Danilo Santacruz

Juan Danilo Santacruz González (born 12 June 1995) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Categoría Primera A club Deportivo Pereira.

Early career / Libertad
Santacruz was born in the city of Caaguazú. He started his professional career with Libertad at the age of 19. He made his debut for the club against General Díaz in the league first division on 11 August 2014. On 20 October 2014, Santacruz scored his first goal as a professional, with scored 2 goals in a 6–0 home win against General Díaz. He has made 88 league appearances in total, scoring 10 goals with the club.

Nacional
On 1 July 2018, Santacruz moved to Nacional on loan from Libertad. He made his debut for the club on 18 July 2018, playing full 90-minutes in a 1–2 home loss against Olimpia. Later, he signed permanently with the club.

Deportivo Pereira
On 23 April 2023, he was signed by  Deportivo Pereira.

On 2 August 2023 he scored his first goal with Deportivo Pereira against IDV in 2023 Copa Libertadores the match finish with a result 1-0.

International career
Santacruz was summoned for Paraguay national under-20 team to play 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.