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Marc Muniesa Personal information Full name Marc Muniesa Martínez Date of birth 27 March 1992 Place of birth Lloret de Mar, Spain Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Barcelona B Number 5 Youth career Lloret CF 2002–2009 Barcelona Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009– Barcelona B 46 (3) 2009– Barcelona 1 (0) National team‡ 2008 Spain U16 2 (0) 2009 Spain U17 10 (0) 2010–2011 Spain U19 9 (0) 2011– Spain U21 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2011This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Muniesa and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.Marc Muniesa Martínez (born 27 March 1992 in Lloret de Mar, Girona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B.
Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a full back, usually on the left.
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Club career
When Muniesa was only 15 years old, there were already transfer rumours that Chelsea wanted to sign him.[1] At the La Masia youth academy, he developed quickly, and was ready to appear for FC Barcelona's first team at the age of 17.[2]
Muniesa made his debut for Barça's first team aged 17 years and 57 days on 23 May 2009, as a substitute in a 1–0 La Liga home loss against CA Osasuna, for the already crowned league champions. This appearance made him the second youngest player ever to feature for Barcelona, but he only played a few minutes, being sent off after a challenge on an opponent.[3] The following Wednesday, he was named amongst the substitutes for the 2009 Champions League Final against Manchester United.
Muniesa and four other FC Barcelona B players were promoted to the first team for the 2009–10 pre-season, but he appeared almost exclusively for the B's, in Segunda División B, contributing with 19 games and one goal as the Catalans returned to the second division after 11 years.
On 15 February 2011, Muniesa signed a new contract with Barcelona, extending his link with the club by another year and raising his buyout clause to €30 million.[4]
Club statistics
As of 17 September 2011[5]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other [6] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Barcelona B 2009–10 21 1 — 21 1 2010–11 25 2 — 25 2 2011–12 0 0 — 0 0 Total 46 3 — 46 3 Barcelona 2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career totals 47 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 3 Honours
- Barcelona
- UEFA Champions League: 2008–09
- UEFA Super Cup: 2009
- Spanish League: 2008–09
- Spanish Cup: 2008–09
- Spanish Supercup: 2009, 2010
- Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place 2009
References
- ^ Premiership interest in Marc Muniesa and Willy Caballero; SpanishFootball.Typepad
- ^ Barcelona starlet Muniesa reflects on manic debut; Goal.com, 24 May 2009
- ^ Muniesa given Barcelona support after bittersweet debut; Goal.com, 24 May 2009
- ^ Muniesa renueva hasta el 2012 (Muniesa renews until 2012); FC Barcelona's website, 15 February 2011 (Spanish)
- ^ Transfermarkt player statistics
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
External links
- FC Barcelona official profile
- BDFutbol profile
- Marc Muniesa – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile
Categories:- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Selva
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga footballers
- FC Barcelona Atlètic footballers
- FC Barcelona footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
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