Danny Cruz
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| Full name | Daniel Arthur Quimby Cruz | ||||||||
| Date of birth | January 3, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Petersburg, Virginia, United States | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Winger | ||||||||
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Current team
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San Francisco Deltas | ||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||
| College career | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2007–2008 | UNLV Rebels | 31 | (9) | ||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2008 | Des Moines Menace | 7 | (3) | ||||||
| 2009–2011 | Houston Dynamo | 51 | (4) | ||||||
| 2012 | D.C. United | 16 | (1) | ||||||
| 2012–2015 | Philadelphia Union | 70 | (7) | ||||||
| 2015 | → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 15 | (2) | ||||||
| 2016 | Minnesota United FC | 24 | (0) | ||||||
| 2017– | San Francisco Deltas | 3 | (0) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2007 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||
| 2008–2009 | United States U20 | 16 | (2) | ||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 1, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 28, 2009 |
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Daniel Arthur Quimby "Danny" Cruz (born January 3, 1990 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American soccer player who is currently plays for San Francisco Deltas in the North American Soccer League.
Cruz attended junior high in Rohnert Park, California, and then moved to Glendale, Arizona, where he attended Ironwood High School, where he led his team to a 2006 State Championship. He played two years of college soccer at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He was the first UNLV player to earn MPSF Newcomer of the Year honors in his freshman year in 2007 and was named to the all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation first team after scoring five goals in 2008.
During his college years he also played with Des Moines Menace in the USL Premier Development League.
Cruz was drafted in the third round (41st overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo. He made his professional debut on 28 March 2009, coming on as a substitute in Houston's game against the San Jose Earthquakes. He scored his first goal for the Dynamo against DC United, he also had an assist in that game. In the 2011 season, Cruz was a big part of the Houston Dynamo team and scored a stunning goal at the end of the season against the Portland Timbers to help Houston get into the playoffs. He started in all four playoff games, including Houston's 1–0 loss to Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS Cup 2011.
In January 2012, Cruz was traded from Houston to D.C. United in exchange for allocation money.
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