Yordan Santa Cruz

Yordan Eduardo Santa Cruz Vera (born 7 October 1993) is a Cuban professional football player who plays for the Cuban national team.

Yordan Santa Cruz
Personal information
Full name Yordan Eduardo Santa Cruz Vera[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993[1][2]
Place of birth Cuba[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Cuba U-21 ? (0)
2015– Cuba 10 (4)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2018

He debuted internationally in March 2015 against theDominican Republic with a 3-0 victory. In September 2018, he scored twice against Turks and Caicos Islands in an 11-0 victory, resulting in a huge win for Cuba.[3]

International career

International goals
Cuba score listed first, score column indicates score after each Santa Cruz goal.[4]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 March 2015Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic2 Dominican Republic2–03–0Friendly
2. 22 March 2018Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua, Nicaragua4 Nicaragua1–01–3
3. 8 September 2018Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba10 Turks and Caicos Islands7–011–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
4. 8–0
5. 29 September 201811 Cayman Islands2–05–0Friendly
6. 3–0
7. 12 October 2018Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada12 Grenada2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
8. 17 November 2018Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havan, Cuba13 Dominican Republic1–01–0

Rape Accusation

Santa Cruz Vera was accused of rape by an American woman in an incident that occurred in Jamaica on March 31, 2015.[5] Cuba's national soccer team had just participated in an international friendly match against Jamaica's team in the Montego Bay Sports Complex. According to the lawsuit, the woman identified Santa Cruz Vera as one of three men that raped her in a resort bathroom. In the lawsuit, the woman said the Cuban government intervened on the players’ behalf and compromised the investigation. DNA evidence from the athletes was not provided to Jamaican authorities, according to law enforcement there. To this day, no one has been arrested or charged.

References
  1. "Cuba - J. Santa Cruz - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=369869/index.html
  3. "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
  4. "Santa Cruz, Yordan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. "Indiana woman sues Cuba alleging rape by soccer players". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-10-31.


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