Adrián Cruz Juncal (born 18 July 1987) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Arenteiro as a

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Football career

Born in

Moaña Moaña is a municipality located in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. In 2018, it had a population of 19,448 inhabitants. It is one of the five municipalities with Bueu, Cangas do Morrazo, Marin and Vilaboa that forms the peninsula of ...

Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is als ...

, Galicia, Cruz finished his formation with

Alondras CF Alondras Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Cangas in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1928 and refounded in 1951, it plays in . Its stadium is Estadio ''Campo do Morrazo'' with a capacity of 2,800 seats. History Beg ...

, making his senior debuts in 2006, in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. In the 2007 summer he moved to

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, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth level. Cruz was promoted to the latter's main squad in

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in 2009, but on 2 February 2010 was loaned to fellow league team

Polideportivo Ejido Poli Ejido 2012 Sociedad Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in El Ejido, Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 2012, it held home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo'' ...

, until June. After one season as a starter (which ended in relegation), he moved to Montañeros CF also in the third division. On 28 July 2012 Cruz signed for

CD Guijuelo Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in , holding home games at the 1,500-seat '' Estadio Municipal de Guijuelo''. ...

, but on 25 August moved to Club Marino de Luanco, due to the former's poor financial situation. On 20 June of the following year he joined

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games a ...

, after scoring six goals for Marino. On 3 July 2014 Cruz moved to

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol, commonly known as Racing de Ferrol, is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in , holding home games at '' E ...

, still in the third tier. On 26 June of the following year, after appearing regularly with the ''Diaños Verdes'', he signed a one-year deal with

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

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. Cruz made his professional debut on 22 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 2–0 away win against

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. On 1 February of the following year, he was loaned to

UD Logroñés Unión Deportiva Logroñés, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja. Founded in 2009, it currently plays in , holding home matches at ''Estad ...

until June. On 1 July 2016 Cruz signed a one-year contract with

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

in the third level, after rescinding with the

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se outfit.

Personal life

Cruz is the cousin of the Spanish footballers Raúl Blanco, Jonathan and

Iago Aspas Iago Aspas Juncal (; born 1 August 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Celta, which he captains. He has spent most of his career with Celta, appearing in 524 official games across 16 seasons and ...

. In December 2012 Cruz was arrested after

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, but was released a day later.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Adrian 1987 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Moaña Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players Pontevedra CF footballers Polideportivo Ejido footballers Marino de Luanco footballers CD Ourense footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers CA Osasuna players UD Logroñés players Real Murcia CF players Burgos CF footballers CD Guijuelo footballers CD Arenteiro players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen