Marc Muniesa
Muniesa with the Spain U21s in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marc Muniesa Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Lloret de Mar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Stoke City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lloret | |||
| 2002–2009 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Barcelona B | 79 | (4) |
| 2009–2013 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Stoke City | 52 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:17, 15 December 2016 (UTC). |
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Marc Muniesa Martinez (born 27 March 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Stoke City. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.
Muniesa began his career with Barcelona, making his debut at the end of the 2008–09 season at the age of 17. Muniesa then played for Barcelona B, helping them to win promotion to the Segunda División in 2009–10. He was on the verge of breaking into the first team in 2012–13 but suffered a torn knee ligament in pre-season and missed most of the season. In July 2013 he joined English side Stoke City on a free transfer.
Muniesa gained 26 caps for Spain at youth level, including five for the under-21 side with which he won the 2013 European Championship.
Born in Lloret de Mar, Girona, Catalonia, when Muniesa was only 15 years old there were already transfer rumours that Chelsea wanted to sign him. At the La Masia youth academy he developed quickly, and was ready to appear for FC Barcelona's first team at the age of 17. Muniesa made his debut for Barça's first team aged 17 years and 57 days on 23 May 2009, as a substitute in a 1–0 La Liga home loss against Osasuna for the already crowned league champions. This appearance made him the second youngest player ever to feature for Barcelona, but he only played a few minutes, being sent off after a challenge on Antonio Hidalgo; the following Wednesday, he was named amongst the substitutes for the 2009 Champions League Final against Manchester United.
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