Pablito "Pablo" Cruz (born December 30, 1991) is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who currently plays for

Detroit City FC Detroit City FC (DCFC) is an American professional soccer club based in Detroit, Michigan, that competes in the USL Championship. The club played in the National Premier Soccer League from 2012 to 2019 and the National Independent Soccer Associ ...

in the

National Independent Soccer Association The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is in the third tier of American soccer and began play in 2019. NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season format with a ...

Career

Cruz signed with the

Atlanta Silverbacks The Atlanta Silverbacks FC were an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1998 as Atlanta Ruckus, the club played in many leagues over the years before folding after the 2015 season. The team played its home game ...

in 2012 and made 52 appearances for them over a three-year period until a transfer to the

San Antonio Scorpions The San Antonio Scorpions were an American professional soccer team based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 2010, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2012. The Scorpions played at Toyota Field, a soccer specific stadiu ...

. After a brief stint in Texas, Cruz signed with

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to 2017. The club went on hiatus when NASL ceased competitive operat ...

on June 19, 2015. On July 29, 2016, FC Edmonton announced that the club and Cruz had mutually agreed to part ways. In total, Cruz made 19 appearances for the Eddies. Cruz joined

California United FC II is an American professional soccer club based in Orange County, California. History The club was founded by Bronwyn & Pete Capriotti and Michael Collins, who have had connections to the adult amateur United Premier Soccer League. California U ...

in 2017 and was a key contributor to the teams National Championship victories in both the

United Premier Soccer League The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was found ...

Spring & Fall Seasons. In October 2018, Cruz and fellow American Eder Arreola left

Shirak SC Football Club Shirak ( hy, Շիրակ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), commonly known as Shirak, is an Armenian professional sports club based in Gyumri. Shirak is known for its professional football team which is one of the oldest football ...

. On January 9, 2019, Cruz signed for

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, pl ...

side Las Vegas Lights. On March 1, 2021, Cruz joined

side Detroit City.

International career

Cruz was selected to be a part of the 07-08 Under 17 US National Team. In total, he appeared in 7 matches and scored 2 goals, but has not made an international appearance since that 07-08 season. He also was in the Under 20 squad.U.S. Under-20 MNT Draws Argentina in Buenos Aires
Retrieved March 31, 2017

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* 1991 births Living people American men's soccer players Cal FC players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players San Antonio Scorpions players FC Edmonton players Orange County SC players Las Vegas Lights FC players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players United States men's youth international soccer players Men's association football midfielders USL Championship players {{US-footy-midfielder-stub