Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marc Cucurella Saseta | ||
Date of birth | 22 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Alella, Spain | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Barcelona B | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2012 | Espanyol | ||
2012–2017 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Barcelona B | 11 | (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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017 |
Marc Cucurella Saseta (born 22 July 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a left back.
Born in Alella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Cucurella started playing futsal in FS Alella before joining RCD Espanyol's youth teams in 2006; in 2012, he moved to FC Barcelona. 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.
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.