Marco Cruz
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Souza Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marítimo (on loan from Vitória Guimarães) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2021 | Porto | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Sporting CP B | 29 | (3) |
| 2024– | Vitória Guimarães | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Marítimo (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Portugal U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U18 | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026 | |||
Marco Sousa Cruz (born 23 February 2004) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Marítimo, on loan from Vitória de Guimarães.
Born in Póvoa de Varzim in the Porto metropolitan area, Cruz began playing for the youth teams of local Porto in 2012. At the end of the transfer window in September 2021, he was transferred to Sporting CP in exchange for Rodrigo Fernandes,[1] and began his senior career with the B-team, eventually being released in June 2024.[2]
On 13 June 2024, Cruz signed a four-year deal at Vitória de Guimarães.[3] He made his debut on 25 July in a UEFA Conference League second qualifying round first leg away to Floriana in Malta, playing the last minute of a 1–0 win as a substitute;[4] he made two appearances off the bench in the Primeira Liga over the season.[5]
Cruz was loaned to Liga Portugal 2 club Marítimo on 16 July 2025 for one year, with the option to buy.[6]