Yordan Santa Cruz


Yordan Eduardo Santa Cruz Vera is a Cuban professional football player who plays for the Cuban national team.
He debuted internationally in March 2015 against theDominican Republic with a 3-0 victory. In September 2018, he scored twice against Turks and Caicos Islands in an 11-0 victory, resulting in a huge win for Cuba.

International career

International goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2015Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic22–03–0Friendly
2.22 March 2018Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua, Nicaragua41–01–3Friendly
3.8 September 2018Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba107–011–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
4.8 September 2018Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba108–011–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
5.29 September 2018Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba112–05–0Friendly
6.29 September 2018Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba113–05–0Friendly
7.12 October 2018Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada122–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
8.17 November 2018Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havan, Cuba131–01–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

Rape Accusation

Santa Cruz Vera was accused of rape by an American woman in an incident that occurred in Jamaica on March 31, 2015. Cuba's national soccer team had just participated in an international friendly match against Jamaica's team in the Montego Bay Sports Complex. According to the lawsuit, the woman identified Santa Cruz Vera as one of three men that raped her in a resort bathroom. In the lawsuit, the woman said the Cuban government intervened on the players’ behalf and compromised the investigation. DNA evidence from the athletes was not provided to Jamaican authorities, according to law enforcement there. To this day, no one has been arrested or charged.