Marc Gual

Marc Gual Huguet (born 13 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid Castilla on loan from Sevilla FC as a forward.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gual and the second or maternal family name is Huguet.
Marc Gual
Personal information
Full name Marc Gual Huguet
Date of birth (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996
Place of birth Badalona, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid Castilla
(on loan from Sevilla)
Number 21
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– Sevilla B 48 (15)
2018–2019 → Zaragoza (loan) 29 (6)
2019–2020 → Girona (loan) 19 (4)
2020– → Real Madrid Castilla (loan) 2 (2)
National team
2017 Spain U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 February 2020

Club career

Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, 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 for the Segunda División B championship.[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 joined Real Madrid Castilla on-loan with Sevilla still owning the rights on the player under the active contract till 2021.[8][9]

References
  1. "1–1: Igualdad total" [1–1: Full equality] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. "2–2: Remontada para empezar el año" [2–2: Comeback to start the year] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. "4–0: Poder ofensivo" [4–0: Offensive power] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. "El delantero Marc Gual refuerza el ataque del Sevilla Atlético" [Forward Marc Gual bolsters the attack of Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Marc Gual sale cedido al Real Zaragoza" [Marc Gual goes out on loan at Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. "Marc Gual, un atacante polivalente para el Girona FC" [Marc Gual, a versatile forward for Girona FC] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. "Marc Gual, el delantero que necesitaba Raúl para su Castilla". Marca.com (in Spanish). 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  9. "Mario Gila renueva con el Real Madrid". ADN Blanco (in Spanish). 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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