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Daniel Isai de la Cruz de la Cruz

Squad depthNacional · 22 yrsFringe playerLoan signing

ratings updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

PositionFull-back
NationalityEcuador
Age22
Date of birth6 Mar 2004
Birthplace
Height182 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubNacional
Full-back
5
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
143
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nacional.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga Proat LDU de Quito4003306.93
Primeira Liga100176.9

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Daniel Isai de la Cruz de la Cruz is a 22-year-old full-back at Nacional, rated 49.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cruz.

On the season, Cruz graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 3.147 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Cruz, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49. At 22 Cruz is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 17.9 reflects that trajectory.

49.3
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
1.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
9.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.15
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Nacional finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

5
Apps
3.15
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
1
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 5 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 9.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 49.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.