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2019 Men's Soccer Roster
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Jersey Number 9
Bleno Cruz
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Recife, Brazil
- High School:
- Monteverde Academy
Bio
2019 (Freshman)
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 7/0 … Appeared in seven matches during freshman season … Logged 157 minutes on the pitch … Scored one goal … Made collegiate debut in season-opener at Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 30) and had one shot on goal in 45 minutes of action … Played 36 minutes at Northern Kentucky (Sept. 2) and had one shot … Scored lone goal of the year against UTRGV (Sept. 17) in closing moments of home loss … Made final appearance of season with nine minutes off the bench at Old Dominion (Sept. 27) … Suffered injury during warmups before Dayton match (Oct. 1) and missed the rest of the year.
Prior to Marshall: Comes to the Herd from Recife, Brazil, and played at the Montverde Academy an internationally renowned soccer academy that has been the No. 1 high school team in the country the last four years running … It regularly produces professional players as well as top level Division I talent … The center-forward attended Colegio Equipe before making the move to Montverde … Cruz recalls being selected to play for his state in Brazil for a national competition against the other states.
Personal: Born February 22, 2001 … Son of Bleno and Giovana Cruz … Has one sister … Chose Marshall because, “It was a university that I already knew about and the opportunity to play and study came and I thought that was pretty good to accept.” … Plans to major in sports management.
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 7/0 … Appeared in seven matches during freshman season … Logged 157 minutes on the pitch … Scored one goal … Made collegiate debut in season-opener at Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 30) and had one shot on goal in 45 minutes of action … Played 36 minutes at Northern Kentucky (Sept. 2) and had one shot … Scored lone goal of the year against UTRGV (Sept. 17) in closing moments of home loss … Made final appearance of season with nine minutes off the bench at Old Dominion (Sept. 27) … Suffered injury during warmups before Dayton match (Oct. 1) and missed the rest of the year.
Prior to Marshall: Comes to the Herd from Recife, Brazil, and played at the Montverde Academy an internationally renowned soccer academy that has been the No. 1 high school team in the country the last four years running … It regularly produces professional players as well as top level Division I talent … The center-forward attended Colegio Equipe before making the move to Montverde … Cruz recalls being selected to play for his state in Brazil for a national competition against the other states.
Personal: Born February 22, 2001 … Son of Bleno and Giovana Cruz … Has one sister … Chose Marshall because, “It was a university that I already knew about and the opportunity to play and study came and I thought that was pretty good to accept.” … Plans to major in sports management.
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Marshall Men's Soccer: 2024 NCAA Selection Show Press Conference
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