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(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 | 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.
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 |
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| 1. | 25 October 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile |  Bolivia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Pan American Games |
