Alejandro Granados

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Alejandro Granados
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Granados Torres [1]
Date of birth (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 (age 19) [1]
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Club NXT
Number 70
Youth career
Hércules
2021–2023 Orlando City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Orlando City B 20 (0)
2023 → Orlando City (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Club NXT 56 (4)
International career‡
2023 Spain U17 5 (1)
2023–2024 Spain U18 4 (0)
2024–2025 Spain U19 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2025 Romania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025 (UTC)

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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Early life

Granados was born in Alicante, Spain, to Cuban parents in 2006 and moved to the United States at the age of nine. [2] He started his youth career with the youth academy of Spanish side Hércules. [3]

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 29 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando City B 2022 MLS Next Pro 150———150
2023 MLS Next Pro110———110
Total260———260
Orlando City (loan) 2023 MLS 10———10
Club NXT 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 231———231
2024–25 Challenger Pro League241———241
2025–26 Challenger Pro League92———92
Total564———564
Club Brugge 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 001000—10
Career total834100000844

    Honours

    Spain U19

    References

    1. 1 2 "Alejandro Granados". WorldFootball. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
    2. ↑ "El sueño americano de Alejandro Granados". MARCA. 25 May 2023.
    3. ↑ "Granados, el ojito derecho". Diario AS. 19 May 2023.
    4. ↑ Rincón, Jorge Tellez (11 May 2023). "Alejandro Granados, la promesa que llama la atención desde Orlando".
    5. ↑ "Orlando City SC signs Alejandro Granados to short-term MLS agreement | Orlando City". Orlando City SC.
    6. ↑ "Orlando City B transfers midfielder Alejandro Granados to Club Brugge KV | Orlando City B". Orlando City SC.
    7. ↑ "Brugge paying $2 million for MLS player with one appearance". World Soccer Talk. 19 July 2023.
    8. ↑ "para Alejandro Granados del Orlando City". Radio Centro 977. 16 May 2023.
    9. ↑ "Convocatoria de la Sub-17 para el Europeo de Hungría" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    10. ↑ "Quarter-finals: Spain 3-0 Republic of Ireland". UEFA. 28 May 2023.
    11. ↑ "Esta es la lista definitiva para el Europeo sub-19" [This is the final list for the European Under-19 Championship] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 9 June 2025.
    12. 1 2 "2025 Under-19 final: Spain 0-1 Netherlands". UEFA . 27 June 2025.
    13. ↑ "España pelea por una perla... ¡contra Estados Unidos!". Relevo. 4 May 2023.
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