Marc Pujol

Marc Pujol Pons (born 21 August 1982)[2] is an Andorran footballer. He currently plays for Ordino in Andorra's Primera Divisió and the Andorra national football team. Pujol has played 109 times for his national team and has scored in competitive fixtures 4 goals for the Andorra national team.

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
Place of birth Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ordino
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 FC Andorra 3 (0)
2001 Sant Julià 0 (0)
2001–2002 FC Andorra 19 (0)
2002 Sant Julià 0 (0)
2002–2003 Sant Andreu 35 (2)
2003 Sant Julià 0 (0)
2003–2004 Sant Andreu 14 (1)
2004–2005 Figueres 26 (5)
2005–2007 Santboià
2007–2008 Manresa 17 (0)
2008–2010 Balaguer 51 (7)
2010–2013 FC Andorra
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- Ordino 3 (0)
International career‡
2000– Andorra 109 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023
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".

Career

Pujol played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup for UE Sant Julià against FC Lausanne-Sports (2001) and Coleraine FC (2002).

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 won the Andorran Supercup 2003 with UE Sant Julià.[3]

Later on, Pujol achieved second place at Tercera 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

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.[4]

National team statistics
As of 9 September 2023[5]
Andorra national team
YearAppsGoals
200040
200110
200240
200350
200451
200550
200650
200750
200851
200940
201050
201130
201260
201340
201440
201510
201660
201770
201820
201920
202070
202192
202260
2023 4 0
Total1094

International goals
Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first.[6]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2004Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Romania1–31–52006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.10 September 2008Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Belarus1–11–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.31 March 2021Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Hungary1–41–42022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.12 November 2021San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino1–03–0

References
  1. "Marc Pujol player profile". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. "Andorra - Marc Pujol - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. "Andorra 2002/03". RSSSF.
  4. "England ease to winning start". 2 September 2006. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
  5. "Marc Pujol, international footballer". eu-football.info.
  6. "Andorra – Marc Pujol – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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