Age, Biography and Wiki
Shirley Cruz was born on 28 August, 1985 in San José, Costa Rica, is a Costa Rican footballer (born 1985). Discover Shirley Cruz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 38 years old?
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| Age |
38 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
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28 August, 1985 |
| Birthday |
28 August |
| Birthplace |
San José, Costa Rica |
| Nationality |
Costa Rica
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She is a member of famous Player with the age 38 years old group.
Shirley Cruz Height, Weight & Measurements
At 38 years old, Shirley Cruz height is 1.65m and Weight 46 kg.
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1.65m |
| Weight |
46 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Shirley Cruz Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Shirley Cruz worth at the age of 38 years old? Shirley Cruz’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from Costa Rica. We have estimated Shirley Cruz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Player |
Shirley Cruz Social Network
Timeline
Shirley Cruz Traña (born 28 August 1985) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Alajuelense of the Costa Rican Women's Premier Division and the Costa Rica women's national football team.
Cruz made a name for herself following her performance at the 1999 edition of the Los Juegos Deportivos Nacionales de San Carlos, translated as the National Sporting Games of San Carlos.
She later played for local clubs AD Goicoechea, CS Desamparados, and UCEM Alajuela.
With Alajuela, Cruz won three league titles and also earned the top scorer award once.
She also appeared in all seven UEFA Women's Cup matches, where Lyon suffered elimination in the semi-finals after losing 2–4 on aggregate to German club FCR 2001 Duisburg.
Her first appearance with the senior team occurred at the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, which served as a qualifying tournament for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Following a match in 2004 against Canada, in which she suffered a sprained right knee, Cruz did not feature with the national team for the next two years, due to commitments with her football club.
A creative midfielder who often acts as a deep-lying playmaker, Cruz is the second-ever female footballer behind Gabriela Trujillo from Costa Rica to play in Europe when she joined Lyon in 2005.
Cruz was born in the capital city of San José and discovered and learned the sport of football from her seven brothers.
Cruz began her football career at CF Universidad in San Pedro, San José.
Due to her performances locally, she signed with UCEM Alajuela and, in January 2006, moved abroad signing with Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais.
Due to joining the club mid-season, Cruz appeared in only seven league matches scoring three goals.
The 2006–07 season saw her playing time increase to 12 matches and also saw Lyon win their first league title under their new emblem.
In the Challenge de France, Cruz was instrumental in helping Lyon reaching the final, where they lost to Montpellier on penalties scoring four goals in five appearances.
The next season saw Lyon win the double following their league title and 3–0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Challenge de France.
Cruz appeared in 32 total matches, which included appearances in the UEFA Women's Cup.
In 2006, she made herself available for selection making her return to the team during qualification for the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
Cruz appeared in all 22 league matches (starting 20) during the 2008–09 season, which saw Lyon win their third straight title.
On 18 September 2009, Cruz, for the first time, signed with Lyon under professional terms (previously contracts were semi-professional) after agreeing to a two-year contract, which will keep her at the club until 2011.
Cruz got off to a quick start for the 2009–10 season scoring a hat trick in the opening league match against AS Montigny-le-Bretonneux, which ended in a 6–0 victory.
Costa Rica qualified for its first ever FIFA Women's World Cup tournament and Cruz captained the team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, playing all three of Costa Rica's matches.
Cruz signed with Chinese Women's Super League team Jiangsu Suning in January 2018.
In March 2020, Cruz signed with OL Reign for the 2020 NWSL season, which due to the pandemic, was reformatted and condensed to shorter post tournament style competitions, the Challenge Cup and Fall Series.
In December 2020, Cruz re-signed with Reign for the 2021 NWSL season.
In December 2021, OL Reign waived the rights to Cruz and she left the club.
Cruz returned to Alajuelense in 2022 and captained the club to its third, fourth, and fifth championships in the 2022 Apertura and Clausura, and 2023 Apertura.
After the last championship, Cruz suggested that it would be her last before retirement.
She had previously stated her intent to retire from football after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
In the 2023 Apertura championship match's second leg on 3 June 2023, the team rallied from a 1–4 first-leg deficit against Sporting F.C. to win the title 5–4 on aggregate.
After the match, Cruz told reporters that when Natalia Mills scored the series-winning fourth goal of the second leg, Mills told her, "Así se tiene que retirar" ("This is how (you) have to retire").
On June 8, 2023, after unexpectedly not being selected to the national team roster for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Cruz announced her retirement from football on social media.
Cruz has earned caps with the Costa Rican under-19 and under-20 women's teams.
