Sandro Cruz

Following his move to Slovan Bratislava, Cruz's current-season form is down 31% on last season (Season 29→20), while his Rating eased 60→33. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Slovan Bratislava	5	0	0	6.9	—	—
2025/26	Slovan Bratislava · 1st	28	0	3	6.88	33	20
2024/25	GIL Vicente · 13th	25	0	0	6.72	60	29
2023/24	Chaves · 18th	24	1	1	6.7	56	14
2022/23	ChavesLoan · 7th	13	0	0	6.64	55	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U17	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Sandro Cruz is a 25-year-old full-back at Slovan Bratislava, rated 33.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 150 on scout potential in the Super Liga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (46.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cruz.

Judged on this season alone, Cruz graded 20 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 25 full-backs in the Super Liga, on 5 clean sheets and 3.267 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, top 4% of the 25 full-backs in the Super Liga. At 25 Cruz is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/234 clubs

Current potentialTop 4% full-backs · Super Liga Current seasonTop 12% full-backs · Super Liga 3rd-best full-back in the Super Liga 12th in the Super Liga · potential 1st-highest potential full-back in the Super Liga

33.3

Ratingi

1st of 25 full-backs

20.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

46.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.27

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Slovan Bratislava finished 1st of 6 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.27

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 6) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 46.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.3, Cruz carries the 1st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Super Liga (top 4%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %46.9%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.2

Goal contribution / 900.2

Defensive actions / 903.267

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.2

Foul involvement / 902.6

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 25, Cruz sits on 3.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cruz's projected Rating — 33.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Super Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots6

Passing

Assists3

Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles10

Dribble success50%

Fouls won24

Defending

Tackles31

Interceptions16

Blocks2

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Slovan BratislavaJun 2025 – now

GIL VicenteJul 2024 – Jun 2025

ChavesJul 2023 – Jul 2024

Chaves(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Benficauntil Jul 2022

About Sandro Cruz

Sandro Plínio Rosa da Cruz is a 25-year-old full-back who plays for Slovan Bratislava, born on May 12, 2001 in Braga, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Slovan Bratislava currently sit 1st of 6 in the Super Liga.

This season

In the current season, Sandro Cruz has made 28 appearances with 0 goals and 3 assists across 1,350 minutes, averaging a 6.98 match rating over his last 8 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Super Liga, the UEFA Europa Conference League, the UEFA Champions League and the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification. Though primarily a full-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Sandro Cruz plays, Slovan Bratislava's record this season is 5W-0D-3L — and his match ratings average 7 at home against 6.95 on the road.

Recent matches

April 26, 2026: 1-0 win away at Spartak Trnava (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-0 win away at Žilina (87 minutes, 7 rating)
April 4, 2026: 3-0 win away at Dunajska Streda (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
March 22, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Podbrezová (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 15, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Žilina (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
December 18, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs BK Hacken (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
October 23, 2025: 0-1 loss away at AZ Alkmaar (87 minutes, 6.9 rating)
October 2, 2025: 1-2 loss at home vs Strasbourg (89 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Sandro Cruz at 33.3 with a Season form score of 20.3, ranking 12th of 150 full-backs in the Super Liga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the COSAFA Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, Sandro Cruz has totalled 134 club appearances with 1 goal and 4 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 28 appearances for Slovan Bratislava.

Sandro Cruz's career has also included time at GIL Vicente, Chaves and Benfica.

On the international stage, Sandro Cruz has represented Portugal U17 — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Slovan Bratislava finished 1st of 6 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points