Marc Cardona

Marc Cardona Rovira (born 8 July 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for CA Osasuna.

Not to be confused with Mark Cardona.
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cardona and the second or maternal family name is Rovira.
Marc Cardona
Personal information
Full name Marc Cardona Rovira[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995
Place of birth Lleida, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Osasuna
Number 7
Youth career
San Benito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sanluqueño B 24 (11)
2014–2016 Sanluqueño 43 (20)
2016–2019 Barcelona B 54 (22)
2016 Barcelona 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Eibar (loan) 17 (3)
2019– Osasuna 12 (1)
National team‡
2019– Catalonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:15, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2019

Club career

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Cardona represented San Benito CF as a youth.[2] In 2014, he joined Atlético Sanluqueño CF, and made his debut for the club on 24 August 2014 by coming on as a second half substitute in a 0–3 Tercera División away loss against CD Alcalá.

Cardona appeared rarely for the first team during his first season, playing regularly with the reserves in Primera Andaluza. In his second, he was a key player in Sanluqueño's promotion to Segunda División B, scoring a career-best 20 goals; highlights included a hat-trick in a 5–1 home rout of Sevilla FC C on 24 January 2016.[3]

On 29 June 2016, Cardona joined FC Barcelona, and was immediately assigned to the reserves in the third division.[4] He made his debut for Barça B on 20 August, scoring a hat-trick in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Saguntino.[5]

Cardona helped the B-side achieve promotion to Segunda División in 2017 by scoring 15 goals. He played his first match in the second division on 19 August of that year, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–1 away win against Real Valladolid.[6]

On 19 July 2018, Cardona was loaned to La Liga side SD Eibar for one year, with a buyout clause.[7] On 31 August he played and scored the equalizer in a 2–1 home win against Real Sociedad.[8]

On 25 June 2019, Cardona joined fellow top tier side CA Osasuna until 2023.[9]

Career statistics
As of 9 February 2020[10][11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sanluqueño B 2014–15 Primera Andaluza 2411—2411
Sanluqueño 2014–15 Tercera División 71—71
2015–16 3619—5[lower-alpha 1]14120
Total 4320—514821
Barcelona B 2016–17 Segunda División B 2515—6[lower-alpha 2]23117
2017–18 Segunda División 297—297
Total 5422—626024
Barcelona 2016–17 La Liga 00101[lower-alpha 3]00020
Eibar (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 17320—193
Osasuna 2019-20 La Liga 12131—152
Career total 15057611011316861
  1. Five appearances and one goal in Tercera División play-offs
  2. Six appearances and two goals in Segunda División B play-offs
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Barcelona

References
  1. "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 14 June 2019.
  2. "Del Sanluqueño a la 'Champions' con el FC Barcelona" [From Sanluqueño to 'Champions' with FC Barcelona] (in Spanish). La Voz de Cádiz. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. "Marc Cardona, de la Primera Andaluza a la Champions a base de goles" [Marc Cardona, from Primera Andaluza to Champions based on goals] (in Spanish). Sport. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. "Agreement to sign Varo, Martínez and Cardona to FC Barcelona B". FC Barcelona. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. "FC Barcelona B v Atlético Saguntino: Convincing start (3–1)". FC Barcelona. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. "El Barça B se escapa vivo de Zorrilla" [Barça B escape alive from Zorrilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. "Marc Cardona, segunda incorporación del Eibar" [Marc Cardona, second addition of Eibar] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. "Ipurua continua inexpugnable" [Ipurua remains impregnable] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. "Marc Cardona, jugador de Osasuna hasta el 2023" [Marc Cardona, Osasuna player until 2023] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  10. Marc Cardona at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  11. Marc Cardona at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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