Marc Gual Huguet (born 13 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Legia Warsaw.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | Dnipro-1 | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 38 | (19) |
| 2023– | Legia Warsaw | 50 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2024 | |||
Club career
editEspanyol
editBorn 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]
Sevilla
editOn 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] Gual scored a brace in a 2–3 away loss against Elche CF on 9 April, and a week later, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 home rout of Real Valladolid to take his tally up to eight.[6]
Loan to Real Zaragoza
editGual was loaned to fellow second division side Real Zaragoza, for one year, on 9 August 2018.[7]
Loan to Girona
editOn 28 June of the following year, he joined freshly relegated side Girona FC also in a temporary deal.[8]
Loan to Real Madrid Castilla
editOn 30 January 2020, Gual moved to Real Madrid Castilla on loan for the remaining part of the season.[9] On 1 September, he agreed to a permanent two-year contract with AD Alcorcón in the second division.[10]
Dnipro
editGual terminated his contract with Alcorcón on 7 January 2022.[11] He then signed with Ukrainian Premier League club SC Dnipro-1 on a deal until the summer of 2024.[12] 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.[13]
FIFA suspended the contracts of all foreign players and coaches affiliated with the Ukrainian Association of Football on 7 March 2022.[14]
Loan to Jagiellonia Białystok
editSixteen days later, Gual joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok until the end of the season.[15] On his debut on 3 April, he scored the winner in the seventh minute of added time in a 2–1 home victory over Zagłębie Lubin.[16] On 28 June, his loan was extended for another year.[17]
Legia Warsaw
editOn 11 May 2023, Gual signed a three-year deal with the Polish Cup holders Legia Warsaw, effective from 1 July.[18] On 7 November 2024, Gual scored 2 goals in a 4-0 victory over Dinamo-Minsk in a UEFA Conference League game.[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 19 December 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 13 | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | |||||
| Sevilla Atlético | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | |||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 15 | — | — | — | 48 | 15 | |||||
| Real Zaragoza (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Alcorcón | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 6 | ||||
| Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 17 | |||
| Total | 38 | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 20 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 49 | 11 |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11[b] | 6 | — | 30 | 12 | ||
| Total | 50 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 275 | 77 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 312 | 91 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
Honours
editLegia Warsaw
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Forward of the Season: 2022–23[22]
- Ekstraklasa Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2022–23[23]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: April 2023[24]
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.
- ^ Bailador, Ignacio (16 April 2017). "El Sevilla Atlético ridiculiza al Valladolid y complica a Herrera" [Sevilla Atlético humiliate Valladolid and make things complicated for Herrera]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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" [Marc Gual is a Jagiellonia player] (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Gliński, Marcin; Szubzda, Wojciech (3 April 2022). "Marc Gual: Walczyliśmy cały czas i to jest najważniejsze" [Marc Gual: We've been fighting all the time and that's the most important thing] (in Polish). Polskie Radio Białystok. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Marc Gual zostaje w Jagiellonii!" [Marc Gual stays at Jagiellonia!] (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Ziółkowski, Maciej (11 May 2023). "Oficjalnie. Gual na 3 lata piłkarzem Legii" [Official. Gual to be Legia player for 3 years]. legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Legia Warszawa vs Dinamo-Minsk | UEFA Conference League 2024/25". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Marc Gual at Soccerway
- ^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Kamil Grosicki piłkarzem sezonu w PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasie!" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Strzelcy". ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Retrieved 28 May 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PIŁKARZ KWIETNIA 2023: MARC GUAL (JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 10 May 2023.