# Deportes Santa Cruz

Club de Deportes Santa Cruz is a football club based in Santa Cruz, Chile. The club currently plays in the Chilean Primera Division B, the second tier of Chilean football. The club was founded on May 25, 1913 as Unión Comercio. In 1983 the club was rechristened Unión Santa Cruz and a second time in 1998 to the current club name.

## Honours

* Segunda División: 2018
* Tercera División: 1991
* Cuarta División: 2012

## Current squad

Current squad of Deportes Santa Cruz as of 18 April 2021 Sources: Deportes Santa Cruz Official Web Site
| No. | | Position | Player |
| 1 | ARG | GK | Maximiliano Velazco |
| 2 | CHI | DF | Gastón Zúñiga |
| 3 | CHI | DF | Jesús Pino |
| 4 | CHI | DF | Carlos Salomón |
| 5 | CHI | DF | Aníbal Calderón |
| 6 | ARG | DF | Jonathan Schunke |
| 7 | CHI | MF | Nicolás Maturana |
| 8 | URU | MF | Ignacio Lemmo |
| 9 | CHI | FW | David Llanos |
| 10 | ARG | MF | Albano Becica |
| 11 | CHI | DF | Francisco Ayala |
| 12 | CHI | GK | Gonzalo Flores |
| 13 | CHI | MF | Carlos Sepúlveda |
| 14 | CHI | MF | Diego Pezoa |
| 15 | ARG | FW | Muriel Orlando |
| No. | | Position | Player |
| 16 | CHI | MF | Benjamín Núñez |
| 17 | CHI | DF | Patricio Romero |
| 18 | CHI | MF | Alonso Rodríguez |
| 19 | CHI | DF | Esteban Flores |
| 20 | CHI | MF | Danilo Catalán |
| 21 | CHI | MF | Benjamin Miranda |
| 22 | CHI | DF | Yerson Opazo |
| 23 | CHI | MF | Luciano Gaete |
| 24 | CHI | DF | Diego Álvarez |
| 25 | CHI | DF | Javier Díaz |
| 26 | CHI | DF | Ronald Guzmán |
| 27 | CHI | FW | Pedro Muñoz |
| 28 | CHI | MF | Johan Fuentes |
| 29 | CHI | FW | Patricio Muñoz |
| 30 | CHI | MF | Patricio Echaniz |
Manager: Héctor Adomaitis

### 2021 Summer transfers
#### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | CHI | Gastón Zúñiga (loan from O'Higgins) |
| 3 | DF | CHI | Cristóbal Vergara (from Deportes Temuco) |
| 4 | DF | CHI | José Martínez (from Barnechea) |
| 7 | FW | CHI | César González (from Magallanes) |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Cristian Duma (from Salamanca UDS) |
| 10 | FW | CHI | Bryan Taiva (from Deportes Temuco) |
| 11 | MF | ARG | Albano Becica (from Rangers) |
| 14 | MF | CHI | Diego Pezoa (from Rangers) |
| 16 | GK | ARG | Manuel García (from Deportes Recoleta) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | CHI | Ricardo Fuenzalida (from Deportes Melipilla) |
| 18 | MF | CHI | Alonso Rodríguez (from Independiente de Cauquenes) |
| 19 | DF | CHI | Esteban Flores (from Deportes Puerto Montt) |
| 21 | DF | CHI | Joaquín Aros (from Deportes Temuco) |
| 22 | FW | CHI | David Henríquez (loan from Universidad Católica) |
| 23 | DF | CHI | Sebastián Navarro (from Arturo Prat Hualañé) |
| 26 | DF | CHI | Ronald Guzmán (loan from O'Higgins) |
| 33 | MF | CHI | Luciano Gaete (from Rangers) |

#### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | CHI | Braulio Ávalos (to Fernández Vial) |
| 3 | MF | ARG | Mauro Aguirre (released) |
| 5 | DF | CHI | Fidel Córdova (to Deportes Colina) |
| 6 | MF | ARG | Javier Bayk (loan return to Deportes La Serena) |
| 7 | FW | CHI | Diego Huerta (to Deportes Limache) |
| 9 | FW | CHI | David Salazar (loan return to O'Higgins) |
| 10 | MF | CHI | Ronaldo Abarca (released) |
| 11 | FW | COL | Alexander Valencia (loan return to Universidad de Chile) |
| 12 | GK | CHI | Matías Olguín (to Deportes Recoleta) |
| 14 | MF | CHI | Bryan Rojas (to Deportes Recoleta) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | CHI | Francisco Arenas (to Coquimbo Unido) |
| 17 | DF | CHI | Diego Díaz (retired) |
| 18 | MF | CHI | Fabián Carmona (to Audax Italiano) |
| 19 | DF | CHI | Diego Silva (to Deportes Recoleta) |
| 20 | GK | CHI | Ignacio Azúa (to Independiente de Cauquenes) |
| 22 | DF | CHI | Benjamín Jerez (loan return to Colo-Colo) |
| 23 | MF | CHI | Carlos Cisternas (to Rodelindo Román) |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Mauro Siergiejuk (to Sportivo Las Parejas) |
| 30 | MF | CHI | Mirko Serrano (to San Marcos) |
| 32 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Del Priore (loan return to Independiente) |