Danilo Santacruz


Juan Danilo Santacruz González is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Nacional.

Club career

Early career / Libertad

Santacruz was born in the city of Caaguazú. He started his professional career with Libertad at the age of 19. He made his debut for the club against [Club Club General Díaz (Luque)|General Díaz (Luque)|General Díaz] in the league first division on 11 August 2014. 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. 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. 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.