1. Marc Cucurella Saseta was born on 22 July 1998 and is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Spain national team.
13 Facts About Marc Cucurella
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Marc Cucurella spent a season with Brighton before joining Chelsea in 2022.
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Marc Cucurella was capped for Spain over every youth level from under-16 to under-23, winning the silver medal with the latter at the 2020 Olympic tournament.
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Marc Cucurella made his debut for the senior team in 2021, representing the side at UEFA Euro 2024, where the team won the tournament.
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Marc Cucurella started playing futsal with FS Alella before joining Espanyol's youth teams in 2006, and in 2012, he moved to Barcelona.
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Marc Cucurella contributed with 17 appearances for the side, achieving promotion to the Segunda Division via the play-offs.
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Marc Cucurella scored his first senior goal for Barcelona B on 17 March 2018, equalising in a draw away to Lorca.
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Three days later, at the club's end of season awards, Marc Cucurella won Players' Player of the Season as well as being voted Player of the Season.
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On 5 August 2022, Marc Cucurella signed for Premier League club Chelsea on a six-year contract.
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Marc Cucurella captained Spain to the semi-final stage of the 2021 European U21 championship, where they were beaten by Portugal.
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Marc Cucurella was part of the Spain under-23 team that won the silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games, that took place in 2021 due to the previous year's postponement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In June 2024, Marc Cucurella was named in Spain's squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.
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Marc Cucurella was named in the Team of the Tournament.