Alexandre 'Àlex' Granell Nogué (born 2 August 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
He spent the vast majority of his career with Girona, representing the club in both La Liga and Segunda División while appearing in 233 competitive matches and scoring 16 goals.
Club career Early career Born in Olot, Girona, Catalonia, Granell began his career with local amateurs , and played in Tercera División the following years, representing CD Banyoles, AEC Manlleu, UE Llagostera and UE Olot, all also from his native region. With the second to last team he achieved promotion in 2011, appearing in 34 matches and scoring three goals.Àlex Granell: el duro camino a la gloria (Àlex Granell: the long road to glory); Vavel, 3 September 2017 (in Spanish)
Granell first arrived in the Segunda División B in 2012, after returning to Llagostera. After starting rarely, however, he moved to Cádiz CF in the same league on 28 December 2012.Álex Granell, tercer refuerzo invernal del Cádiz (Álex Granell, third winter signing of Cádiz); Diario de Cádiz, 28 December 2012 (in Spanish) On 1 August 2013, he signed with AE Prat also in the third tier.El club anuncia el fixatge de Àlex Granell (The club announces the signing of Àlex Granell); AE Prat, 1 August 2013 (in Catalan)
Girona On 30 June 2014, Granell joined Segunda División's Girona FC, signing a two-year contract.Àlex Granell, nou jugador del Girona (Àlex Granell, new player of Girona) ; Girona FC, 30 June 2014 (in Catalan) He made his debut in the competition on 24 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against Racing de Santander.Un gol de Felipe Sanchón le basta al Girona (A goal from Felipe Sanchón is enough for Girona); Marca, 25 August 2014 (in Spanish)
Granell scored his first professional goal on 23 November 2014, closing the 2–0 home victory over Recreativo de Huelva.El Girona aguanta el pulso arriba (Girona keep it up up front); Marca, 23 November 2014 (in Spanish) In the 2016–17 season, he contributed two goals in 31 appearances as the club achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time ever.Las caras del ascenso del Girona (The faces of Girona's promotion); El Periódico de Catalunya, 4 June 2017 (in Spanish)150 partidos de Àlex Granell en el Girona (150 matches for Àlex Granell in Girona); Girona FC, 14 May 2018 (in Spanish)
Granell made his debut in the top flight on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.El ADN del Atlético no se ficha (You can't sign Atlético's DNA); Marca, 19 August 2017 (in Spanish) He scored his only goal in the competition the following 31 March, as the hosts drew 1–1 with Levante UD.El 'otro' Levante rompe la racha de Montilivi (The 'other' Levante break Montilivi's streak); Marca, 31 March 2018 (in Spanish) During most of his spell, he was team captain and was also in charge of set pieces.Granell, de maestro a capitán del Girona (Granell, from teacher to captain of Girona); Deia, 8 September 2017 (in Spanish)
On 15 August 2019, Granell agreed to a new deal through 2022.El Girona renueva Àlex Granell hasta junio de 2022 (Girona renew Àlex Granell until June 2022); Girona FC, 15 August 2019 (in Spanish)
Bolívar On 6 October 2020, Granell moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Club Bolívar of the Bolivian Primera División.
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