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name: Danny Cruz
position: M height: 5-8 weight:170 Birthdate: January 03, 1990 Hometown: Glendale, AZ last club: |
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| Regular Season Stats |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Houston | 6 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
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OUTLOOK:
The Dynamo's third-round draft pick in 2009, this U.S. youth international has great potential as a wide attacking option. 2009: Appeared in six MLS games, all as a substitute, in rookie season Made professional debut as late substitute in 3-2 loss at SJ on 3/28 Appeared as a sub in four consecutive games on 7/4, 7/11, 7/18, and 7/25 08-09 Champions League: Did not appear Open Cup: Returned from international duty in Egypt in time to make first professional start in 2-0 win at Austin on 7/1 Started and played 81 minutes in 4-0 quarterfinal win at Charleston on 7/7 Started and played all 120 minutes in 2-1 overtime semifinal loss at SEA on 7/21 09-10 Champions League: Appeared as a substitute in 1-0 win vs. Isidro Metapαn on 8/19 Started and played 72 minutes in 1-1 tie at Αrabe Unido on 8/26.
INTERNATIONAL:
2009: Represented United States at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt Helped U.S. qualify in March with two assists in CONCACAF U-20 Championship Participated in two friendly matches in Egypt in June Started two of three U.S. matches at U-20 World Cup, including 4-1 win over Cameroon 2008: One of only two players to appear in seven international games for the U-20 national team, starting six and scoring once Scored highlight-reel goal with volley in 2-0 win vs. Haiti on 12/20 2007: Represented the United States at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea and the Pan American Games in Brazil.
COLLEGE:
Played two years at University of Nevada-Las Vegas 2008: Named first-team all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation after scoring five goals and totaling 13 points, the seventh-best total in the league Scored game-winning goals against Jacksonville, Oral Roberts (in overtime), and New Mexico 2007: Became first UNLV player to earn MPSF Newcomer of the Year honors Named first-team all-MPSF Also named second-team freshman All-America by College Soccer News Scored four goals and notched four assists in only 14 games Scored game-winning goals against Missouri State and Cal State Bakersfield.
AMATEUR:
Led Ironwood High School in Glendale, Ariz., to 2005 Arizona state championship with 23-2 record Set Arizona record with 70 goals in his career Earned all-Arizona honors twice and was named all-region three times Began playing soccer as a freshman as an offseason conditioning program for football Lettered three years in football and was an all-region running back as a freshman Also played one year of baseball.
YOUTH CLUB:
Sereno Soccer Club, coached by Les Armstrong and Brian O'Donnel.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Daniel Arthur Quimby Cruz ... Born in Petersburg, Va. ... Son of Al and Janet Cruz ... Did not start playing soccer until his freshman year of high school ... Majored in criminal justice at UNLV Admires Lance Armstrong and Wayne Gretzky If not playing soccer, would be playing hockey Lists favorite vacation spot as Tobago after traveling to Trinidad & Tobago with U.S. U-20 national team in January 2009.
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