Nicolás De La Cruz
Diego Nicolás de la Cruz Arcosa (born 1 June 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Flamengo and the Uruguay national team.
 De la Cruz with Uruguay U20 in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Diego Nicolás de la Cruz Arcosa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Liverpool Montevideo | 35 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | River Plate | 137 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Flamengo | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Uruguay U17 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Uruguay U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Uruguay U20 | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Uruguay | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
River Plate
On 15 August 2017, de la Cruz joined Argentinian club River Plate, signing a four-year contract.
Flamengo
On 24 December 2023, it was announced that de la Cruz would join Brazilian club Flamengo at the start of the 2024 season, signing a four-year contract.
International career
De la Cruz began his international career for Uruguay with under-17 team. He was captain of Uruguay under-20 team which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship and reached semi-finals of 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On 18 September 2020, de la Cruz was included in Uruguay's 26-men preliminary squad for World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Ecuador. He was later included in the final squad and made his senior debut on 8 October 2020 in Uruguay's 2–1 win against Chile. He started the match and played 55 minutes before getting replaced by Nahitan Nández.
Personal life
De la Cruz is the half-brother of former Uruguayan international footballer Carlos Sánchez. Their nephew Facundo Trinidad is also a professional footballer. All three of them are youth academy graduates of Liverpool Montevideo.
In 2022 he obtained Argentine citizenship.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2016 | Uruguayan Primera División | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | |
| 2017 | Uruguayan Primera División | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
| Total | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | ||
| River Plate | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 8 | |
| 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Total | 126 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 198 | 31 | ||
| Flamengo | 2024 | Série A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 162 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 247 | 40 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each de la Cruz goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2022 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Panama | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 27 September 2022 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 8 September 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Chile | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 3–1 | |||||
| 5 | 17 October 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Brazil | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Liverpool
- Segunda División: 2014–15
River Plate
- Copa Argentina: 2017, 2019
- Supercopa Argentina: 2017, 2019
- Copa Libertadores: 2018
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2019
- Argentine Primera División: 2021, 2023
- Trofeo de Campeones: 2021, 2023
Flamengo
Uruguay
Individual
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Season: 2024
References
External links
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
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