Marc Cucurella

Who is this?

Marc Cucurella Saseta (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmaɾ(k) kukuˈɾeʎə səˈzɛtə]; born 22 July 1998) 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. He is considered one of the best left-backs in the world. Cucurella made his senior club debut at Barcelona, but spent most of his time there with the reserve team. He went on to play over 100 La Liga games for Eibar and Getafe, before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021. He spent a season with Brighton before joining Chelsea in 2022, winning the Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup three years later. 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. He made his debut for the senior team in 2021 and later represented the side at UEFA Euro 2024, where Spain won the tournament.

Career

1. 1998
   Born
2. 2014
   Joined Spain national under-16 association football team
3. 2014
   Joined Spain national under-17 association football team
4. 2016
   Joined FC Barcelona Atlètic
5. 2016
   Joined Spain national under-18 football team
6. 2016
   Joined Spain national under-19 football team
7. 2016
   Joined Spain national under-20 football team
8. 2017
   Joined Futbol Club Barcelona
9. 2018
   Joined SD Eibar
10. 2019
    Joined Getafe CF
11. 2019
    Joined Spain national under-21 association football team
12. 2020
    Joined Getafe CF
13. 2021
    Joined Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
14. 2021
    Joined Spain national under-23 football team
15. 2021
    Joined Spain men's national football team
16. 2022
    Joined Chelsea F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Alella
• •Citizenship: Spain
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football