Marc Bartra
Bartra with Barcelona in 2014
Personal information
Full name Marc Bartra Aregall[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Spain[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Betis
Number 15
Youth career
2000–2002 Espanyol
2002–2009 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Barcelona B 81 (2)
2010–2016 Barcelona 59 (5)
2016–2018 Borussia Dortmund 31 (2)
2018–2022 Betis 121 (6)
2022–2023 Trabzonspor 29 (4)
2023– Betis 3 (0)
International career
2009 Spain U18 3 (0)
2009–2010 Spain U19 11 (0)
2011 Spain U20 7 (0)
2011–2013 Spain U21 16 (2)
2013–2018 Spain 14 (1)
2010–2019 Catalonia 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2013 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:51, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Marc Bartra Aregall (Catalan: [ˈmaɾɡ ˈbaɾtɾə əɾəˈɣaʎ], Spanish: [ˈmaɾɣ ˈβaɾtɾa aɾeˈɣal]; born 15 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Betis.

He started his career at Barcelona, where he played 103 professional games and scored six goals across seven seasons, winning 13 honours including five La Liga titles. In 2016, he joined Borussia Dortmund for €8 million, where he lifted the DFB-Pokal in his first season. He returned to Spain in 2018, playing 146 total games for Betis and winning the Copa del Rey in 2022.

Bartra won the 2013 European Championship with Spain's under-21 team. He made his senior debut in 2013, and was selected in the squad for Euro 2016.

Club career

Bartra training with Barcelona in 2014

Barcelona

Born in Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Tarragona, Catalonia, Bartra joined RCD Espanyol as a child before moving to FC Barcelona's youth system, La Masia, at age 11. After progressing through its ranks, he was promoted to the B side in 2009.[2]

Bartra made his first-team debut on 14 February 2010, coming on as a substitute for Jeffrén Suárez for the final 30 minutes of a 2–1 loss to Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium.[3] He started his first La Liga game one year and three months later, playing the entire 0–0 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña,[4] and scored his first goal on 21 May 2011 to help them come from behind to win 3–1 at Málaga CF in the season's last round.[5]

In the 2012–13 campaign, Bartra joined the first team squad permanently, but manager Tito Vilanova tended to field Javier Mascherano, Alex Song and Adriano ahead of him,[6][7][8] and only appeared in 16 matches in all competitions. He signed a new three-year contract in March 2014.[9]

On 16 April 2014, in the final of the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid, with five minutes remaining, Gareth Bale outsprinted Bartra from the halfway line – with the former running off the field at one point – before scoring the 2–1 winner. He himself had levelled the score midway into the second half, from a Xavi corner kick.[10] He remained a third or fourth choice under new manager Luis Enrique,[11][12][13] making 25 appearances and scoring once as the team won the treble in 2014–15.[14]

Borussia Dortmund

On 3 June 2016, Bartra was sold to German club Borussia Dortmund for an estimated fee of €8 million, signing a four-year deal.[15][16] He made his competitive debut on 14 August, playing the entire 2–0 loss against FC Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup,[17] and a month later scored his first goal in a 6–0 victory at Legia Warsaw in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[18]

On 11 April 2017, when Dortmund was heading to Westfalenstadion for their Champions League quarter-final tie against AS Monaco FC, the team bus was hit by three explosions.[19][20] Bartra, who broke the radial bone in his arm and had debris lodged in his hand in the bombing, underwent an operation the following day,[21][22] when the Germans played the rescheduled game and lost 3–2;[23] he later described the event as the "longest and hardest 15 minutes of my life",[24] and returned to training 29 days after his surgery.[25]

Bartra's first match after returning took place on 20 May 2017, and he played the entire 4–3 home win over SV Werder Bremen[26]– he had also been an unused substitute in the previous fixture against FC Augsburg.[27] One week later, he helped to the conquest of the DFB-Pokal after starting in the 2–1 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt in Berlin.[28]

Betis

On 30 January 2018, Bartra completed his transfer to Real Betis on a five-and-a-half-year contract.[29] He scored his first goal for his new team on 12 May, putting the hosts ahead in an eventual 2–2 derby home draw against Sevilla FC.[30]

