Nicolás de la Cruz
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Diego Nicolás de la Cruz Arcosa (born 1 June 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Flamengo and the Uruguay national team.[2]
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Full name | Diego Nicolás de la Cruz Arcosa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 June 1997||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2015 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Liverpool Montevideo | 35 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2023 | River Plate | 137 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Flamengo | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Uruguay U17 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Uruguay U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Uruguay U20 | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Uruguay | 32 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024 |
On 15 August 2017, de la Cruz joined Argentinian club River Plate, signing a four-year contract.[3]
On 24 December 2023, it was announced that de la Cruz would join Brazilian club Flamengo at the start of the 2024 season, signing a four-year contract.[4][5]
De la Cruz began his international career for Uruguay with under-17 team.[6] He was captain of Uruguay under-20 team which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship and reached semi-finals of 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
On 18 September 2020, de la Cruz was included in Uruguay's 26-men preliminary squad for World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Ecuador.[8] He was later included in the final squad and made his senior debut on 8 October 2020 in Uruguay's 2–1 win against Chile. He started the match and played 55 minutes before getting replaced by Nahitan Nández.[9]
De la Cruz is the half-brother of former Uruguayan international footballer Carlos Sánchez.[10] Their nephew Facundo Trinidad is also a professional footballer. All three of them are youth academy graduates of Liverpool Montevideo.[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
2016 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
2017 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
Total | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | ||
River Plate | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
2018–19 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 8[c] | 3 | 30 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12[b] | 3 | 1[d] | 1 | 35 | 8 | ||
2021 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
2022 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7[b] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
2023 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
Total | 137 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 214 | 36 | ||
Flamengo | 2024 | Série A | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 11[e] | 0 | 36 | 2 |
Career total | 183 | 33 | 24 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 286 | 46 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 2 | |
2023 | 6 | 3 | |
2024 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 5 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 June 2022 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Panama | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
2 | 27 September 2022 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
3 | 8 September 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Chile | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 3–1 | |||||
5 | 17 October 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Brazil | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Liverpool Montevideo
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