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Dominican footballer (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Omar de la Cruz Mangas (born 26 August 2001) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Categoría Primera A club Patriotas. Born in Spain, he represents the Dominican Republic internationally.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Omar de la Cruz Mangas[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 August 2001||
Place of birth | Ibiza, Spain | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Patriotas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Calahorra B | 14 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Calahorra | 4 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Ibiza IP | 37 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Peña Deportiva | 11 | (0) |
2024– | Patriotas | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Dominican Republic under-23 | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Dominican Republic Olympic | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Dominican Republic | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2024 |
De la Cruz was born in Ibiza in the Balearic Islands, to a father from the Dominican Republic and a local mother.[2] He began playing futsal for CE Insular and then for Penya Blanc i Blava. Aged 14, he moved to live with a relative in Rubí in the Province of Barcelona in order to trial for UE Rubí, going on to further develop his game at Cerdanyola del Vallès FC and CF Damm before joining RCD Mallorca in his native islands.[3]
De la Cruz played for the reserve teams of Mallorca and CD Calahorra, the latter in the Tercera División, while also playing for the first team of the latter in Segunda División B in 2020–21.[2] In January 2022, he went back to his birthplace by signing for CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas of the Segunda Federación.[4] Eighteen months later, he left the relegated club and remained in the fourth tier at SCR Peña Deportiva.[5]
In July 2024, De la Cruz left Spanish football for the first time, signing with Patriotas Boyacá in the Colombian Categoría Primera A.[6]
In November 2020, 19-year-old De la Cruz was called up for the Dominican Republic national football team for friendlies against Caribbean neighbours. However, the games were cancelled as many players were coming from Spain, where COVID-19 cases were increasing.[2]
De la Cruz played three games for the Dominican Republic national under-23 football team in March 2021, in qualification for the Olympic tournament in Japan. They lost to Mexico, the United States and Costa Rica. Weeks earlier, he was an unused substitute for the senior team in a friendly with Serbia.[5]
In mid May 2024, De la Cruz was called up to the senior national team.[7] On 6 June 2024, he made his senior debut as a 92nd-minute substitution in a 1–0 away loss to Jamaica.[8]
De la Cruz was called up for the 2024 Olympic football in France. He became the first Ibizan to take part in the event's history.[6]
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