Cronin first played competitive
Gaelic football with the
Nemo Rangers club in
Cork. After progressing onto the club's
senior team in 2018, he has since gone on to win a
Munster Club Championship title and three
Cork PSFC titles. Cronin first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the
Cork minor football team in 2017. He progressed onto the under-20 team and was at right corner-forward when Cork beat
Dublin in the
2019 All-Ireland under-20 final. Cronin was first selected for the
Cork senior football team for the pre-season
McGrath Cup competition in 2022. He later earned inclusion on the team's
National League panel. ==Career statistics==