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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

25

Reserve Appearances

2

Reserve
Goals

99

Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

Ulises de la Cruz

First Team
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Full Back

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Ulises Hernรกn de la Cruz Bernardo

Role

RB Ulises de la Cruz | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ | #763 |

Position

Born

Right Back

8 August 1974

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Bolรญvar ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ

Ecuador ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ

Ecuador ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 10ย in) 1.80 m

Right

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer In:

2002-03

Hibernian FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

ยฃ2.43m

1 July 2002

27

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer Out:

2005-06

Reading ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

30 June 2006

31

David O'Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Previous Clubs

Ulises de la Cruz

Previous Clubs:

1991-95 Deportivo Quito ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ
๐Ÿ•’ 86 | โšฝ 6 |

1995-98 Barcelona SC Guayaquil ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Free
LigaPro Serie A Primera Etapa, ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | โšฝ 0 |

1996 SD Aucas ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ (L)
LigaPro Serie A Primera Etapa, ๐Ÿ•’ 32 | โšฝ 3 |

1997 LDU Quito ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ (L)
LigaPro Serie A Primera Etapa, ๐Ÿ•’ 39 | โšฝ 4 |

1998-01 1999-00 LDU Quito ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Free
LigaPro Serie A Primera Etapa, ๐Ÿ•’ 91 | โšฝ 16 |

1999 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ (L)
Campeonato Brasileiro Sรฉrie A, ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โšฝ 0 |

2001 Barcelona SC Guayaquil ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ (L)
LigaPro Serie A Primera Etapa, ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โšฝ 0 |

2001-02 Hibernian ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ยฃ1.26m
Scottish Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 39 | 31 (8) | โšฝ 2 |

Loans Out

Ulises de la Cruz

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Ulises de la Cruz

Subsequent Clubs:

2006-08 Reading ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Premier League, Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 25 | 22 (3) | โšฝ 1 |

2008-09 Without Club

2009 Birmingham City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Championship, ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | 0 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

2009-13 LDU Quito ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Free
Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fรบtbol Serie A, ๐Ÿ•’ 63 | 56 (7) | โšฝ 4 |

2013 Retired aged 38

Career Progression

Ulises de la Cruz

n/a

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First Team

Youth Career

Ulises de la Cruz

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Reserve Career

Ulises de la Cruz

25

Reserve Appearances

2

Reserve
Goals

2005-06 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | โœ… 13 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2004-05 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 2 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2003-04 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
2002-03 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | โœ… 7 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |

First Team Career

Ulises de la Cruz

99

Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

RB Ulises de la Cruz | ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ |
Aston Villa 2002-06 | ยฃ2.43m |
๐Ÿ•’ 99 | 74 (25) | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 9 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 26 | #763 |
๐ŸŸฉ 36 | ๐ŸŸจ 25 | ๐ŸŸฅ 38 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Ulises de la Cruz

๐Ÿ† 2003-04 FA Premier Reserve League Champion
๐Ÿฅˆ2004-05 FA Premier Reserve League Runner-Up

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Ulises de la Cruz

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2002 Villa 1-2 Boro
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Nov 2002 Villa 4-0 Everton
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Mar 2003 Villa 2-5 Blackburn
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Apr 2003 Everton 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Apr 2023, Villa 5-0 Bolton
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Apr 2003 Villa 2-4 Manchester City
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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6 May 2003 Villa v Sunderland
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Aug 2003, Wolves 1-3 Villa
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Dec 2003 Villa 2-0 Bolton
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Jan 2004 Villa 4-2 Blackburn
Reserves

2003-04

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Aug 2004 Villa 2-1 Leeds
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Jan 2005 Wolves 1-3 Villa
Reserves

2004-05

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Aug 2005 Villa 1-0 Albion
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 13 Sep 2005 Manchester City 1-1 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Sep 2005 Villa 1-1 Sunderland
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Oct 2005 Leeds 0-3 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 1 Nov 2005 Everton 0-2 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Dec 2005 Albion 0-4 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Dec 2005 Villa 1-2 Boro
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Jan 2006 Villa 3-1 Birmingham
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Jan 2006 Villa 5-2 Manchester City
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 6 Feb 2006 Blackburn 2-2 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Feb 2006 Villa 0-0 Bolton
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 2006 Sunderland 0-4 Villa
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 27 Apr 2006 Villa 2-1 Leeds
Reserves

2005-06

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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