Nicolás de la Cruz
Uruguay · MF
2026 World Cup squad profile
- Team
- Uruguay
- Position
- MF
- Squad role
- Projected starter · #7
- Position rank
- #3
- Intl caps
- 34
- Intl goals
- 5
- Intl assists
- 5
- Composite rating
- 0.81(model rating, 0–1)
- P(scores ≥1)
- 1.8%
See Nicolás de la Cruz on the full Uruguay scoring list →
Recent form
Rising
2023/24 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (7.40 vs 6.58).
Major tournament stats
| Tournament | MP | Min | G | A | xG | Sh | KP | PrgP | PrgC | Tkl | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copa América 2024 | 5 | 356 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 4 |
| World Cup 2022 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| All tournaments | 7 | 411 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 4 |
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples — totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
- MP
- Matches played in the tournament.
- Min
- Total minutes on the pitch.
- G
- Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
- A
- Assists — passes that directly led to a goal.
- xG
- Expected goals — summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
- Sh
- Shots taken.
- KP
- Key passes — passes that led to a shot.
- PrgP
- Progressive passes — completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
- PrgC
- Progressive carries — carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
- Tkl
- Tackles won.
- Int
- Interceptions.
Full definitions in the glossary.
International profile
Nicolás de la Cruz has 34 caps and 5 international goals for Uruguay, a MF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.