Sandro Cruz
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| Full name | Sandro Plínio Rosa da Cruz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Benfica B | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Benfica | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Chaves (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Chaves | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Gil Vicente | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Slovan Bratislava | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Angola | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Sandro Plínio Rosa da Cruz (born 12 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Niké liga club Slovan Bratislava. Born in Portugal, he represents Angola internationally.
Club career
[edit | edit source]On 27 June 2020, Cruz signed a professional contract with Benfica B.[1] He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2–0 LigaPro win over Casa Pia on 7 February 2021.[2]
On 10 July 2024, Cruz signed a three-year contract with Gil Vicente F.C.[3]
In June 2025, it was announced that the player had been transferred to the club ŠK Slovan Bratislava.[4]
International career
[edit | edit source]Cruz made his debut for the Angola national team on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Eswatini at the Estádio 11 de Novembro. He started the game and played 81 minutes in Angola's 1–0 victory.[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Cruz is the son of the Angolan handball player Filipe Cruz.[1]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 14 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Benfica | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chaves (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Chaves | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Gil Vicente | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2025–26 | Slovak First Football League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Career total | 114 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 131 | 2 | ||
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit | edit source]- As of matches played 11 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Sandro Cruz at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Sandro Cruz national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Sandro Cruz at ForaDeJogo (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Braga
- Living people
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Portuguese people of Angolan descent
- Sportspeople of Angolan descent
- Men's association football full-backs
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Angolan men's footballers
- Angola men's international footballers
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- S.L. Benfica B players
- G.D. Chaves players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Angolan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia