Sebastian Cruz (born July 31, 2000) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for

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in the

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Career

Cruz played with

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side

Swope Park Rangers Sporting Kansas City II is a MLS Next Pro club affiliated with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. For the 2022 season they will play their home games at Kansas Jayhawks, Rock Chalk Park at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, ...

during their 2018 season from

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's academy. He made his first professional appearance on March 24, 2018, as an injury-time substitute during a 4–2 win over

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. After playing seven regular season games and two playoff games with Swope Park in 2018, Cruz attended

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, having maintained amateur status. At Fullerton, he played on the men's soccer team for three seasons. Cruz then signed a professional contract with his old club (since rebranded as Sporting Kansas City II and playing in

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for the 2023 season. On February 26, 2025, Cruz signed with

side

ahead of their inaugural season.

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* 2000 births Living people American men's soccer players Sporting Kansas City II players Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Fresno County, California USL Championship players Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer players De Anza Force players MLS Next Pro players Sporting Kansas City players AV Alta FC players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub