Marc Gual
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Gual Huguet | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Badalona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Badalona | ||
| 2005–2010 | Barcelona | ||
| 2010–2013 | Badalona | ||
| 2013–2015 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Espanyol B | 35 | (13) |
| 2016–2020 | Sevilla B | 48 | (15) |
| 2018–2019 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Girona (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Alcorcón | 50 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Dnipro-1 | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 38 | (19) |
| 2023–2025 | Legia Warsaw | 63 | (17) |
| 2025– | Rio Ave | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Marc Gual Huguet (born 13 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Rio Ave.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Espanyol
[edit | edit source]Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gual represented CF Badalona and FC Barcelona as a youth before joining RCD Espanyol's youth categories in 2013. He made his debut for the reserves on 4 October 2015, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF Mestalla in the Segunda División B.[1]
Gual scored his first goal as a senior on 3 January 2016, his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against Villarreal CF B.[2] On 12 March, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[3]
Sevilla
[edit | edit source]On 9 November 2016, Gual signed a three-year contract with another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético in Segunda División, mainly as a replacement to injured Carlos Fernández and Maryan Shved.[4] He made his professional debut ten days later, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against RCD Mallorca.[5] Gual scored a brace in a 2–3 away loss against Elche CF on 9 April, and a week later, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 home rout of Real Valladolid to take his tally up to eight.[6]
Loan to Real Zaragoza
[edit | edit source]Gual was loaned to fellow second division side Real Zaragoza, for one year, on 9 August 2018.[7]
Loan to Girona
[edit | edit source]On 28 June of the following year, he joined freshly relegated side Girona FC also in a temporary deal.[8]
Loan to Real Madrid Castilla
[edit | edit source]On 30 January 2020, Gual moved to Real Madrid Castilla on loan for the remaining part of the season.[9] On 1 September, he agreed to a permanent two-year contract with AD Alcorcón in the second division.[10]
Dnipro
[edit | edit source]Gual terminated his contract with Alcorcón on 7 January 2022.[11] He then signed with Ukrainian Premier League club SC Dnipro-1 on a deal until the summer of 2024.[12] Only 42 days on from his signing, and before the resumption of the Ukrainian season after the winter break, the league was suspended due to the Russian invasion and he escaped the country.[13]
FIFA suspended the contracts of all foreign players and coaches affiliated with the Ukrainian Association of Football on 7 March 2022.[14]
Loan to Jagiellonia Białystok
[edit | edit source]Sixteen days later, Gual joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok until the end of the season.[15] On his debut on 3 April, he scored the winner in the seventh minute of added time in a 2–1 home victory over Zagłębie Lubin.[16] On 28 June, his loan was extended for another year.[17]
Legia Warsaw
[edit | edit source]On 11 May 2023, Gual signed a three-year deal with the Polish Cup holders Legia Warsaw, effective from 1 July.[18] On 7 November 2024, Gual scored two goals in a 4–0 victory over Dinamo Minsk in a UEFA Conference League league stage game.[19]
Rio Ave
[edit | edit source]On 9 August 2025, Gual joined Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on a one-year contract for a reported €200,000 fee.[20]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 17 July 2025[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 13 | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | |||||
| Sevilla Atlético | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | |||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 15 | — | — | — | 48 | 15 | |||||
| Real Zaragoza (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Alcorcón | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 6 | ||||
| Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 17 | |||
| Total | 38 | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 20 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 49 | 11 |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 13[b] | 7 | — | 48 | 19 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 30 | ||
| Career total | 288 | 82 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 332 | 98 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit | edit source]Legia Warsaw
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Forward of the Season: 2022–23[24]
- Ekstraklasa Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2022–23[25]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: April 2023[26]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Badalona
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Primeira Liga players
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Real Zaragoza players
- Girona FC players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- SC Dnipro-1 players
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- Legia Warsaw players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen