Marc Casadó

Spanish footballer

Marc Casadó
Personal information
Full name Marc Casadó Torras
Date of birth (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 20)
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 B
Number 6
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– Barcelona B 55 (0)
2022– Barcelona 2 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Spain U16 5 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U17 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:49, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:59, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Marc Casadó Torras (born 14 September 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and captains Barcelona Atlètic.

Club career

Born in Sant Pere de Vilamajor, Barcelona, Catalonia, Casadó is a youth product of CF Vilamajor, PB 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 5 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 Barça Atlètic in a 3–2 Primera Federación win over Castellón on 27 August 2022.[4] On 1 November 2022 he made his official debut for the senior squad against FC Viktoria Plzeň in the Champions League. On the 67th minute Franck Kessié got injured and Casado replaced him till the final whistle.

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

International career

Casadó is a youth international for Spain, having been called up to the Spain U16s and U17s in 2019.[7]

Playing style

Casadó is a defensive midfielder primarily, but has also played as right-back and centre-back.[8] 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.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2024[10]
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 B 2022–23 Primera Federación 34 0 — — 2[a] 0 36 0
2023–24 Primera Federación 25 0 — — — 25 0
Total 59 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 61 0
Barcelona 2022–23 La Liga 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24 2 0 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 4 0
Total 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 61 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 66 0
  1. ^ Appearances in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References

  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. ^ "somGranollers - Diari de Granollers". somGranollers.
  9. ^ "FC Barcelona | ¿Quién es Marc Casadó?". sport. 4 July 2022.
  10. ^ Marc Casadó at Soccerway

External links

  • Marc Casadó at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  • Marc Casadó at BDFutbol
  • Marc Casadó at Soccerway
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