Yordan Santa Cruz

Club career Santa Cruz played in the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba in 2009 with FC Cienfuegos. In 2019, he was named the province's best footballer of the year. In 2019, he played abroad in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol with Jarabacoa FC.

In 2020, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with Scarborough SC. In his debut season with Scarborough he assisted in securing the First Division title.

International career

International goals Cuba score listed first, score column indicates score after each Santa Cruz goal.

+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1. 25 March 2015 Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 2 2–0 3–0 Friendly2. 22 March 2018 Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua, Nicaragua 4 1–0 1–33.8 September 2018 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba 10 7–0 11–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification4.8–05.29 September 2018 11 2–0 5–0 Friendly6.3–07. 12 October 2018 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 12 2–0 2–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification8. 17 November 2018 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havan, Cuba 13 1–0 1–0

Rape accusation Santa Cruz Vera was accused of rape by an American woman in an incident that occurred in Jamaica on March 31, 2015. Cuba's national soccer team had just participated in an international friendly match against Jamaica's team in the Montego Bay Sports Complex. According to the lawsuit, the woman identified Santa Cruz Vera as one of three men that raped her in a resort bathroom. In the lawsuit, the woman said the Cuban government intervened on the players’ behalf and compromised the investigation. DNA evidence from the athletes was not provided to Jamaican authorities, according to law enforcement there. To this day, no one has been arrested or charged.