Patrick Cruz

Patrick dos Santos Cruz (born 1 April 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward for Championship club Kendal Tornado.

Club career

Early career Cruz began his career at São Paulo, and in 2014, he went to court against the club due to irregularities in his contract. Born in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Cruz came through the youth academy at União Barbarense and impressed from an early age. Cruz was spotted by talent scouts who took him to the state capital where he subsequently joined São Paulo in 2011 at the age of 14. Cruz was part of the champion squad of the 2010 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, alongside Casemiro and Lucas Moura.

Corinthians Initially, Cruz joined Corinthians after a contractual dispute with his former club Flamengo with Cruz's agent claiming that the club had not paid salaries as promised. That year, he also made 8 substitute appearances for the team in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Cruz start his campaign with flying colours by scoring a hat trick in the second leg FA cup match at Larkin Stadium which saw Pahang eliminated JDT 3–0 on aggregate.

On 28 April 2018, in league fixture he scored a goal to helped Pahang win over Malacca 2–0.

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