Marc Cardona
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Distinguish|Mark Cardona}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Cardona|Rovira|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marc Cardona
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|7|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lleida, Spain
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Las Palmas
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Sanluqueño
| youthyears2 =
| 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 = 73
| goals9 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2019–
| nationalteam1 = Catalonia
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 27 May 2025
| 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.lavozdigital.es/deportes/futbol/lvdi-sanluqueno-champions-barcelona-201609051802_noticia.html|title=Del Sanluqueño a la 'Champions' con el FC Barcelona|trans-title=From Sanluqueño to 'Champions' with FC Barcelona|publisher=La Voz de Cádiz|language=es|date=5 September 2016|access-date=30 November 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/eibar/2018/09/02/5b8ab59246163f65228b462a.html|title=Marc Cardona, el hombre que siempre empieza con buen pie|trans-title=Marc Cardona, the man who always starts with the good foot|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=2 September 2018|access-date=12 July 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/marc-cardona-primera-andaluza-champions-base-goles-5676829|title=Marc Cardona, de la Primera Andaluza a la Champions a base de goles|trans-title=Marc Cardona, from Primera Andaluza to Champions based on goals|publisher=Sport|language=es|date=7 December 2016|access-date=7 December 2016}}
On 29 June 2016, Cardona joined FC Barcelona, and was immediately assigned to the reserves in the third division.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/barca-b/news/2015-2016/agreement-to-sign-varo-martinez-and-cardona-to-fc-barcelona-b|title=Agreement to sign Varo, Martínez and Cardona to FC Barcelona B|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=29 June 2016|access-date=30 November 2016}} He made his debut for Barça B on 20 August, scoring a hat-trick in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Saguntino.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/barca-b/news/2016-2017/fc-barcelona-b-v-atletico-saguntino-convincing-start-3-1-|title=FC Barcelona B v Atlético Saguntino: Convincing start (3–1)|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=20 August 2016|access-date=30 November 2016}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/2017/08/19/5998b3daca4741dd488b4623.html|title=El Barça B se escapa vivo de Zorrilla|trans-title=Barça B escape alive from Zorrilla|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=19 August 2017|access-date=19 July 2018}}
On 19 July 2018, Cardona was loaned to La Liga side SD Eibar for one year, with a buyout clause.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/eibar/2018/07/19/5b50d2fa46163f285e8b4574.html|title=Marc Cardona, segunda incorporación del Eibar|trans-title=Marc Cardona, second addition of Eibar|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=19 July 2018|access-date=19 July 2018}} On 31 August he played and scored the equalizer in a 2–1 home win against Real Sociedad.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2018/08/31/primera/1535752720_220705.html|title=Ipurua continua inexpugnable|trans-title=Ipurua remains impregnable|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=1 September 2018|access-date=1 September 2018}}
On 25 June 2019, Cardona joined fellow top tier side CA Osasuna until 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.osasuna.es/noticia/marc-cardona-jugador-de-osasuna-hasta-el-2023-1|title=Marc Cardona, jugador de Osasuna hasta el 2023|date=25 June 2019|publisher=CA Osasuna|language=es|trans-title=Marc Cardona, Osasuna player until 2023|access-date=25 June 2019}} On 5 October of the following year, he moved to second division side RCD Mallorca on loan for one year.{{cite web|url=https://www.osasuna.es/noticia/osasuna-cede-a-marc-cardona-al-mallorca|title=Osasuna cede a Marc Cardona al Mallorca|trans-title=Osasuna loan Marc Cardona to Mallorca|publisher=CA Osasuna|language=es|date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.osasuna.es/noticia/osasuna-acuerda-con-el-go-ahead-eagles-la-cesion-de-marc-cardona|title=Osasuna acuerda con el Go Ahead Eagles la cesión de Marc Cardona|trans-title=Osasuna agree with Go Ahead Eagles the loan of Marc Cardona|publisher=CA Osasuna|language=es|date=29 July 2021|accessdate=2 August 2021}}
On 7 July 2022, Cardona signed a two-year contract with UD Las Palmas in the second level.{{cite web|publisher=Las Palmas|url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/noticia/marc-cardona-nuevo-jugador-de-la-ud-las-palmas|title=Marc Cardona, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas|date=7 July 2022|access-date=19 July 2022|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/marc-cardona-amplia-su-vinculacion-con-la-ud-las-palmas-hasta-2026|title=Marc Cardona amplía su vinculación con la UD Las Palmas hasta 2026|trans-title=Marc Cardona extends his link with UD Las Palmas until 2026|publisher=UD Las Palmas|language=es|date=20 June 2023|accessdate=21 June 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 11 December 2023}}{{Soccerway|marc-cardona-rovira/456110|accessdate=19 July 2018}}{{LaPreferente|89978|accessdate=4 April 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| Sanluqueño B
|2014–15 |24 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 11 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Sanluqueño
|rowspan="2"|Tercera División |7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16
|36 | 19 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Appearance(s) in Tercera División play-offs}} | 1 | 41 | 20 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 21 |
| rowspan="3"|Barcelona B
|25 | 15 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs}} | 2 | 31 | 17 | ||
| 2017–18
|29 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 7 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 24 |
| Barcelona
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League|name=CL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eibar (loan)
|La Liga |17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Osasuna
|La Liga |19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21
|La Liga |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Mallorca (loan)
|Segunda División |13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles (loan)
|22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Las Palmas
|Segunda División |36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24
|La Liga | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!241 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 264 | 74 |
{{Notelist}}
Honours
Barcelona
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/barca-b/staff/players/2017-2018/marc-cardona FC Barcelona official profile]
- {{BDFutbol}}
- {{UEFA player}}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{UD Las Palmas squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardona, Marc}}
Category:Footballers from Lleida
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
Category:Atlético Sanluqueño CF players
Category:FC Barcelona Atlètic players
Category:Go Ahead Eagles players
Category:UD Las Palmas players
Category:Catalonia men's international footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands