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Roque Santa Cruz

Paraguayan footballer

Roque Santa Cruz (born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan football player. He plays for Club Libertad.

Roque Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz with Paraguay in 2011
Personal information
Full name Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero[1]
Date of birth (1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Libertad
Number 24
Youth career
1990–1997 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Olimpia 24 (13)
1999–2007 Bayern Munich 155 (31)
2005–2006 Bayern Munich II 6 (2)
2007–2009 Blackburn Rovers 57 (23)
2009–2013 Manchester City 20 (3)
2011 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2012 → Betis (loan) 33 (7)
2012–2013 → Málaga (loan) 31 (8)
2013–2014 Málaga 43 (9)
2015–2016 Cruz Azul 10 (4)
2015–2016 → Málaga (loan) 17 (2)
2016–2021 Olimpia 148 (66)
2022– Libertad 89 (16)
National team
1999 Paraguay U20 13 (6)
2000 Paraguay U23 4 (2)
1999–2016 Paraguay 112 (32)
Honours
Representing  Paraguay
Copa América
Runner-up 2011 Argentina
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2024

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 8 May 2024
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpia Asunción 1997 Primera División 1 0 — — 0 0 — 1 0
1998 9 3 — — 6 4 — 15 7 [3]>
1999 14 10 — — 5 2 — 19 12 [4][5][6][7][8]
Total 24 13 — — 11 6 — 35 19 —
Bayern Munich 1999–2000 Bundesliga 28 5 5 3 0 0 15[a] 1 — 48 9 [9]
2000–01 19 5 1 0 2 1 6[a] 0 — 28 6 [10]
2001–02 22 5 3 1 1 0 11[a] 3 1[b] 0 38 9 [11]
2002–03 14 5 3 2 0 0 2[a] 1 — 19 8 [12]
2003–04 29 5 4 4 0 0 8[a] 0 — 41 9 [13]
2004–05 4 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 — 7 5 [14]
2005–06 13 4 3 0 1 0 2[a] 0 — 19 4 [15]
2006–07 26 2 3 0 2 1 7[a] 1 — 38 4 [16]
Total 155 31 23 14 8 3 51 6 1 0 238 54 —
Bayern Munich II 2004–05 Regionalliga Süd 5 2 0 0 — — — 5 2 [14]
2005–06 1 0 — — — — 1 0 [15]
Total 6 2 0 0 — — — 6 2 —
Blackburn Rovers 2007–08 Premier League 37 19 0 0 3 3 3[c] 1 — 43 23 [11]
2008–09 20 4 4 1 3 1 — — 27 6 [11]
Total 57 23 4 1 6 4 3 1 — 70 29 —
Manchester City 2009–10 Premier League 19 3 2 0 1 1 — — 22 4 [11]
2010–11 1 0 0 0 1 0 — — 2 0 [11]
Total 20 3 2 0 2 1 — — 24 4 —
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2010–11 Premier League 9 0 1 0 — — — 10 0 [11]
Real Betis (loan) 2011–12 La Liga 33 7 2 0 — — — 35 7 [11]
Málaga 2012–13 La Liga 31 8 4 3 — 10[a] 1 — 45 12 [11]
2013–14 31 6 1 0 — — — 32 6 [11]
2014–15 12 3 1 2 — — — 13 5 [11]
Total 74 17 6 5 — 10 1 — 90 23 —
Cruz Azul 2014–15 Liga MX 10 4 — — — 10 4 [11]
Málaga (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 17 2 2 1 — — — 19 3 [11]
Olimpia Asunción 2016 Primera División 16 5 — — — — 16 5 [11]
2017 26 3 — — 6[d] 1 — 32 4 [11]
2018 34 13 4 4 — 4[e] 1 — 42 18 [11]
2019 34 26 — — 8[e] 2 — 42 28 [11]
2020 27 17 — — 5[e] 0 — 32 17 [11]
2021 25 4 — — 6[e] 1 1[f] 1 32 6 [11]
Club Libertad 2022 39 12 — — 4[e] 2 — 14 3 [11]
2023 37 3 5 0 — 4[d] 0 — 46 3 [11]
2024 13 1 — — 3[e] 1 — 16 2 [11]
Total 251 87 9 4 — 40 8 — 272 86 —
Career total 656 186 49 25 16 8 115 22 2 1 809 231 —
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  6. ↑ Appearances in Supercopa Paraguay

