Francisco 'Fran' de Paula Pablo Cruz Torres (born 22 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco de Paula Pablo Cruz Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Córdoba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Córdoba B | 125 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Córdoba | 30 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Llagostera | 16 | (0) |
| 2016 | Rapid București | 17 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Mirandés | 37 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Lorca | 36 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Miedź Legnica | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Miedź Legnica II | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Extremadura | 59 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Cultural Leonesa | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:38, 22 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Cruz finished his development with local Córdoba CF, making his senior debut with the reserves in 2008–09. His first competitive appearance with the first team took place on 6 January 2013, in a 0–0 away draw against CD Mirandés in the Segunda División.[1]
Cruz played 32 matches during the 2013–14 season, in a promotion to La Liga after a 42-year absence.[2] On 15 July 2014 he renewed his contract with the club for three seasons,[3] and was immediately loaned to AD Alcorcón also in the second division.[4]
In late August 2015, Cruz cut ties with Córdoba and moved to fellow league team UE Llagostera.[5] He spent the following years in the same tier, representing Mirandés, Lorca FC[6] and Extremadura UD,[7] aside from a six-month spell at Miedź Legnica in the Polish Ekstraklasa[8] and an even shorter stint with Romania's FC Rapid București.[9]
Personal life
Cruz's younger brother, Bernardo, was also a footballer and a defender. Both were groomed at Córdoba.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 May 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Córdoba | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Alcorcón (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Llagostera | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Rapid București | 2015–16 | Liga II | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Mirandés | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| Lorca | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |
| Miedź Legnica | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Miedź Legnica II | 2018–19 | III liga, gr. III | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Extremadura | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera Federación | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | ||
| Cultural Leonesa | 2021–22 | Primera Federación | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 241 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 251 | 7 | ||
