Jesjua Andrea Angoy i Cruijff (born 11 March 1993), known as Jesjua Angoy-Cruyff, is a Spanish-Dutch

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who last played for Suburense in

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. He is the grandson of former Dutch international and coach

Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a ...

Personal life

Angoy-Cruyff is the grandson of

, former coach and player for both

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

and

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. He is the son of Chantal Cruyff, Johan's daughter, and

Jesús Angoy Jesús Mariano Angoy Gil (born 22 May 1966) is a Spanish retired association football goalkeeper, who also played as a placekicker in American football. He appeared in nine La Liga matches for his main club Barcelona over five seasons, being m ...

, a former goalkeeper for FC Barcelona. His uncle is

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, former

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, and

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player who is currently Sporting Advisor at Barça. Angoy-Cruyff was born in Barcelona while his father played for the club.

Career

Youth

Between 2008 and 2011, Angoy-Cruyff played for the

’s Juvenil B youth academy. After failing to be promoted to the A-team, the player and the club mutually agreed to part ways after two years. After leaving Barcelona, he signed for

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

, playing for their reserve team from 2011 to 2013. Prior to his signing at Wigan, Angoy-Cruyff was touted as one of the former Barca youth players who were expected to excel in the

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in the future. After joining Wigan, then-coach

Roberto Martinez The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

said of the player, "He is only a boy...it is going to be two or three years before he has adapted to the physical side of the game...but he has great ability. Tactically, the boy is a joy to watch" while adding in jest, "I don't know where he gets it from." After Wigan were relegated from the

following the

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season, Angoy-Cruyff left the club and signed a one-year contract with the reserve team of

FC Lausanne-Sport FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football ...

of the

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, despite an offer to stay with Wigan as they competed in

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. In May 2013, before joining Lausanne in July, the player was taken on trial by

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but was ultimately not signed. In January 2014, Angoy-Cruyff went on an unsuccessful trial with

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of the

Corgoň Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, he ...

, the top football league in

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after leaving Lausanne.

Professional

On 16 April 2014, it was announced that Angoy-Cruyff signed for the

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of the

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, the third division of the

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, on a 3-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 19 April 2014 against the

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, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Eli Garner. He returned to Spain in summer 2015 to join

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, who sent him on loan to satellite club Morell. Following his departure from

, he played the 2017–18 season in

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with Suburense in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Angoy-Cruyff, Jesjua 1993 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Dutch people of Spanish descent Spanish people of Dutch descent Spanish footballers Dutch footballers Association football midfielders Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Wigan Athletic F.C. players FC Lausanne-Sport players Dayton Dutch Lions players USL Championship players Johan Cruyff