Alejandro 'Álex' Cruz Hernández (born 31 October 1986) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

Club career

Born in

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Province of Cádiz Cádiz is a Provinces of Spain, province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the southernmost part of mainland Spain, as well as the southernmost part of conti ...

, Cruz finished his youth career with local

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2005–06 season. In 2007 he first arrived in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

, joining

Racing Club Portuense Racing Club Portuense is a Spanish football team based in El Puerto de Santa María, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1928, dissolved in 2013 and reformed in 2017, it plays in the Tercera División Andaluza, ...

. In August 2008, Cruz signed with

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

club

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

. He played his first professional match on 6 December, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the ...

. In January of the following year, he was loaned to

CD Atlético Baleares Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares, S.A.D. ( ca, Club Esportiu Atlètic Balears) is a Spanish football team based in Palma, Majorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded on 1920, it currently plays in Primera División RF ...

in division three. Cruz remained in the third tier the following years, with

CF Atlético Ciudad Club de Fútbol Atlético Ciudad was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia, Murcia. Founded in 2007, it played its last season in ''Segunda División B'' (group IV) ...

Lucena CF Lucena Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Lucena, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1968, it was dissolved in 2015. History ''Lucena Club de Fútbol'' was founded in 1968. It was originally ...

Real Jaén Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1929 it plays in Tercera División RFEF, holding home matches at ''Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria'', with a capacit ...

and

Real Avilés CF Real Avilés Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Avilés, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1903 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, with an app ...

. On 9 July 2013 he returned to Jaén, recently promoted to the second league.El Jaén ficha a Jozabed, Curto y Alex Cruz (Jáen sign Jozabed, Curto and Alex Cruz)
Marca, 9 July 2013 (in Spanish)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Alex 1986 births Living people People from El Puerto de Santa María Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players Cádiz CF Mirandilla players Racing Club Portuense players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers CD Atlético Baleares footballers CF Atlético Ciudad players Lucena CF players Real Jaén footballers Real Avilés CF footballers CD Toledo players CF Badalona Futur players UD Melilla footballers Atlético Sanluqueño CF players Xerez Deportivo FC players