Rolan de la Cruz

Rolan de la Cruz Biojó is a former footballer who played a midfielder. Born in Colombia, he capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Career

Born in Tumaco, Colombia, De la Cruz had played club football in Colombia and Panama for Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pasto, Santa Fe, Cortuluá, Árabe Unido and Fortaleza. In early 2013, De la Cruz was on trial in Colombian giant América de Cali, but failed to sign.
He made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea in 2011.

Personal life

De la Cruz descends from Benkos Bioho, but this rebel slave was a native of the former Portuguese colony of Guinea-Bissau.
On 6 October 2023, De la Cruz was captured by the Joint Stabilization and Consolidation Task Force Hercules, together with the Specialized Anti-Drug Trafficking Directorate of the Prosecutor's Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration Agency, accused of being an important drug trafficker in his native Tumaco.