Danny Cruz

This article is about the American footballer. For the Colombian footballer, see Daniel Cruz.

Danny Cruz

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Arthur Quimby Cruz
Date of birth	January 3, 1990 (1990-01-03) (age 21)
Place of birth	Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Houston Dynamo
Number	5
Youth career
2007–2008	UNLV Rebels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008	Des Moines Menace	7	(3)
2009–	Houston Dynamo	51	(4)
National team‡
2007	United States U17	3	(0)
2008–2009	United States U20	16	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 28, 2009

Daniel Arthur Quimby "Danny" Cruz (born January 3, 1990 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.

Career

Youth and College

Cruz attended junior high in Rohnert Park, California, and then moved to Glendale, Arizona, where he attended Ironwood High School. He played two years of college soccer at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He was the first UNLV player to earn MPSF Newcomer of the Year honors in his freshman year in 2007, and was named to the all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation first team after scoring five goals in 2008.

During his college years he also played with Des Moines Menace in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional

Cruz was drafted in the third round (41st overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo. He made his professional debut on 28 March 2009, coming on as a substitute in Houston's game against the San Jose Earthquakes.^[1] He scored his first goal for the Dynamo against DC United, he also had an assist in that game.

International

Cruz represented the United States at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea and the Pan American Games in Brazil in 2007, and appeared in seven international games for the United States U-20 national team in 2008.

Personal life

Cruz made an appearance on MTV's show Made, helping Michael Schwenke turn from "theater geek" into a soccer player. The episode first aired on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011.^[2]

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/scoreboard/game.jsp?match=03282009_HOUSJ
2. ^ http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2011/02/cruz-chabala-make-reality-show-debuts

External links

• MLS player profile
• Houston Dynamo profile

Persondata
Name	Cruz, Danny
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Date of birth	1990-01-03
Place of birth	Petersburg, Virginia, United States
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