Leone Cruz | |
Fullname: | Juan Leone Cruz |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1987 |
Birth Place: | Round Rock, Texas, United States |
Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | 2006–2010 |
Youthclubs1: | SMU Mustangs |
Years1: | 2003 |
Clubs1: | Austin Lightning |
Caps1: | 10 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2004 |
Clubs2: | DFW Tornados |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2005 |
Clubs3: | Austin Lightning |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2006 |
Clubs4: | DFW Tornados |
Caps4: | 2 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2007–2008 |
Clubs5: | Laredo Heat |
Caps5: | 18 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 2009 |
Clubs6: | Austin Aztex U23 |
Caps6: | 8 |
Goals6: | 3 |
Years7: | 2011 |
Clubs7: | Laredo Heat |
Caps7: | 4 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Years8: | 2012 |
Clubs8: | Real Salt Lake |
Caps8: | 0 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs9: | Austin Aztex |
Caps9: | 13 |
Goals9: | 2 |
Years10: | 2014 |
Clubs10: | San Antonio Scorpions |
Caps10: | 5 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Years11: | 2015 |
Clubs11: | Austin Aztex |
Caps11: | 12 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Club-Update: | December 31, 2015 |
Juan Leone Cruz (born June 13, 1987) is an American soccer player who played for Austin Aztex in the USL Pro.
Cruz made a total of 67 appearances for the SMU Mustangs and finished with nine goals and five assists.
Cruz also played in the USL Premier Development League for the Austin Lightning,[1] the DFW Tornados,[2] the Laredo Heat[3] [4] and the Austin Aztex U23.[5] Cruz won two PDL National Championships, the first in 2007 (Laredo) and the second in 2013 (Austin).
On January 13, 2011, Cruz was drafted in the second round (21st overall) of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC.[6]
On March 1, 2012, Real Salt Lake signed Cruz to a professional contract.[7]
After a NASL championship season with the San Antonio Scorpions, Cruz re-signed with the Aztex on January 29, 2015.[8]