Juan Cruz de los Santos
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| Full name | Juan Cruz de los Santos da Luz[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 February 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| River Plate Montevideo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | River Plate Montevideo | 89 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Nacional | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 36 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Uruguay U23 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Uruguay A' | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Juan Cruz de los Santos da Luz (born 22 February 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional.[2]
De los Santos is a youth academy graduate of River Plate Montevideo. He made his professional debut for the club on 5 March 2022 in a 1–1 draw against Cerro Largo.[3]
De los Santos joined Nacional in July 2025 on a contract until December 2027.[4]
International career
De los Santos was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[5][6]
On 28 September 2023, De los Santos was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 Pan American Games.[7] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[8]
Personal life
Growing up, Lionel Messi and Neymar were the footballing idols of De los Santos.[3]