International

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[17][18]

Paraguay
Year Apps Goals
1999 8 4
2000 9 2
2001 4 1
2002 7 2
2003 5 1
2004 4 0
2005 5 3
2006 3 0
2007 12 5
2008 7 2
2009 2 0
2010 13 3
2011 10 2
2012 2 0
2013 6 3
2014 7 2
2015 6 2
2016 2 0
Total 112 32

International goals

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Paraguay U20

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Scores and results list Paraguay U20's goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 January 1999 Estadio San Martín, Tandil   Bolivia 1–1 2–1 1999 South American Youth Championship
2. 10 January 1999 Estadio San Martín, Tandil   Brazil 1–0 1–1 1999 South American Youth Championship
3. 21 January 1999 Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata   Chile 3–1 3–2 1999 South American Youth Championship
4. 7 April 1999 National Stadium, Lagos   Costa Rica 1–0 3–1 1999 World Youth Championship
5. 14 April 1999 National Stadium, Lagos   Uruguay 1–2 2–2 (9–10 penalties) 1999 World Youth Championship
6. 2–2

Paraguay U23

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Scores and results list Paraguay U20's goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 January 2000 Cascavel, Brazil   Peru 1–0 3–4 2000 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament Championship
2. 2–2

Paraguay

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Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 June 1999 Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay   Uruguay 1–3 2–3 Friendly
2. 2 July 1999 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Japan 2–0 4–0 1999 Copa América
3. 4–0
4. 5 July 1999 Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay   Peru 1–0 1–0
5. 7 October 2000 Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia   Colombia 1–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 15 November 2000 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Peru 1–0 5–1
7. 5 September 2001   Bolivia 4–1 5–1
8. 17 May 2002 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Sweden 1–0 2–1 Friendly
9. 2 June 2002 Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea   South Africa 1–0 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup
10. 15 November 2003 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Ecuador 1–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 5 June 2005 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil   Brazil 1–3 1–4
12. 8 June 2005 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Bolivia 2–1 4–1
13. 3 September 2005   Argentina 1–0 1–0
14. 25 March 2007 Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico   Mexico 1–2 1–2 Friendly
15. 28 June 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela   Colombia 1–0 5–0 2007 Copa América
16. 2–0
17. 3–0
18. 17 November 2007 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Ecuador 3–0 5–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
19. 15 June 2008   Brazil 1–0 2–0
20. 18 June 2008 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia   Bolivia 1–2 2–4
21. 15 May 2010 Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Nyon, Switzerland   North Korea 1–0 1–0 Friendly
22. 17 November 2010 Hong Kong Stadium, Victoria, Hong Kong   Hong Kong 1–0 7–0
23. 3–0
24. 11 June 2011 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Romania 2–0 2–0
25. 9 July 2011 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina   Brazil 1–1 2–2 2011 Copa América
26. 7 June 2013 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Chile 1–2 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
27. 6 September 2013   Bolivia 2–0 4–0
28. 10 September 2013   Argentina 2–4 2–5
29. 29 May 2014 Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria   Cameroon 2–0 2–1 Friendly
30. 18 November 2014 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru   Peru 1–0 1–2
31. 6 June 2015 Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción, Paraguay   Honduras 1–1 2–2
32. 2–2

Honours

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Club

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Olimpia Asunción

Bayern Munich

Libertad

International

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Paraguay

Individual

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References

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  1. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz". Club Olimpia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Andrés, Juan Pablo; Zea, Anthony; Gonzalez, Miguel Alvim (19 September 2004). "Copa Mercosur 1998". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cerro Porteño – Olimpia". conmebol.com. 24 February 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Olimpia – Palmeiras". conmebol.com. 5 March 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Palmeiras – Olimpia". conmebol.com. 12 March 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Olimpia – Cerro Porteño". conmebol.com. 17 March 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Olimpia – Corinthians". conmebol.com. 26 March 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 "Roque Santa Cruz » Club matches". World Football. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  17. ↑ Roque Santa Cruz at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ↑ "Roque Luis Santa Cruz – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  19. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.


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