From December 2020 to the following March, Bartra was sidelined with tendonitis in his Achilles and a gallbladder issue, leading to significant weight loss.[31] He played the full 120 minutes of the 2022 Copa del Rey final on 23 April, a penalty shootout win over Valencia CF.[32]

Trabzonspor

On 14 August 2022, Bartra signed for Trabzonspor in the Turkish Süper Lig for €1.25 million.[33][34] He made his debut two days later in the Champions League play-off first leg away to F.C. Copenhagen, as a substitute in a 2–1 loss;[35] his first goal on 18 September came in added time to win 3–2 at home to Gaziantep FK.[36] On 28 December, he equalised away to Fatih Karagümrük S.K. but was sent off with a straight red card before half time in a 4–1 defeat.[37]

Bartra left the Şenol Güneş Sports Complex on 11 July 2023, by mutual agreement.[38]

Return to Betis

On 24 July 2023, Bartra rejoined Betis on a one-year contract.[39] In October, he was diagnosed with Haglund's syndrome in the Achilles tendon of his right leg and missed several months.[40]

International career

Bartra playing for Catalonia

Bartra won 37 caps for Spain across all youth levels, including 16 for the under-21s. He made his debut for the full side on 16 November 2013, playing the entire 2–1 friendly win in Equatorial Guinea.[41] This game was later annulled by FIFA as they had not been notified early enough that the referee would be from Equatorial Guinea,[42] and his first valid appearance took place on 8 September 2014 as he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Sergio Ramos in a 5–1 home victory against Macedonia for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[43]

On 17 May 2016, Bartra was named in Vicente del Bosque's provisional squad of 25 for the finals in France,[44] and he also made it to the final list of 23.[45] As the tournament ended at the round of 16, he was an unused member.

Bartra scored the only goal for his country on 11 October 2018, contributing to a 4–1 friendly defeat of Wales at the Millennium Stadium.[46]

Style of play

Bartra is known for his pace and passing. He is mentally strong, is skilled in the air and is able to play as a right-back, where he can cut in and assist.[47]

Personal life

Bartra's fraternal twin brother, Èric, also came through La Masia.[48] He started a relationship with Grand Prix motorcycle racing journalist Melissa Jiménez in February 2014, and welcomed daughter Gala on 18 August of the following year.[49]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2023[50]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2009–10 Segunda División B 30 1 — — — 30 1
2010–11 Segunda División 28 1 — — — 28 1
2011–12 23 0 — — — 23 0
Total 81 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 2
Barcelona 2009–10 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2010–11 2 1 2 0 1[a] 0 0 0 5 1
2011–12 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13 8 0 2 0 6[a] 0 0 0 16 0
2013–14 20 1 6 1 4[a] 0 0 0 30 2
2014–15 14 1 5 0 6[a] 0 — 25 1
2015–16 13 2 5 0 4[a] 0 2[b] 0 24 2
Total 59 5 20 1 22 0 2 0 103 6
Borussia Dortmund 2016–17 Bundesliga 19 0 4 0 7[a] 1 1[c] 0 31 1
2017–18 12 2 3 2 4[a] 0 1[c] 0 20 4
Total 31 2 7 2 11 1 2 0 51 5
Betis 2017–18 La Liga 16 1 0 0 — — 16 1
2018–19 33 1 7 0 6[d] 0 — 46 1
2019–20 30 3 3 0 — — 33 3
2020–21 19 0 0 0 — — 19 0
2021–22 23 1 5 1 4[d] 0 — 32 2
Total 121 6 15 1 10 0 — 146 7
Trabzonspor 2022–23 Süper Lig 29 4 1 0 10[e] 0 — 40 4
Career total 321 19 43 4 53 1 4 0 421 24
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Supercopa de España
  3. ^ a b Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. ^ a b All appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[51]
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2013 1 0
2014 3 0
2015 3 0
2016 5 0
2017 1 0
2018 1 1
Total 14 1
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bartra goal.[51]
List of international goals scored by Marc Bartra
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2018 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 14  Wales 4–0 4–1 Friendly

Honours

Barcelona[50]

Borussia Dortmund

Betis

Spain U19

Spain U21

Individual

References

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