{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Portuguese name|dos Santos|Cruz}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Patrick Cruz | image = | fullname = Patrick dos Santos Cruz | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|4|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = Uberaba, Brazil | height = 1.85 m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Cruz |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe627289/patrick-cruz/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> | position = Forward | currentclub = Kendal Tornado | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = 2008–2012 | youthclubs1 = São Paulo | youthyears2 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs2 = Corinthians | years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Flamengo de Guarulhos | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2015–2016 | clubs2 = Mitra Kukar | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 7 | years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = T-Team | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 10 | years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Saigon | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = Pahang | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 11 | years6 = 2019 | clubs6 = Chonburi | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2020 | clubs7 = SKA-Khabarovsk | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = Għajnsielem | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 8 | years9 = 2023–2024 | clubs9 = Phrae United | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 10 | years10 = 2024 | clubs10 = Pattaya United | caps10 = 13 | goals10 = 3 | years11 = 2025 | clubs11 = Lampang | caps11 = 16 | goals11 = 5 | years12 = 2025– | clubs12 = Kendal Tornado | caps12 = 22 | goals12 = 15 | nationalyears1 = 2012–2014 | nationalteam1 = Brazil U20 | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | nationalyears2 = 2014 | nationalteam2 = Brazil U23 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 3 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Patrick dos Santos Cruz''' (born 1 April 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward for Championship club Kendal Tornado.
==Club career==
===Early career=== Cruz began his career at São Paulo, and in 2014, he went to court against the club due to irregularities in his contract. Born in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Cruz came through the youth academy at União Barbarense and impressed from an early age. Cruz was spotted by talent scouts who took him to the state capital where he subsequently joined São Paulo in 2011 at the age of 14. Cruz was part of the champion squad of the 2010 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, alongside Casemiro and Lucas Moura.<ref name="ge">{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/mg/triangulo-mineiro/futebol/noticia/2024/11/13/ex-sao-paulo-e-corinthians-conta-como-perdeu-tudo-antes-de-recomecar-na-asia-nao-juntei-um-real.ghtml |title=Ex-São Paulo e Corinthians conta como perdeu tudo antes de recomeçar na Ásia: "Não juntei um real" |trans-title=Former São Paulo and Corinthians player tells how he lost everything before starting over in Asia: "I didn't save a single dollar" |website=GloboEsporte |date=13 November 2024 |language=pt}}</ref>
===Corinthians=== Initially, Cruz joined Corinthians after a contractual dispute with his former club Flamengo with Cruz's agent claiming that the club had not paid salaries as promised. That year, he also made 8 substitute appearances for the team in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.<ref name="ge" />
===T-Team F.C.=== On 16 January 2016, Cruz signed a contract with Malaysia Super League club T-Team after association of Indonesia football been suspended that year.
===Saigon FC=== On 10 January 2017, Vietnamese club Saigon announced the signing of Cruz for the 2017 V.League 1 season. Cruz made his debut for Sài Gòn in a 2–1 win over SHB Da Nang on 14 January 2017 and scored one goal in that match.
===Pahang FA=== On 23 February 2018, Cruz signed with Malaysia Super League side Pahang. One day later, he made his debut for Pahang and scored one goal in a 3–1 win over Selangor at KLFA Stadium.<ref>Pahang to unleash Patrick Cruz against Selangor https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2018/02/338337/pahang-unleash-patrick-cruz-against-selangor</ref>
Cruz start his campaign with flying colours by scoring a hat trick in the second leg FA cup match at Larkin Stadium which saw Pahang eliminated JDT 3–0 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/858150/pahang-end-johor-darul-tazim-dominance-take-fa-cup-semifinal-spot/|title=Fox Sports|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-date=24 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624175933/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/858150/pahang-end-johor-darul-tazim-dominance-take-fa-cup-semifinal-spot/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 28 April 2018, in league fixture he scored a goal to helped Pahang win over Malacca 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.bhplus.com.my/sukan/bola/2018/04/418414/misi-raih-tiga-mata-pahang-tercapai|title = Misi raih tiga mata Pahang tercapai|date = 28 April 2018|access-date = 29 April 2018|archive-date = 24 June 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180624175417/http://www.bhplus.com.my/sukan/bola/2018/04/418414/misi-raih-tiga-mata-pahang-tercapai|url-status = dead}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|1 July 2018}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/patrick-dos-santos-cruz/329471 | title=Patrick Cruz | work=Soccerway | accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |T-Team |2016 |Malaysia Super League |20||18||1||0||3||3||colspan="2"|–||24||21 |- |Saigon |2017 |V.League 1 |22||17||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||22||17 |- |Pahang |2018 |Malaysia Super League |9||6||4||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||13||9 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|patrick-dos-santos-cruz/329471}} *{{ifkdb}}
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