Alejandro "Álex" Marco Craninx Joostens (born 21 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwegian club Molde.[4] Born in Spain, he has represented Belgium at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandro Marco Craninx Joostens | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 26)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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– | Molde | 17 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Seraing (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2013 | |||
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.
On 25 July 2017, Craninx signed for Sparta Rotterdam, but was assigned to the reserve side in the Tweede Divisie.[7]
On 31 January 2018, Craninx returned to Spain after agreeing to a six-month contract with third division side FC Cartagena.[8]
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]
Craninx has played a total of 6 games for Belgium at international youth level.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
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