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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casadó and the second or maternal family name is Torras.
Marc Casadó
Casadó with Spain U17 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Marc Casadó Torras
Date of birth (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2011 Vilamajor
2011–2012 Sant Celoni
2012–2015 Granollers
2015–2016 Damm
2016–2022 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Barcelona B 61 (0)
2022– Barcelona 18 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Spain U16 5 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U17 8 (1)
2024– Spain U21 1 (0)
2024– Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:38, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:38, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Marc Casadó Torras (born 14 September 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.

Club career

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Born in Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Barcelona, Catalonia, Casadó is a youth product of Vilamajor, Sant Celoni, Granollers and Damm.[1] He moved to Barcelona's youth academy at the age of 13 in 2016. He was the captain of the Juvenil A team where he helped them win the league and Copa de Campeones in the 2020–21 season. Furthermore, he was on the bench for the reserve squad five times in 2021, and was promoted to the squad in the summer of 2022.[2] On 5 July 2022, he extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2024.[3]

He made his senior debut with Barcelona Atlètic in a 3–2 Primera Federación win over Castellón on 27 August 2022.[4] On 1 November 2022, Casadó made his official debut for the senior squad against Viktoria Plzeň in the Champions League. On the 67th minute, Franck Kessié got injured and he replaced him till the final whistle.

In the 2023–24 season, Casadó was named captain of the Barcelona Atlètic team.[5] He trained with the senior squad while playing games for Barcelona Atlètic. On 17 March 2024, he made his first La Liga appearance against Atlético Madrid, where he got subbed on for Héctor Fort.[6]

International career

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Youth

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Casadó is a youth international for Spain, having been called up to the Spain U16s and U17s in 2019. In October 2024, he was called up to the Spain U21s.

Senior

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Casadó was named in the 26 final squad for UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Switzerland on 15 and 18 November 2024 by coach Luis De La Fuente, respectively.[7] He made his debut against Denmark, substituting Martín Zubimendi in the 70th minute, as Spain won 2–1.[8]

Style of play

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Casadó is a defensive midfielder primarily, but has also played as right-back and centre-back.[9] He is hard-working and adept at recovering possession, and is a great ball handler. He is a tenacious and intense player on the pitch. He is known for his work rate, passing, defending and technical proficiency.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 21 December 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona Atlètic 2022–23 Primera Federación 34 0 — — 2[a] 0 36 0
2023–24 Primera Federación 27 0 — — 4[a] 0 31 0
Total 61 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 67 0
Barcelona 2022–23 La Liga 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24 La Liga 2 0 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 4 0
2024–25 La Liga 16 0 0 0 6[b] 0 0 0 22 0
Total 18 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 27 0
Career total 79 0 0 0 9 0 6 0 94 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Primera Federación play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2024 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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FC Barcelona U19

References

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  1. ^ "Marc Casadó: Un líder con estilo". sport. 15 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Marc Casadó, todo por el Barça pese a ofertas mejores". Mundo Deportivo. 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ Tella, Adrià. "El Barça renova el futur, amb Marc Casadó i Chadi Riad - 05 juliol 2022". L'Esportiu de Catalunya.
  4. ^ "Barça Atlètic - Castellón | Resultado, resumen y goles del partido del Grupo II de Primera RFEF". Mundo Deportivo. 27 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Four Barça Atlètic captains named". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Casadó: 'La Masia is the essence of Barça'". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  7. ^ Hernández, Mario Cascudo (22 March 2022). "La Premier tienta a Marc Casadó, un juvenil del Barcelona".
  8. ^ "Denmark v Spain game report". ESPN. 15 November 2024.
  9. ^ "somGranollers - Diari de Granollers". somGranollers.
  10. ^ "FC Barcelona | ¿Quién es Marc Casadó?". sport. 4 July 2022.
  11. ^ Marc Casadó at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Marc Casadó". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Marc Casadó Trophies". FotMob.
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