Marc Cucurella
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Marc Cucurella Saseta[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 July 1998|||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Alella, Spain | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Wide midfielder, left-back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | |||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2012 | Espanyol | |||||||||||||||
2012–2017 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Barcelona B | 48 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Eibar (loan) | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Getafe (loan) | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Getafe | 38 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Spain U17 | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2016 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Spain U21 | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2021 | Spain U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Spain | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019– | Catalonia | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:28, 16 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 August 2021 (UTC) |
Marc Cucurella Saseta (born 22 July 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a wide midfielder or left-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Spain national team.
Club career[]
Barcelona[]
Born in Alella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Cucurella started playing futsal in FS Alella before joining RCD Espanyol's youth teams in 2006;[3] in 2012, he moved to FC Barcelona.[4] On 26 November 2016, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 4–0 Segunda División B home routing of CE L'Hospitalet.[5]
Cucurella contributed with 17 appearances for the side, achieving promotion to Segunda División in the play-offs. On 7 July 2017, he renewed his contract until 2021, with a €12 million clause.[6] He made his professional debut on 1 September, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Granada CF.[citation needed]
Cucurella made his first team debut on 24 October 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Lucas Digne in a 3–0 Copa del Rey away win against Real Murcia.[7] He scored his first senior goal for Barça B the following 17 March, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 home win against Lorca FC.[citation needed]
On 31 August 2018, Cucurella was loaned to fellow La Liga side SD Eibar, for one year with a €2 million buyout clause.[8] At the end of his loan, Eibar exercised Cucurella's clause, making him a permanent player for the Basque team; along with the transfer, Barcelona added a €4 million buyback option.[9]
Getafe[]
On 16 July 2019, after just sixteen days as a permanent Eibar player, Barcelona triggered Cucurella's €4 million buyback clause,[10] only to loan him out to Getafe CF two days later for the incoming season, with an option to buy for €6 million and 40% of the rights remaining to Barça.[11]
On 3 March 2020, Getafe triggered his option to buy for €6 million, no longer connecting him to Barcelona.[12] The club fully exercised his option to buy on 30 June.[13]
Brighton & Hove Albion[]
On 31 August 2021, Cucurella joined Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a five-year contract.[14] He made his debut for The Seagulls on the 11 September, starting and playing 82 minutes before being substituted in the eventual 1–0 away win over Brentford.[15] Eight days later, Cucurella made his home debut, playing the whole match of the 2–1 victory over Leicester City.[16] His chipped cross set up Danny Welbeck's 90+1st minute headed equaliser, finishing 1–1 away at Chelsea on 29 December.[17]
International career[]
He was called up to the senior Spain squad in November 2020.[18]
Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[19] Cucurella made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.[20]
Cucurella was part of the Spain U23 side that won the silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games.[21]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 16 March 2022[22]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Segunda División | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||||
Total | 48 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 54 | 1 | |||||
Barcelona | 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Eibar (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
Getafe (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||
Getafe | 2020–21 | La Liga | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 75 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 85 | 4 | ||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22 | Premier League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
Career total | 180 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 202 | 7 |
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International[]
- As of match played 8 June 2021
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours[]
Spain U23
- Summer Olympic silver medal: 2020
References[]
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2018, en Gijón" [Minutes of the Match held on 12 May 2018, in Gijón] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Marc Cucurella Saseta" (in Catalan). Futbol Base Català. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Marc Cucurella, el Puyol de la cantera" [Marc Cucurella, the Puyol from the youth setup] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "4–0: el Barça B golea al Hospitalet y sigue líder" [4–0: Barça B thrash Hospitalet and remain leader] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Marc Cucurella signs new Barcelona deal with €12 million clause". ESPN FC. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona B teamer Jose Arnaiz thrilled with goal in 'dream' first-team debut". ESPN FC. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Acord amb la SD Eibar per a la cessió de Cucurella" [Agrement with SD Eibar for the loan of Cucurella] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "El Eibar ejerce la claúsula de compra de Marc Cucurella" [Eibar triggers Marc Cucurella's buyout clause] (in Spanish). AS. 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Barcelona Buy Back Cucurella From Eibar". beIN Sports. 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Agreement with Getafe for the loan of Marc Cucurella". FC Barcelona. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Getafe exercise option to purchase Cucurella for six million euros MARCA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020
- ^ "Getafe exercise option to purchase Marc Cucurella". FC Barcelona. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Marc Cucurella joins from Getafe". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Brentford 0-1 Brighton: Leandro Trossard scores last-minute winner for Seagulls - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City: Seagulls hold off late pressure to go third - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Chelsea 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Danny Welbeck heads stoppage-time equaliser for Seagulls - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Switzerland 1-1 Spain". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". MARCA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Brazil beat Spain in extra-time for back-to-back men's football gold". Olympics. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Cucurella". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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