Nicolás De La Cruz

Diego Nicolás De La Cruz Arcosa (born 1 June 1997) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine club River Plate and the Uruguay national team.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De La Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Arcosa.
Nicolás De La Cruz
Personal information
Full name Diego Nicolás De La Cruz Arcosa
Date of birth (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997
Place of birth Montevideo , Uruguay
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2015 Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Liverpool Montevideo 35 (8)
2017– River Plate 54 (8)
National team‡
2012 Uruguay U17 4 (1)
2015 Uruguay U18 6 (0)
2015–2017 Uruguay U20 26 (5)
2020– Uruguay 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

International career

De La Cruz began his international career for Uruguay with under-17 team.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Personal life

De La Cruz is half-brother of former Uruguayan international footballer Carlos Sánchez.[6] Their nephew Facundo Trinidad is also a professional footballer. All three of them are youth academy graduates of Liverpool Montevideo.[7]

Career statistics

International
As of 17 November 2020[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 202040
Total40

Honours
River Plate

References
  1. Nicolás De La Cruz at Soccerway
  2. "11 - Nicolás De La Cruz - AUF". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Sudamericano Sub-20 2017". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "26 futbolistas reservados del exterior para el debut en las Eliminatorias". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. "Uruguay venció 2-1 a Chile en el estadio Centenario". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. "El uruguayo Nicolás de la Cruz, hermano de Carlos Sánchez, ficha por River" [Uruguayan Nicolás de la Cruz, brother of Carlos Sánchez, signs for River] (in Spanish). EFE. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. "Facundo Trinidad firmó contrato". Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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