Rwan Cruz
Brazilian footballer
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Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz (born 20 May 2001), known as Rwan Seco, Rwan Cruz or just Rwan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad on loan from Botafogo.
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Rwan with Santos in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ludogorets Razgrad (on loan from Botafogo) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014 | Náutico | ||
| 2015–2018 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2019 | Figueirense | ||
| 2020–2021 | Flamengo-SP | ||
| 2020–2021 | → Santos (loan) | ||
| 2022 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Santos | 28 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2024–2025 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 33 | (19) |
| 2025– | Botafogo | 14 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Real Salt Lake (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:05, 15 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Cajueiro Seco, a small neighborhood in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco,[2] Rwan began his career at a local footballing school named Garoto do Futuro before joining Náutico's youth categories. One year later, he joined Sport Recife as they offered a small funding assistance.[3]
Rwan left Sport in the end of 2018 and subsequently signed for Figueirense, but spent nine months without playing at his new side due to a registration problem.[2] He subsequently moved to Flamengo-SP, but returned to his hometown in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and helped his father as a bricklayer.[2][4]
Santos
In June 2020, Rwan agreed to join Santos on loan from Flamengo, being initially assigned to the under-20s.[5] However, due to the club's transfer ban, he was registered only in the following May.[6]
Rwan spent the 2021 season playing for Santos' under-20 and under-23 sides, and signed a permanent three-year deal on 16 December of that year.[7] He made his professional debut on 20 February 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lucas Braga in a 3–0 Campeonato Paulista home loss against São Paulo.[8]
Rwan scored his first senior goal on 23 February 2022, netting his team's third in a 3–0 away win over Salgueiro, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[9]
Loan to Vasco da Gama
On 31 March 2023, Rwan was loaned to fellow top tier side Vasco da Gama until the end of the year, with a buyout clause.[10]
Ludogorets Razgrad
On 22 July 2023, Rwan was announced at Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad on loan for one year, with a buyout option.[11] In January 2024, he signed a permanent contract with the club, with Nonato moving in the opposite direction.
Botafogo
On 7 February 2025, Botafogo announced the signing of Rwan on a four-year contract.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 10 February 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 17 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 10[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 15 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 21 | 10 | |
| 2024–25 | 18 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 15[f] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 | |||
| Total | 50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 29 | ||
| Botafogo | 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 69 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 34 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League