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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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Boca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Argentina | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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
- Súper Final: 2021
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.
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