Anderson Cruz

Anderson Cruz
Personal information
Full name Anderson Emanuel Castelo Branco Cruz
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Petro de Luanda
(on loan from Rio Ave)
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2009 Mercês
2009 Cacém
2009–2014 Real Massamá
2014 Lourel
2014–2015 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Varzim B 8 (1)
2016–2018 Ourense 36 (10)
2016 → Verín (loan) 14 (2)
2017–2018 → Rápido Bouzas (loan) 16 (2)
2018–2020 Alavés 0 (0)
2018 → Rudeš (loan) 14 (3)
2018–2019 → Sochaux (loan) 30 (1)
2019 → Sochaux II (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Fuenlabrada (loan) 24 (2)
2020–2021 Bolívar 0 (0)
2021– Rio Ave 8 (0)
2022– → Petro de Luanda (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Angola 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Castelo Branco and the second or paternal family name is Cruz.

Anderson Emanuel Castelo Branco Cruz (born 9 April 1996) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Petro de Luanda on loan from the Portuguese club Rio Ave, and the Angola national team.

Club career

Born in Luanda, Cruz moved to Lisboa at the age of four and finished his formation with Varzim S.C. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2015–16 season.[2]

On 2 February 2016, Cruz signed for Tercera División side Verín CF,[3] on loan from Ourense CF. He returned to his parent club for the 2016–17 campaign, scoring ten goals and achieving promotion to the fourth level.

On 26 August 2017 Cruz moved to Segunda División B side Rápido de Bouzas,[4] still owned by Ourense.[5] The following 18 January, he signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés, being immediately loaned to parent club NK Rudeš until the end of the season.[6]

Cruz made his professional debut on 11 February 2018, starting in a 2–2 away draw against NK Lokomotiva. Five days later he scored his first professional goal, as he netted the first in a 2–0 home win against NK Inter Zaprešić.

On 25 May 2018, Cruz was loaned to Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard until the end of the 2018–19 season.[7] On 27 July of the following year, he moved to Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada also in a temporary deal.[8]

On 1 September 2020, Cruz signed for Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional side Club Bolívar.[9] He made four Copa Libertadores and four Copa Sudamericana appearances for the Bolivian side.

On 28 January 2021, Cruz returned to Portugal and signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Rio Ave.[10]

In January 2022, Cruz was loaned to Angolan club Petro de Luanda and the loan was subsequently renewed for the 2022–23 season.[11] On 4 July 2023, the loan deal was extended for a third season.[12]

International career

Cruz debuted with the Angola national team in a 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Gabon on 29 March 2021.[13]

References

  1. ^ FCSM, Fabien. "L'équipe première du FCSM 2018/2019". --.
  2. ^ "De Angola a Croacia, pasando por el Rápido de Bouzas" [From Angola to Croatia, going through Rápido de Bouzas] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ "El angoleño Anderson Cruz aterriza en Verín tras su escala en el Ourense CF" [Angolan Anderson Cruz lands at Verín after his stint at Ourense CF] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "El Rápido incorpora a Anderson y al peruano Claudio García" [Rápido sign Anderson and Peruvian Claudio García] (in Spanish). Atlántico. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. ^ "El Rápido acuerda su papel en el traspaso de Anderson" [Rápido agree their role in Anderson's transfer] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. ^ "El Deportivo Alavés ficha a Anderson Emanuel e irá cedido al NK Rudeš" [Deportivo Alavés sign Anderson Emanuel and he will go out on loan at NK Rudeš] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Anderson Emanuel joins the FCSM". FC Sochaux. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. ^ "El CF Fuenlabrada consigue la cesión de Anderson" [CF Fuenlabrada get the loan of Anderson] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Anderson Emanuel Cruz firma por Club Bolívar" [Anderson Emanuel Cruz signs for Club Bolívar] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  10. ^ "'Flash' Anderson reforça o Rio Ave FC" [‘Flash’ Anderson reinforces Rio Ave FC] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Anderson permanece no Petro de Luanda" [Anderson remains at Petro de Luanda] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  12. ^ Olgário, Marcos (4 July 2023). "Anderson Cruz continua cedido ao Petro de Luanda pelo Rio Ave" [Anderson Cruz continues loaned to Petro de Luanda by Rio Ave]. Bola em Campo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Match Report of Angola vs Gabon - 2021-03-29 - Total Africa Cup of Nations Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.