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 | 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 | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Julieta Micaela Cruz (born 4 June 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Primera División A club Boca Juniors and the Argentina women's national team.
Early life
Cruz was born in General Alvear in Mendoza Province. She played youth football on boys' teams until the age of 14.[1]
Club career
River Plate
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
In 2016, Cruz joined Boca Juniors.[3] In August 2019, Cruz signed her first professional contract with Boca.[4]
International career
On 17 September 2021, Cruz made her debut for the Argentina national team in a 3–1 loss to Brazil at Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro.[5]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 3 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cruz goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 October 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile | Bolivia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Pan American Games |
Honours
Boca Juniors
- Primera División A: 2020,[6] 2021 Clausura, 2022, 2023, 2024 Apertura
- Copa de la Liga: 2023
- Súper Final: 2021
- Copa Federal: 2023
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Julieta Cruz, futbolista estrella y mamá dedicada: la multicampeona con Boca que va por su primer Mundial". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ Manucci, Ileana (19 January 2021). "BOCA ES EL PRIMER CAMPEÓN DE LA ERA SEMIPROFESIONAL". La Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
External links
- Julieta Cruz at Soccerway
- Julieta Cruz on Futbolfemeninoargentino.com.ar