Alessio Da Cruz

Alessio Da Cruz (born 18 January 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Parma.[1]

Alessio Da Cruz
Personal information
Full name Alessio Da Cruz
Date of birth (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
(on loan from Parma)
Number 38
Youth career
2007–2010 Ajax
2010–2011 Almere City
2011–2014 FC Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 FC Twente 3 (0)
2014–2015 Jong FC Twente 6 (1)
2016–2017 → FC Dordrecht (loan) 29 (5)
2017–2018 Novara 19 (5)
2018– Parma 9 (0)
2019 → Spezia (loan) 14 (2)
2019–2020 → Ascoli (loan) 15 (5)
2020– → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 7 (0)
National team
2014 Netherlands U18 6 (0)
2018– Netherlands U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:11, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Da Cruz was scouted aged 10 by Ajax at local side BAS in Biddinghuizen[2] and also played in the youth teams of Almere City and FC Twente. He made his Eredivisie debut on 15 August 2015 against ADO Den Haag. He replaced Bruno Uvini at half-time in a 1–4 home defeat.[3] He was sent out on loan to FC Dordrecht in 2016.[4] Da Cruz left Twente in July 2017 to join up with Italian side Novara.[5] During his time at Novara he went on to put in some impressive displays. Altogether Da Cruz was capped for a sum of 19 matches and scored 5 goals during his six months at the club.

In January 2018, despite mounting interest from English club Arsenal, he signed up with Serie B side Parma for €3 million.[6][7][8][9]

On 11 January 2019, Da Cruz joined on loan to Italian Serie B side Spezia until 30 June 2019.[10]

On 1 August 2019, Da Cruz joined Ascoli on loan with an option to buy.[11]

On 29 January 2020, Da Cruz joined English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the season.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 June 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong FC Twente 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 61———61
FC Twente 2015–16 Eredivisie 3010—0040
FC Dordrecht (loan) 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 29510—00305
Novara 2017–18 Serie B 19500—00195
Parma 2017–18 Serie B 6000—0060
2018–19 Serie A 3010—0040
2019–20 Serie A 0000—0000
Total 9010—00100
Spezia (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 14200—00142
Ascoli (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 15531—00186
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2019–20 EFL Championship 7010000080
Career total 1021871000010919

References
  1. "Alessio Da Cruz". Eurosport.co.uk.
  2. "Bij BAS zijn ze apetrots op eredivisiedebuut Alessio Da Cruz". De Drontenaar.nl.
  3. "FC Twente vs. ADO Den Haag – 15 August 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. "FC Dordrecht haalt Alessio Da Cruz". FC Dordrecht.nl.
  5. "Transfervrije Da Cruz naar het Italiaanse Novara". Tubantia.nl (in Dutch).
  6. "Da Cruz saluta Novara Pro, salta l'affare Adejo". LaStampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  7. "No ai grandi club europei: Alessio Da Cruz sceglie Parma. Il debutto a febbraio". Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. "ALESSIO DA CRUZ È UN GIOCATORE DEL PARMA - Parma Calcio 1913". Parma Calcio 1913 (in Italian). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. "Arsenal chief holds transfer meeting for Novara winger Alessio Da Cruz". Metro.co.uk.
  10. "UFFICIALE: Parma, Da Cruz in prestito allo Spezia" (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  11. "UFFICIALE: Ascoli, arriva Alessio Da Cruz in prestito dal Parma". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  12. "Alessio Da Cruz joins Owls on loan" (Press release). Sheffield Wednesday. 29 January 2020.
  13. Alessio Da Cruz at Soccerway
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