Alex Crognale (born August 27, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion.
_(cropped).jpg) Crognale in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Crognale | ||
| Date of birth | August 27, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Columbus, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham Legion | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Columbus Crew SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Maryland Terrapins | 73 | (11) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Orange County SC (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Indy Eleven (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Birmingham Legion | 135 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2024 | |||
Career
editYouth and college
editBorn in Columbus, Ohio, Crognale is a product of the youth academy of Columbus Crew SC, before playing four years of college soccer at the University of Maryland between 2013 and 2016. In 2016, Crognale captained the Terrapins to a third straight Big Ten tourney title, and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. He was also chosen for the First-Team All-American in 2016[1]
Columbus Crew SC
editOn December 13, 2016, it was announced that Crognale had signed a homegrown contract with Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer.[2]
He made his professional debut on March 18, 2017, against D.C. United.[3]
Orange County SC
editOn March 15, 2018, Crognale joined Orange County SC on loan from Columbus Crew SC on a game-by-game basis.[4] He made his debut on March 17, 2018, in a 1–1 draw against Phoenix Rising FC, coming on as a substitute and scoring the equalizing goal in the 90th minute.[5]
Indy Eleven
editOn March 15, 2019, Crognale joined Indy Eleven on loan from Columbus Crew SC.[6]
Birmingham Legion
editOn December 23, 2019, Crognale signed a multi-year contract with Birmingham Legion FC.[7] On October 21, 2020, Crognale was named Legion FC Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020 season. Crognale led the team in minutes, clearances and blocks, and started every match of the season for Birmingham in 2020.[8]
Personal life
editCrognale was born in the United States, and is of Italian descent.[9]
Alex is the brother of fellow professional soccer player Eli Crognale,[10] who also played for Birmingham Legion.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Columbus Crew SC | 2017 | MLS | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Orange County SC (loan) | 2018 | USL | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 4 | |
| Indy Eleven (loan) | 2019 | USL Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Birmingham Legion | 2020 | USL Championship | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | |
| 2021 | USL Championship | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | USL Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | ||
| Total | 117 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 10 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Alex Crognale". University of Maryland. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Tom Reed (December 13, 2016). "MLS Crew SC to sign Gahanna's Alex Crognale to homegrown contract". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ Simon Borg (March 16, 2017). "D.C. United vs. Columbus Crew SC 2017 MLS Match Preview". MLS. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Crognale loaned to Orange County SC". columbuscrewsc.com. MLS. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Orange County SC vs Phoenix Rising FC". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. March 17, 2018. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ "Indy Eleven Acquire Columbus Crew SC Defender Alex Crognale on Loan". Indy Eleven. March 15, 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ "Legion FC Signs Defender Alex Crognale". bhmlegion.com. December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Alex Crognale Named Legion FC Defensive Player of the Year". bhmlegion.com. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Erickson, Andrew. "Crew SC | Alex Crognale learns from rigors of rookie season". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ^ "Eli Crognale, the youngest in a soccer-filled family, has made his own name at Maryland". 3 November 2019.
- ^ Alex Crognale at Soccerway
- ^ Alex Crognale at Major League Soccer
External links
edit- Alex Crognale at Major League Soccer
- Alex Crognale at Soccerway
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