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Julieta Cruz
Personal information
Full name	Julieta Micaela Cruz
Date of birth	4 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	General Alvear, Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Boca Juniors
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	River Plate
2016–	Boca Juniors
International career‡
2021–	Argentina
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Argentina
Copa América Femenina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024

Julieta Micaela Cruz (born 4 June 1996) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Primera División A club CA Boca Juniors and the Argentina women's national team.

Early life

Cruz was born in General Alvear in Mendoza Province. She played youth football on boys' teams until the age of 14.^[1]

In 2014, Cruz joined River Plate aged 17. After a game against Porto Nuervo, she was diagnosed with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. River declined to fund treatment and she departed the club.^[2]

In 2016, Cruz joined Boca Juniors.^[3] In August 2019, Cruz signed her first professional contract with Boca.^[4]

On 23 October 2021, Cruz made her debut for the Argentina national team in a 6–1 loss to Mexico at Estadio Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez.^[5]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 October 2023	Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile	Bolivia	3–0	3–0	2023 Pan American Games

Boca Juniors

^ Aguilera, Leandro (17 March 2019). "Julieta Cruz: la mendocina que juega en Boca y espera ser profesional". Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ Clemente, Ludmila (17 May 2016). "JULIETA CRUZ NAVARRETE: "Volver a tocar la pelota me está sanando"". solofutbolfemenino.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "Julieta Cruz: "Es fantástico estar en Boca"". Radio 1 Alvear (in Spanish). 15 April 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "'Juli' y Brisa: mendocinas al profesionalismo". Los Andes (in Spanish). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "El equipo dirigido por Mónica Vergara ganó 6-1 en el estadio Tepa Gómez". Mexican Football Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ Manucci, Ileana (19 January 2021). "BOCA ES EL PRIMER CAMPEÓN DE LA ERA SEMIPROFESIONAL". La Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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