Marc Pujol

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Marc Pujol
Pujol during a match against Ukraine in 2009
Personal information
Full name Marc Pujol Pons
Date of birth (1982-08-21) 21 August 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlètic d'Escaldes
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 FC Andorra 22 (0)
2002–2004 Sant Andreu 49 (3)
2004 Peña Deportiva
2004–2005 Figueres 26 (5)
2005–2007 Santboià
2007–2008 Manresa 17 (0)
2008–2010 Balaguer 51 (7)
2010–2013 FC Andorra 65 (16)
2013–2016 FC Santa Coloma 50 (19)
2016–2019 FC Andorra 48 (6)
2019–2021 Inter d'Escaldes 34 (10)
2021–2022 FC Santa Coloma 18 (1)
2022–2023 Engordany 17 (3)
2023–2024 Ordino 11 (0)
2024– Atlètic d'Escaldes 27 (0)
International career‡
2000– Andorra 122 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Pujol and the second or maternal family name is Pons; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Marc Pujol Pons (born 21 August 1982)[2] is an Andorran footballer who plays as a midfielder for AC Escaldes in Andorra's Primera Divisió and the Andorra national football team.

Career

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He finished in third place at Primera Catalana 2000–01, and promotion to Tercera division with Andorra. He also finished in third place at Tercera division group 5 2002–03 with Sant Andreu. He later signed with the Peña Deportiva.[3]

Later on, Pujol achieved second place at Primera Territorial Catalana 2010–11 and promoted to Segona Catalana with Andorra. He also attained second place at Segona Catalana 2011–12 and promoted to Primera Catalana with Andorra. He later won Andorra's Primera Divisió 2013–14 with FC Santa Coloma.

International

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Pujol made his debut for Andorra in a friendly game against Albania on 6 February 2000, becoming at 17 years and 5 months his country’s youngest player, beating Ildefons Lima’s record.[4] His record was eventually beaten by Iván Lorenzo in 2003 and then Sergi Moreno in 2004. Pujol played in a match against England at Old Trafford held on 2 September 2006 but had to withdraw shortly after the start of the second half due to a leg injury after a tangle with Ashley Cole.[5]

On 12 October 2021, Pujol scored his fourth goal for Andorra during a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification game against San Marino, becoming at 39 years and 1 months their oldest-ever goalscorer as well as UEFA's oldest FIFA World Cup qualification goalscorer, though the latter record was beaten on 7 June 2025 by Bosnian Edin Džeko.[6] Three years later, on 13 October 2024, he scored his fifth goal for Andorra in a friendly, again against San Marino, and in doing so at the age of 42 years and 53 days, he became the oldest European international goalscorer, breaking a 68-year-old record set by Stanley Matthews in 1956, at 41 years and 248 days.[7]

National team statistics

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As of 21 March 2025[8]
Andorra national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 4 0
2001 1 0
2002 4 0
2003 5 0
2004 5 1
2005 5 0
2006 5 0
2007 5 0
2008 5 1
2009 4 0
2010 5 0
2011 3 0
2012 6 0
2013 4 0
2014 4 0
2015 1 0
2016 6 0
2017 7 0
2018 2 0
2019 2 0
2020 7 0
2021 9 2
2022 6 0
2023 7 0
2024 8 1
2025 1 0
Total 122 5

International goals

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Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first.[9]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 September 2004 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Romania 1–3 1–5 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 10 September 2008 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Belarus 1–1 1–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 31 March 2021 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1–4 1–4 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 12 October 2021 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 1–0 3–0
5. 13 October 2024 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 2–0 2–0 Friendly

References

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