Quick Facts
Biography
Alejandro "Álex" Marco Craninx Joostens (born 21 October 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwegian club Molde FK.
Club career
Real Madrid
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Craninx joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2011, from UD Marbella. 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, but acted as a backup to Alfonso Herrero and Carlos Abad during his spell.
Sparta Rotterdam
On 25 July 2017, Craninx signed for Sparta Rotterdam, but was assigned to the reserve side in the Tweede Divisie.
Cartagena
On 31 January 2018, Craninx returned to Spain after agreeing to a six-month contract with third division side FC Cartagena.
Molde
On 27 July 2018, Craninx agreed a two and a half year deal with Norwegian club Molde. 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. He got his league debut on 26 May in Molde's 1−2 loss against Tromsø on 26 May 2019. 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. 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.
International career
Craninx has played a total of 6 games for Belgium at international youth level.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 November 2019
| 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 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 0 | ||
Honours
Molde
- Eliteserien: 2019