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Álex Craninx

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Álex Craninx
Personal information
Full name Alexandro Marco Craninx Joostens
Date of birth (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Málaga, Spain[2]
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 CF Fuenlabrada
Youth career
2000–2008 La Laguna
2008–2011 Fuengirola
2011 Marbella
2011–2014 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Real Madrid C 14 (0)
2015–2017 Real Madrid B 4 (0)
2017–2018 Jong Sparta 10 (0)
2018 Cartagena 0 (0)
2018–2023 Molde 17 (0)
2021 → Lillestrøm (loan) 2 (0)
2022 → Seraing (loan) 0 (0)
2023– CF Fuenlabrada 16 (0)
International career‡
2013 Belgium U18 3 (0)
2013 Belgium U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2013

Alejandro "Álex" Marco Craninx Joostens (born 21 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, for CF Fuenlabrada.[4] Born in Spain, he has represented Belgium at youth level.

Club career

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Real Madrid

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Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Craninx joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2011, from UD Marbella.[5] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 5 October 2014, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División home draw against AD Unión Adarve.

On 15 July 2015, Craninx renewed his contract and was promoted to the B-team in Segunda División B,[6] but acted as a backup to Alfonso Herrero and Carlos Abad during his spell.

Sparta Rotterdam

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On 25 July 2017, Craninx signed for Sparta Rotterdam, but was assigned to the reserve side in the Tweede Divisie.[7]

Cartagena

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On 31 January 2018, Craninx returned to Spain after agreeing to a six-month contract with third division side FC Cartagena.[8]

Molde

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On 27 July 2018, Craninx agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Norwegian club Molde.[9] He made his first team debut in the Molde's Norwegian Cup first round match against Eide/Omegn on 1 May 2019, a game Molde won 5−0.[10] He got his league debut on 26 May in Molde's 1−2 loss against Tromsø on 26 May 2019.[11] He made his debut in UEFA competitions in Molde's 7–1 win over KR in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round on 11 July 2019.[12] He played 14 games and kept a clean sheet in four of them in the club's title-winning 2019 season. Craninx got 25 appearances in all competitions. On 3 December 2019, Molde announced that Craninx had agreed to an extension of his contract that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2023 season.[13]

On 31 January 2022, Craninx was loaned to Seraing until the end of the season.[14]

On 31 January 2023, Craninx was released by Molde.[15]

CF Fuenlabrada

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On 8 February 2023, Craninx signed for CF Fuenlabrada on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[16]

International career

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Craninx has played a total of 6 games for Belgium at youth international level.[17]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 May 2021[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid C 2013–14 Segunda División B 0 0 — — — 0 0
2014–15 Tercera División 14 0 — — — 14 0
Total 14 0 — — — — — — 14 0
Real Madrid Castilla 2015–16 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
2016–17 Segunda División B 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 4 0 — — — — — — 4 0
Jong Sparta 2017–18 Tweede Divisie 10 0 — — — 10 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2017–18 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Cartagena 2017–18 Segunda División B 0 0 — — — 0 0
Molde 2018 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019 14 0 3 0 8 0 — 25 0
2020 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 17 0 3 0 8 0 — — 28 0
Lillestrøm (loan) 2021 Eliteserien 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Career total 53 0 3 0 8 0 — — 65 0

Honours

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Molde

References

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  1. ^ "Alexandro Craninx Spelerinfo". www.belgianfootball.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Alexandro Craninx Real Madrid profile". www.realmadrid.com. Real Madrid. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Alexandro Craninx profile". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ Álex Craninx at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ "Alex Craninx va marcher sur les traces de Casillas" [Alex Craninx will follow the footsteps of Casillas] (in French). DH.be. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. ^ "El Real Madrid renueva al 'nuevo Courtois'" [Real Madrid renew the 'new Courtois'] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Craninx goes to Sparta Rotterdam". Marca. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL | Alex Craninx, un refuerzo de altura para la portería del líder" [OFFICIAL | Alex Craninx, an addition of height for the goal of the leader] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Ny keeper signert!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Eide vs. Molde 0-5". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Tromsø vs. Molde 2-1". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Molde 7-1 KR". www.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Alex fornyer kontrakten!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  14. ^ "MERCATO : BIENVENUE À ALEX CRANINX !" (Press release) (in French). Seraing. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  15. ^ "TAKK, ALEX!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  16. ^ "ÁLEX CRANINX NUEVO PORTERO DEL FUENLABRADA" [ÁLEX CRANINX NEW FUENLABRADA GOALKEEPER]. www.cffuenlabrada.es (in Spanish). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Alexandro Craninx international profile". belgianfootball.be (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  18. ^ Álex Craninx at Soccerway
  19. ^ "Alexandro Marco Craninx". www.fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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