Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz (born 20 May 2001), known as Rwan Seco, Rwan Cruz or just Rwan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad.
 Rwan with Santos in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014 | Náutico | ||
| 2015–2018 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2019 | Figueirense | ||
| 2020–2021 | Flamengo-SP | ||
| 2020–2021 | → Santos (loan) | ||
| 2022 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Santos | 28 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2024– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 33 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:23, 20 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editEarly career
editBorn in Cajueiro Seco, a small neighborhood in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco,[2] Rwan began his career at a local footballing school named Garoto do Futuro before joining Náutico's youth categories. One year later, he joined Sport Recife as they offered a small funding assistance.[3]
Rwan left Sport in the end of 2018 and subsequently signed for Figueirense, but spent nine months without playing at his new side due to a registration problem.[2] He subsequently moved to Flamengo-SP, but returned to his hometown in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and helped his father as a bricklayer.[2][4]
Santos
editIn June 2020, Rwan agreed to join Santos on loan from Flamengo, being initially assigned to the under-20s.[5] However, due to the club's transfer ban, he was registered only in the following May.[6]
Rwan spent the 2021 season playing for Santos' under-20 and under-23 sides, and signed a permanent three-year deal on 16 December of that year.[7] He made his professional debut on 20 February 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lucas Braga in a 3–0 Campeonato Paulista home loss against São Paulo.[8]
Rwan scored his first senior goal on 23 February 2022, netting his team's third in a 3–0 away win over Salgueiro, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[9]
Loan to Vasco da Gama
editOn 31 March 2023, Rwan was loaned to fellow top tier side Vasco da Gama until the end of the year, with a buyout clause.[10]
Ludogorets Razgrad
editOn 22 July 2023, Rwan was announced at Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad on loan for one year, with a buyout option.[11] In January 2024, he signed a permanent contract with the club, with Nonato moving in the opposite direction.
Career statistics
edit- As of 20 December 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 17 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 10[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 15 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | |
| 2024–25 | 18 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | |||
| Total | 50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 29 | ||
| Career total | 69 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 34 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ "Rwan Seco". Santos FC. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Santos: Rwan, sensação do time sub-20, quase largou o futebol e fez bico como ajudante de pedreiro" [Santos: Rwan, sensation of the under-20 team, nearly dropped football and did a side hustle as an assistant of a bricklayer] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Antes de ser 10 do Santos, Rwan dormiu embaixo de arquibancada e foi ajudante de pedreiro" [Before being Santos' number 10, Rwan slept behind a grandstand and was an assistant of a bricklayer] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "De ajudante de pedreiro à Copa SP: Rwan supera dificuldades e vira a aposta do Santos no torneio" [From an assistant of a bricklayer to the Copa SP: Rwan overcomes difficulties and becomes a bet of Santos in the tournament] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Promessa! Centroavante pernambucano cria da base do Sport é destaque do Santos Sub-23" [Prospect! Pernambucano centre forward raised at Sport is a spotlight at Santos under-23s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fora de Campo. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Após fim do transfer ban, Santos registra contrato de lateral-esquerdo na CBF" [After end of the transfer ban, Santos register contract of left-back in the CBF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Atacante Rwan, destaque das categorias de base, é contratado em definitivo" [Forward Rwan, spotlight of the youth setup, is signed permanently] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "São Paulo vence Santos, quebra jejum na Vila Belmiro e sobe no Paulistão" [São Paulo defeat Santos, break a taboo at the Vila Belmiro and rise in the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Rwan faz o primeiro gol pelo profissional do Santos e diz: "Tenho certeza que é daqui para cima"" [Rwan scores the first goal for the first team of Santos and says: "I am sure that is onwards and upwards"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Santos FC empresta atacante Rwan Seco ao Vasco até o final de 2023" [Santos FC loan forward Rwan Seco to Vasco until the end of 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Ludogorets signed with attacker from Brazil". PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Rwan Cruz at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
External links
edit- Santos FC profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)