where he started his senior career and made sixty-four league appearances and scored ten goals while playing for the club.[4]

In 2023, Cruz signed for Serie A side Hellas Verona. On 2 October 2023, he debuted for the club during a 0–0 away draw to Torino in the league. On 3 February 2025, Cruz moved on loan to Cosenza in Serie B.[5] On 5 August 2025, Cruz was loaned to Serie C club Trento.[6]

Style of play

Cruz plays as a forward and is right-footed. Italian news website Numero Diez wrote in 2023 that he is a "very physical centre forward... he also combines physicality with speed and good technique".[7]

References

  1. ↑ "| Hellas Verona Official Website". www.hellasverona.it.
  2. ↑ "Juan Manuel Cruz, de estudiar para contador a probarse en Banfield". tycsports.com.
  3. ↑ "La llamativa historia de Juan Manuel Cruz". infobae.com.
  4. ↑ Juan Manuel Cruz at Soccerway
  5. ↑ "Juan Manuel Cruz nell'attacco del Cosenza" [Juan Manuel Cruz in the Cosenza attack] (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "JUAN MANUEL CRUZ È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELL'A.C. TRENTO 1921" [Juan Manuel Cruz is a new player for AC Trento 1921.] (in Italian). AC Trento 1921. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Chi è Juan Manuel Cruz?". numero-diez.com.


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