Marc Cardona Explained

Marc Cardona
Fullname:Marc Cardona Rovira[1]
Birth Date:8 July 1995
Birth Place:Lleida, Spain
Height:1.82 m
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Las Palmas
Clubnumber:19
Youthclubs1:Sanluqueño
Youthclubs2:Xerez
Youthyears3:2011–2014
Youthclubs3:San Benito
Years1:2014–2015
Clubs1:Sanluqueño B
Caps1:24
Goals1:11
Years2:2014–2016
Clubs2:Sanluqueño
Caps2:43
Goals2:20
Years3:2016–2019
Clubs3:Barcelona B
Caps3:54
Goals3:22
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Barcelona
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Eibar (loan)
Caps5:17
Goals5:3
Years6:2019–2022
Clubs6:Osasuna
Caps6:22
Goals6:1
Years7:2020–2021
Clubs7:Mallorca (loan)
Caps7:13
Goals7:2
Years8:2021–2022
Clubs8:Go Ahead Eagles (loan)
Caps8:22
Goals8:2
Years9:2022–
Clubs9:Las Palmas
Caps9:62
Goals9:10
Nationalyears1:2019–
Nationalteam1:Catalonia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:5 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:25 March 2019

Marc Cardona Rovira (born 8 July 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for UD Las Palmas.

Club career

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Cardona moved to the Province of Cádiz at early age, and represented Atlético Sanluqueño CF, Xerez CD and San Benito CF as a youth.[2] [3] In 2014, he returned to Sanluqueño, and made his debut for the club on 24 August 2014 by coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–0 Tercera División away loss against CD Alcalá.

Cardona appeared rarely for the first team during his first season, playing regularly with the reserves in Primera Andaluza. In his second, he was a key player in Sanluqueño's promotion to Segunda División B, scoring a career-best 20 goals; highlights included a hat-trick in a 5–1 home rout of Sevilla FC C on 24 January 2016.[4]

On 29 June 2016, Cardona joined FC Barcelona, and was immediately assigned to the reserves in the third division.[5] He made his debut for Barça B on 20 August, scoring a hat-trick in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Saguntino.[6]

Cardona helped the B-side achieve promotion to Segunda División in 2017 by scoring 15 goals. He played his first match in the second division on 19 August of that year, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–1 away win against Real Valladolid.[7]

On 19 July 2018, Cardona was loaned to La Liga side SD Eibar for one year, with a buyout clause.[8] On 31 August he played and scored the equalizer in a 2–1 home win against Real Sociedad.[9]

On 25 June 2019, Cardona joined fellow top tier side CA Osasuna until 2023.[10] On 5 October of the following year, he moved to second division side RCD Mallorca on loan for one year.[11]

On 29 July 2021, Cardona moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Dutch Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles.[12]

On 7 July 2022, Cardona signed a two-year contract with UD Las Palmas in the second level.[13] On 20 June of the following year, after scoring seven goals during the campaign as his side achieved promotion to the top tier, he renewed his contract until 2026.[14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sanluqueño B2014–15Primera Andaluza24112411
Sanluqueño2014–15Tercera División7171
2015–163619514120
Total43200000514821
Barcelona B2016–17Segunda División B2515623117
2017–18Segunda División297297
Total54220000626024
Barcelona2016–17La Liga0010100020
Eibar (loan)2018–19La Liga17320193
Osasuna2019-20La Liga19131222
2020–21La Liga300030
Total22131 0000252
Mallorca (loan)2020–21Segunda División13200132
Go Ahead Eagles (loan)2021–22Eredivisie2223020
Las Palmas2022–23Segunda División36710397
2023–24La Liga10210112
Total469200000509
Career total241701111011326474

Honours

Barcelona

2016–17

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2018, en Gijón . Minutes of the Match held on 12 May 2018, in Gijón . Royal Spanish Football Federation . 14 June 2019 . es.
  2. Web site: Del Sanluqueño a la 'Champions' con el FC Barcelona. From Sanluqueño to 'Champions' with FC Barcelona. La Voz de Cádiz. es. 5 September 2016. 30 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Marc Cardona, el hombre que siempre empieza con buen pie. Marc Cardona, the man who always starts with the good foot. Marca. es. 2 September 2018. 12 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Marc Cardona, de la Primera Andaluza a la Champions a base de goles. Marc Cardona, from Primera Andaluza to Champions based on goals. Sport. es. 7 December 2016. 7 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Agreement to sign Varo, Martínez and Cardona to FC Barcelona B. FC Barcelona. 29 June 2016. 30 November 2016.
  6. Web site: FC Barcelona B v Atlético Saguntino: Convincing start (3–1). FC Barcelona. 20 August 2016. 30 November 2016.
  7. Web site: El Barça B se escapa vivo de Zorrilla. Barça B escape alive from Zorrilla. Marca. es. 19 August 2017. 19 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Marc Cardona, segunda incorporación del Eibar. Marc Cardona, second addition of Eibar. Marca. es. 19 July 2018. 19 July 2018.
  9. Web site: Ipurua continua inexpugnable. Ipurua remains impregnable. Diario AS. es. 1 September 2018. 1 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Marc Cardona, jugador de Osasuna hasta el 2023. 25 June 2019. CA Osasuna. es. Marc Cardona, Osasuna player until 2023. 25 June 2019.
  11. Web site: Osasuna cede a Marc Cardona al Mallorca. Osasuna loan Marc Cardona to Mallorca. CA Osasuna. es. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  12. Web site: Osasuna acuerda con el Go Ahead Eagles la cesión de Marc Cardona. Osasuna agree with Go Ahead Eagles the loan of Marc Cardona. CA Osasuna. es. 29 July 2021. 2 August 2021.
  13. Web site: Las Palmas. Marc Cardona, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas. 7 July 2022. 19 July 2022. es.
  14. Web site: Marc Cardona amplía su vinculación con la UD Las Palmas hasta 2026. Marc Cardona extends his link with UD Las Palmas until 2026. UD Las Palmas. es. 20 June 2023. 21 June 2023.