Alejandro Granados
Spanish footballer (born 2006)
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Alejandro Granados Torres (born 30 May 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club NXT of the Belgian Challenger Pro League.
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| Full name | Alejandro Granados Torres[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 May 2006[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Club NXT | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Hércules | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Orlando City | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Orlando City B | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Orlando City | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Club NXT | 70 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Spain U17 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Spain U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Spain U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
Club career
Granados started his senior career with American side Orlando City B, debuting for the club at the age of fifteen.[4]
On 9 June 2023, Granados signed a short-term agreement with Orlando City.[5]
After one substitute appearance totaling just one minute for the first team, on 8 August 2023, Orlando City announced the transfer of Granados to Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around $2 million.[6][7] He was initially assigned in their reserve team Club NXT.
International career
Granados is a youth international for Spain.[8] He was called up to the Spain U17 for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Hungary,[9] where he scored in the quarter-final against Ireland.[10]
In 2025, he was included in the Spain U19 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania.[11] He appeared as a substitute during Spain's 1–0 defeat to the Netherlands in the final.[12]
Style of play
Granados mainly operates as a midfielder and is left-footed and is known for his offensive capabilities.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 December 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando City B | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Orlando City | 2023 | MLS | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Club NXT | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Challenger Pro League | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 4 | — | — | — | 63 | 4 | |||||
| Club Brugge | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 90 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 4 | ||
Honours
Spain U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2025[12]
