Marc Vales

Marc Vales
Vales with Andorra in 2016
Personal information
Full name Marc Vales González
Date of birth (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990
Place of birth Les Escaldes, Andorra
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sandefjord
Number 17
Youth career
Sant Julià
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 FC Andorra
2007–2008 Sabadell B
2008 Ibiza-Eivissa B 10 (1)
2009 Binéfar 12 (1)
2009–2011 Atlético Monzón 58 (7)
2011–2012 Atlético Baleares 23 (2)
2012–2013 Real Madrid C 13 (0)
2014 FC Andorra 6 (1)
2014–2015 Zaragoza B 27 (1)
2015–2016 Hospitalet 5 (0)
2016–2018 SJK 38 (0)
2018– Sandefjord 9 (0)
National team
2008–2011 Andorra U21 4 (0)
2008– Andorra 54 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2018

Marc Vales González (born 4 April 1990) is an Andorran footballer who plays for Norwegian club Sandefjord Fotball. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Les Escaldes, Escaldes-Engordany, Vales never played in higher than Segunda División B during his lengthy spell in Spain, having started playing football with local UE Sant Julià. Subsequently, he represented FC Andorra (two spells), CE Sabadell FC B, SE Eivissa-Ibiza B,[1] CD Binéfar and Atlético Monzón.

In the 2011 summer, Vales signed for CD Atlético Baleares. His first game in the third level took place on 30 October, and he scored the game's only goal at home against CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[2]

Vales spent the vast majority of the following years in the same tier – with the exception of a few months in Tercera División with FC Andorra – with Real Madrid C (who acquired him on a free transfer),[3] Real Zaragoza B[4] and CE L'Hospitalet.[5] On 5 August 2016 he signed with Finnish side Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho until the end of the season, with the option of an additional campaign.[6]

On 9 November 2016, SJK announced that they had agreed a new two-year contract with Vales.[7] On 25 July 2018, he moved to the Norwegian Eliteserien with Sandefjord Fotball on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[8]

International career

After representing Andorra at youth level, Vales gained his first cap with the full side on 26 March 2008 (one month shy of his 18th birthday), playing one minute in a 0–3 friendly home loss to Latvia. He went on to appear in more than 50 internationals.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 October 2018[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SJK 2016 Veikkausliiga 130100000-140
2017 19090-20-301
2018 6010---70
Total 3801000020--500
Sandefjord 2018 Eliteserien 900090
Career total 4701000020--590

International

As of match played 13 October 2018[12]
Andorra
YearAppsGoals
200850
200970
201020
201160
201240
201360
201450
201530
201670
201750
201840
Total540

References

  1. "El Eivissa B ficha a Marc Vales, internacional con Andorra" [Eivissa B sign Marc Vales, Andorran international]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 9 September 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. "Los gallitos aprenden a sufrir" [Top roosters learn how to suffer]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. "Marc Vales fitxa pel Real Madrid CF C amb opcions a jugar al Castilla" [Marc Vales signs for Real Madrid CF C with options to play with Castilla] (in Catalan). Andorran Football Federation. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. "El defensa Marc Vales llega a Zaragoza" [Defender Marc Vales arrives at Zaragoza] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. "Marc Vales sale del Real Zaragoza y ficha por el Hospitalet" [Marc Vales leaves Real Zaragoza and signs for Hospitalet] (in Spanish). Vavel. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. "SJK vahvistuu Andorran maajoukkuepelaajalla" [SJK strengthen with Andorran national team player] (in Finnish). SJK. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. "Marc Vales jatkaa Seinäjoella" [Marc Vales will continue with Seinäjoen] (in Finnish). SJK. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  8. "To nye spillere klare til â bidra" [Two new players ready to get going] (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. "Andorra – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  10. "El internacional número 20" [International number 20]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 October 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  11. Marc Vales at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  12. "Marc Vales". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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