Jordy Croux
Jordy Croux (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔrdi kruks]; born 15 January 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Japanese club Cerezo Osaka.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordy Croux | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Hasselt, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Runkst VV | ||
| 2001–2011 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Genk | 18 | (0) |
| 2014 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 38 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | MVV Maastricht | 40 | (10) |
| 2016–2019 | Willem II | 59 | (2) |
| 2019 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 45 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Avispa Fukuoka | 56 | (8) |
| 2023– | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Belgium U15 | 7 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Belgium U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U19 | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2022, 14:22 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Croux was born in Hasselt where he began to play football with Runkst VV. He moved to the Racing Genk academy at the age of seven where he progressed through their youth squads.
K.R.C. Genk
Croux made his debut for Racing Genk's senior team on 21 March 2012 during their 3–1 win against Gent when he came in as a substitute for Anthony Limbombe in the 60th minute.[4]
In April 2012, Croux signed a contract extension with the club, which is to end in 2015. He scored his first goal for Genk in their 6–0 win against Saint-Gilloise in the sixth round of the 2012–13 Belgian Cup. It was the first goal of the match, scored in the 14th minute.
Avispa Fukuoka
On 8 January 2021, Croux moved to Japan and signing with J1 club, Avispa Fukuoka for 2021 season.[5] After two seasons with the club he moved on to Cerezo Osaka in 2022.
Cerezo Osaka
On 7 December 2022, Croux officially transferred to Cerezo Osaka for the 2023 season.[6]
International career
Belgium U-16
Croux made his international debut for the Belgium U-16s during their 4–0 loss against the Germany U-16 team on 14 October 2009.
Belgium U-17
On 26 August 2010, Croux was part of the Belgium U-17 squad that played and won 1–0 against Switzerland U-17. He played again for the team that lost 3–1 against Spain U-17 on 26 March 2011. He played again two days later in a 2–1 loss against the England U-17 squad.
Belgium U-18
Croux appeared for the Belgium U-18 team in a 1–0 loss against the Germany U-18 team on 13 November 2011.
Belgium U-19
Croux was called up to the Belgium U-19 squad that played against Serbia U-19 in a 0–0 draw on 26 February 2012.
Statistics
Club
- As of the end of 2022 season.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| MVV Maastricht (loan) | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 6 | |||
| MVV Maastricht | 2015–16 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 40 | 10 | |||
| 2016–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 12 | ||
| Willem II | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
| MVV Maastricht (loan) | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Roda JC Kerkrade | 2019–20 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2021 | J1 League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2022 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2023 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 271 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 311 | 42 | ||
International
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium U15 | 2008–09 | 7 | 2 |
| Belgium U16 | 2009–10 | 11 | 2 |
| Belgium U17 | 2010–11 | 15 | 0 |
| Belgium U18 | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 |
| Belgium U19 | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 48 | 5 | |
References
- "Jordy Croux" (in Japanese). Avispa Fukuoka. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- Jordy Croux – Profile – UEFA.com
- Jordy Croux at WorldFootball.net
- Racing Genk 3 – 1 AA Gent – Yahoo! Sport – UK and Ireland.
- "ジョルディ クルークス選手 ローダJC（オランダ） より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). アビスパ福岡. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- "ジョルディ クルークス選手 完全移籍加入について". Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- Jordy Croux at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Jordy Croux at FootballDatabase.eu
- Jordy Croux at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Jordy Croux at Soccerway
- Jordy Croux at WorldFootball.net
- Jordy Croux at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)