Marc Gual
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marc Gual Huguet | ||
Date of birth | 13 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Badalona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Jagiellonia Białystok (on loan from Dnipro-1) | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Badalona | ||
2005–2010 | Barcelona | ||
2010–2013 | Badalona | ||
2013–2015 | Espanyol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Espanyol B | 35 | (13) |
2016–2020 | Sevilla B | 48 | (15) |
2018–2019 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 29 | (6) |
2019–2020 | → Girona (loan) | 19 | (4) |
2020 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Alcorcón | 50 | (6) |
2022– | Dnipro-1 | 0 | (0) |
2022– | → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 5 | (3) |
National team | |||
2017 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022 |
Marc Gual Huguet (born 13 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok. He is also under contract with Ukrainian club Dnipro-1, but that contract is suspended.
Club career[edit]
Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gual represented CF Badalona and FC Barcelona as a youth before joining RCD Espanyol's youth categories in 2013. He made his debut for the reserves on 4 October 2015, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF Mestalla in the Segunda División B.[1]
Gual scored his first goal as a senior on 3 January 2016, his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against Villarreal CF B.[2] On 12 March, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[3]
On 9 November 2016, Gual signed a three-year contract with another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético in Segunda División, mainly as a replacement to injured Carlos Fernández and Maryan Shved.[4] He made his professional debut ten days later, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against RCD Mallorca.[5]
On 9 April 2017, Gual scored a brace in a 2–3 away loss against Elche CF. Seven days later, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 home rout of Real Valladolid, taking his tally up to eight.
On 9 August 2018, Gual was loaned to fellow second division side Real Zaragoza, for one year.[6] On 28 June of the following year, he joined freshly relegated side Girona FC also in a temporary deal.[7]
On 30 January 2020, Gual moved to Real Madrid Castilla on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] On 1 September, he agreed to a permanent two-year contract with AD Alcorcón in the second division.[9]
On 7 January 2022, Gual terminated his contract with Alkor.[10] He then moved abroad for the first time, signing for Ukrainian Premier League club SC Dnipro-1 on a deal until the summer of 2024.[11] Only 42 days on from his signing, and before the resumption of the Ukrainian season after the winter break, the league was suspended due to the Russian invasion and he escaped the country.[12][13][14]
FIFA suspended the contracts of all foreign players and coaches affiliated with the Ukrainian Association of Football on 7 March 2022[15] Sixteen days later, Gual returned to Eastern Europe, joining Polish Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok until the end of the season.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "1–1: Igualdad total" [1–1: Full equality] (Press release) (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "2–2: Remontada para empezar el año" [2–2: Comeback to start the year] (Press release) (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "4–0: Poder ofensivo" [4–0: Offensive power] (Press release) (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "El delantero Marc Gual refuerza el ataque del Sevilla Atlético" [Forward Marc Gual bolsters the attack of Sevilla Atlético] (Press release) (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "El Mallorca rescata un punto ante el Sevilla Atlético" [Mallorca rescue a point against Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Marc Gual sale cedido al Real Zaragoza" [Marc Gual goes out on loan at Real Zaragoza] (Press release) (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Marc Gual, un atacante polivalente para el Girona FC" [Marc Gual, a versatile forward for Girona FC] (Press release) (in Spanish). Girona FC. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Marc Gual, el delantero que necesitaba Raúl para su Castilla" [Marc Gual, the forward who Raúl needed for his Castilla]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Marc Gual se suma al nuevo proyecto deportivo de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Marc Gual joins the new sporting project of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "La AD Alcorcón acuerda la desvinculación de Marc Gual como jugador alfarero" [AD Alcorcón agree the disassociation of Marc Gual as an alfarero player] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Manchón, Martín (14 January 2022). "Fichajes. El nuevo y sorprendente equipo de Marc Gual" [Signings. Marc Gual's new and surprising team] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Escario, Sergio (24 February 2022). "Marc Gual firmó hace solo 42 días por el Dnipro de Ucrania" [Marc Gual signed only 42 days ago for Dnipro in Ukraine]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Roura, Jordi (24 February 2022). "Marc Gual, ex jugador del Girona, desde Ucrania: "Estamos buscando una forma segura de salir de aquí"" [Marc Gual, ex-Girona player, speaking from Ukraine: "We're looking for a safe way to leave here"]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Marc Gual, Jorge López, Jordi Escura y Lluís Cortés salen de Ucrania" [Marc Gual, Jorge López, Jordi Escura and Lluís Cortés get out of Ukraine] (in Spanish). EFE. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Marc Gual zawodnikiem Jagiellonii" (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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- 1996 births
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- People from Badalona
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- Footballers from Catalonia
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- Segunda División players
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- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Real Zaragoza players
- Girona FC players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
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- SC Dnipro-1 players
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- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
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