Nicolás de la Cruz
Uruguay · Midfield · Flamengo
Born 1 June 1997 (age 29). Height 167 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Midfield. Nationality: Uruguay. Market value €8M.
Current club: Flamengo — 26 appearances, 5 goals and 0 assists this season.
Career totals: 37 goals and 37 assists in 314 appearances (18,482 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supercopa do Brasil | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1,828 | 7.376000 |
| Serie A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,035 | 7.03 |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | 4 | 1 | 0 | 385 | 7.32 |
| Carioca - 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 7.375000 |
| FIFA Intercontinental Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 6.93 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6.900000 |
| Copa Do Brasil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 288 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.18 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.18 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.36 |
| Shots | 394 |
| Shots on target | 151 |
| Shot conversion, % | 9 |
| Key passes per 90 | 2.25 |
| Passes per 90 | 54.9 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 2.48 |
| Dribble success, % | 57 |
| Duels won, % | 54 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.81 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.79 |
| Yellow cards | 62 |
| Red cards | 2 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | at Fluminense | 1–2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-04-17 | Independiente Medellin | 4–1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-04-19 | Bahia | 2–0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-04-23 | Vitória | 2–1 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
| 2026-05-03 | Vasco da Gama | 2–2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-05-10 | at Grêmio | 0–1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-05-21 | Estudiantes L.P. | 1–0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-05-24 | Palmeiras | 0–3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-05-27 | Cusco | 3–0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-06-15 | at Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-06-21 | Cape Verde Islands | 2–2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-06-27 | Spain | 0–1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-07-29 | at Internacional | 1–1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-09-06 | at Remo | 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-11 | at Independiente del Valle | 0–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-18 | Independiente del Valle | 1–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-20 | RB Bragantino | 2–1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-08 | at Santos | 2–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-11 | Fluminense | 1–0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 |
| 2026-10-16 | at Estudiantes L.P. | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 3 matches (95 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Uruguay 0–1 Spain · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Uruguay 2–2 Cape Verde Islands · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Saudi Arabia 1–1 Uruguay · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
25 trophies won out of 31 finals and podium finishes.
- Supercopa do Brasil · 2025 · Winner
- Carioca Série A · 2025 · Winner
- Carioca Série A · 2024 · Winner
- Copa do Brasil · 2024 · Winner
- Liga Profesional Argentina · 2023 · Winner
- Trofeo de Campeones · 2023 · Winner
- Super Copa · 2021 · Winner
- Trofeo de Campeones · 2021 · Winner
- Liga Profesional Argentina · 2021 · Winner
- Liga Profesional Argentina · 2019/2020 · 2nd Place
- Copa Argentina · 2019 · Winner
- CONMEBOL Libertadores · 2019 · 2nd Place
- CONMEBOL Recopa · 2019 · Winner
- Super Copa · 2018 · Winner
- CONMEBOL Libertadores · 2018 · Winner
- Copa Argentina · 2017 · Winner
- CONMEBOL U20 · 2017 · Winner
- CONMEBOL Libertadores U20 · 2016 · 2nd Place
- Liga Profesional Argentina · Winner
- Super Copa · Winner
- Trofeo de Campeones · Winner
- Liga Profesional Argentina · 2nd Place
- Carioca Série A · Winner
- Copa Argentina · Winner
- Copa do Brasil · Winner
- Supercopa do Brasil · Winner
- CONMEBOL Libertadores U20 · 2nd Place
- CONMEBOL U20 · Winner
- CONMEBOL Libertadores · Winner
- CONMEBOL Libertadores · 2nd Place
- CONMEBOL Recopa · Winner
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Club Atlético River Plate | Flamengo | €14.5M |
| 2017-08-15 | — | Club Atlético River Plate | €12.5M |
| 2015-07-01 | — | — | — |
Clubs and national teams
- Flamengo
- River Plate
- Uruguay · national team