Francisco 'Fran' de Paula Pablo Cruz Torres (born 22 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Atlético Palma del Río.
Career Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Cruz finished his development with local Córdoba, 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 Mirandés in the Segunda División.Falta de acierto en Anduva (Lack of finishing in Anduva); Marca, 6 January 2013 (in Spanish)
Cruz played 32 matches during the 2013–14 season, in a promotion to La Liga after a 42-year absence. On 15 July 2014, he renewed his contract with the club for three seasons,Renovación de Fran Cruz (Fran Cruz's renewal) ; Córdoba CF, 15 July 2014 (in Spanish) and was immediately loaned to Alcorcón also in the second division.Fran Cruz y Arturo Rodríguez, cedidos a la AD Alcorcón (Fran Cruz and Arturo Rodríguez, loaned to AD Alcorcón) ; Córdoba CF, 15 July 2014 (in Spanish)
In late August 2015, Cruz cut ties with Córdoba and moved to fellow second-tier team Llagostera.Fran Cruz, nou jugador de la Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava (Fran Cruz, new player of Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava); UE Llagostera, 30 August 2015 (in Catalan) He spent the following years in the same league, representing Mirandés, LorcaFran Cruz, nuevo fichaje para Curro Torres (Fran Cruz, new signing for Curro Torres); Lorca FC, 21 July 2017 (in Spanish) and Extremadura, aside from a six-month spell at Miedź Legnica in the Polish Ekstraklasa and an even shorter stint with Romania's Rapid București.
Personal life Cruz's younger brother, Bernardo, was also a footballer and a defender. Both were developed at Córdoba.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCórdoba2012–13Segunda División1000—102013–14Segunda División29010303302015–16Segunda División0000—00Total3001030340Alcorcón (loan)2014–15Segunda División12010—130Llagostera2015–16Segunda División16020—180Rapid București2015–16Liga II17100—171Mirandés2016–17Segunda División37100—371Lorca2017–18Segunda División36200—362Miedź Legnica2018–19Ekstraklasa8020—100Miedź Legnica II2018–19III liga30——30Extremadura2018–19Segunda División4000—402019–20Segunda División26100—2612020–21Segunda División B18200—1822021–22Primera Federación11010—120Total5931000603Cultural Leonesa2021–22Primera Federación12000—1202022–23Primera Federación11000—110Total2300000230Career total241770302517
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