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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.
.jpg) Casadó with Spain U17 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Casadó Torras | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 2003 | ||
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
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]
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Youth
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
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]
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]
Club
- As of match played 21 December 2024[11]
| 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2024[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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FC Barcelona U19
- División de Honor Juvenil: 2021–22[13]
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