Danilo Santacruz

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

Juan Danilo Santacruz González (born 12 June 1995) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Mexican club Jaiba Brava.^[1]

Danilo Santacruz

Personal information
Full name	Juan Danilo Santacruz González
Date of birth	(1995-06-12) 12 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Caaguazú, Paraguay
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Jaiba Brava
Number	20
Youth career
2009–2014	Libertad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Libertad	88	(10)
2018–2022	Nacional	103	(23)
2023	Deportivo Pereira	7	(0)
2024	Guaraní	26	(3)
2025–	Jaiba Brava	13	(3)
International career‡
2013–2015	Paraguay U20	15	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2015

Club career

Early career / Libertad

Santacruz was born in the city of Caaguazú.^[1] He started his professional career with Libertad at the age of 19. He made his debut for the club against General Díaz in the league first division on 11 August 2014.^[2] On 20 October 2014, Santacruz scored his first goal as a professional, with scored 2 goals in a 6–0 home win against General Díaz.^[3] He has made 88 league appearances in total, scoring 10 goals with the club.

Nacional

On 1 July 2018, Santacruz moved to Nacional on loan from Libertad. He made his debut for the club on 18 July 2018, playing full 90-minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Olimpia.^[4] Later, he signed permanently with the club.

Deportivo Pereira

On 23 April 2023, he was signed by Deportivo Pereira.

On 2 August 2023 he scored his first goal with Deportivo Pereira against IDV in 2023 Copa Libertadores the match finish with a result 1-0.

International career

Santacruz was summoned for Paraguay national under-20 team to play 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 November 2022^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Libertad	2014	Paraguayan Primera División	13	4	—		0[a]	0	—		13	4
	2015	Paraguayan Primera División	29	2	—		2[b]	0	—		29	2
	2016	Paraguayan Primera División	7	2	—		0[a]	0	—		7	2
	2017	Paraguayan Primera División	28	1	—		5[c]	1	—		33	2
	2018	Paraguayan Primera División	11	1	—		1[d]	0	—		12	1
	Total		88	10	0	0	8	1	—		96	11
Nacional (loan)	2018	Paraguayan Primera División	21	2	—		2[a]	1	—		23	3
Nacional	2019	Paraguayan Primera División	16	3	—		2[d]	0	—		18	3
	2020	Paraguayan Primera División	26	6	—		2[a]	0	—		28	6
	2021	Paraguayan Primera División	2	0	—		0[a]	0	—		2	0
	2022	Paraguayan Primera División	38	12	—		1[a]	0	—		39	12
	Total		103	23	0	0	7	1	0	0	110	24
Career total			191	33	0	0	15	2	0	0	206	35

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
2. Zero appearances in Copa Sudamericana, two appearances in Copa Libertadores
3. two appearances in Copa Sudamericana, three appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.