Alejo Cruz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Techera.

Alejo Cruz Techera (born 1 September 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Uruguayan Primera División club Peñarol.^[1]

Alejo Cruz

Personal information
Full name	Alejo Cruz Techera
Date of birth	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Peñarol
Youth career
	Peñarol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Peñarol	4	(0)
2021	→ Racing Montevideo (loan)	20	(7)
2022–2023	Albion	11	(1)
2023	→ Danubio (loan)	29	(3)
2024–2025	Atlético Goianiense	68	(6)
2025–	Peñarol	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 July 2025

Career

Cruz is a youth academy graduate of Peñarol. In April 2021, he joined Racing Montevideo on a season long loan deal.^[2] He made his professional debut on 2 June 2021 in a 1–0 league win against Uruguay Montevideo.^[3]

In July 2022, Cruz terminated his contract with Peñarol and joined Albion.^[4] On 28 December 2022, he joined Danubio on loan for the 2023 season.^[5] In January 2024, he joined newly promoted Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Atlético Goianiense on a contract until December 2025.^[6] On 25 February 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win against Goianésia.^[7]

On 30 July 2025, Cruz returned to Uruguayan football by re-joining his boyhood club Peñarol.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 12 June 2022^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peñarol	2021	Uruguayan Primera División	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022		3	0	0	0	2[a]	0	1[b]	0	6	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	6	0
Racing Montevideo (loan)	2021	Uruguayan Segunda División	20	7	–		–		4[c]	1	24	8
Career total			23	7	0	0	2	0	5	1	30	8

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
2. Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya.
3. Appearances in Championship play-offs.

Honours

Peñarol

• Supercopa Uruguaya: 2022^[9]

Atlético Goianiense

• Campeonato Goiano: 2024^[10]