Diego Nicolás de la Cruz Arcosa (born 1 June 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Flamengo and the Uruguay national team.
Club career
River Plate
On 15 August 2017, de la Cruz joined Argentinian club River Plate, signing a four-year contract.
Flamengo
On 24 December 2023, it was announced that de la Cruz would join Brazilian club Flamengo at the start of the 2024 season, signing a four-year contract.
International career
De la Cruz began his international career for Uruguay with under-17 team. He was captain of Uruguay under-20 team which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship and reached semi-finals of 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On 18 September 2020, de la Cruz was included in Uruguay's 26-man preliminary squad for World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Ecuador. He was later included in the final squad and made his senior debut on 8 October 2020 in Uruguay's 2–1 win against Chile. He started the match and played 55 minutes before getting replaced by Nahitan Nández.
Personal life
De la Cruz is the half-brother of former Uruguayan international footballer Carlos Sánchez. Their nephew Facundo Trinidad is also a professional footballer. All three of them are youth academy graduates of Liverpool Montevideo.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 March 2025
International
- As of match played 21 March 2025
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each de la Cruz goal.
Honours
Liverpool Montevideo
- Segunda División: 2014–15
River Plate
- Copa Argentina: 2017, 2019
- Supercopa Argentina: 2017, 2019
- Copa Libertadores: 2018
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2019
- Argentine Primera División: 2021, 2023
- Trofeo de Campeones: 2021, 2023
Flamengo
- Copa do Brasil: 2024
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2025
- Campeonato Carioca: 2024, 2025
Uruguay U20
- South American U-20 Championship: 2017
Uruguay
- Copa América third place: 2024
Individual
- South American Team of the Year: 2023
- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Season: 2024
References
External links
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
