Marc Jurado
Personal information
Full name Marc Jurado Gómez[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol B
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2011 Can Rull
2011–2020 Barcelona
2020–2023 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Manchester United 0 (0)
2023– Espanyol B 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Spain U19 1 (0)
2022– Spain U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2022

Marc Jurado Gómez (born 13 April 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Espanyol B.[3]

Club career

Early career

Born in Sabadell, Catalonia, Jurado started his career at the age of four, with local side Can Rull. He was noticed by a Barcelona scout for his goal-scoring ability. However, Jurado wanted to switch to handball to play as a goalkeeper, as well as stay with Can Rull to be with his friends, and rejected Barcelona's initial advances.[4]

After giving the offer some consideration, Jurado ended his three-year spell with Can Rull and joined Barcelona's youth academy in 2011.[4][5] Early into his career with Barcelona, he scored one of the quickest goals ever scored by the Spanish club at any level - notching a goal after 5 seconds against Viladecans.[6]

Manchester United

In May 2020, Jurado began being strongly linked with English Premier League side Manchester United, having rejected the offer of a contract extension at Barcelona.[7] He announced his departure from the Catalan club at the end of June, further fuelling rumours of his move to the Red Devils.[8][9] Eventually, after a delay in paperwork being finalised, the signing was completed, and Jurado was announced as a Manchester United player in September 2020.[10][11]

He signed his first professional contract with United in April 2021.[12][13] Following the injuries to Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, Jurado was named on the bench for the first time on 16 April, ahead of the Premier League match against Nottingham Forest.[14]

Espanyol

On 1 September 2023, Jurado joined Espanyol on a permanent transfer, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda Federación.[15]

International career

Jurado was called up to the Spain under-17 side on 25 May 2021 for the trainings in May.[16][17] Jurado was called up to the Spain under-18 side on 15 February 2022 for the friendly match against Denmark.[18]

He made his under-19 debut in 2022, and in the same year was promoted to the under-20 side.[2]

Style of play

A natural right-back, noted for his good awareness, positional sense and pace, Jurado can also operate further up the right flank as a winger.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 December 2022[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United U21 2021–22[21] — — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23[22] — — — — — 5[a] 0 5 0
Total — — — — 6 0 6 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Manchester United U18

References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Marc Jurado at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Marc Jurado". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b Rogé, Albert (15 April 2018). "Marc Jurado, el niño de Can Rull" [Marc Jurado, the child of Can Rull]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ "What you need to know about Marc Jurado, the Barca kid set for Man Utd". planetfootball.com. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022. (subscription required)
  6. ^ "Marc Jurado, del Benjamín C del Barça marca un gol en 5 segundos" [Marc Jurado, from Barça's Benjamin C scores a goal in 5 seconds]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 27 March 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ Rogé, Albert (7 May 2020). "Manchester United sign Barca cadet Marc Jurado". sport.es. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ^ Booth, Dominic (30 June 2020). "Barcelona youngster Marc Jurado confirms exit ahead of Manchester United move". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. ^ Booth, Dominic (30 June 2020). "Who is Marc Jurado? Manchester United academy signing in profile". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  10. ^ Duncker, Charlotte (19 August 2020). "Man Utd set to finalise signing of Barcelona wonderkid Marc Jurado". goal.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Academy confirms three overseas arrivals". Manchester United. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  12. ^ Fay, Richard (27 April 2021). "Marc Jurado signs first professional Manchester United contract". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Marc Jurado firma su primer contrato profesional con el United" [Marc Jurado signs his first professional contract with United]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Jurado receives matchday call-up". Manchester United. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Marc Jurado, nou jugador de l'Espanyol B" [Marc Jurado, new player of Espanyol B] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección española Sub-17 para los entrenamientos de Marbella". Sefutbol. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Young Reds receive summer call-ups". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Pablo Amo da a conocer la convocatoria para el amistoso ante Dinamarca". Sefutbol.com. Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  19. ^ Hayward, Ben (28 August 2020). "Who is Marc Jurado? New Man United transfer who Barcelona were desperate to keep". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  20. ^ Marc Jurado at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Games played by Marc Jurado in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Games played by Marc Jurado in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Man Utd 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Home side clinch FA Youth Cup in front of record crowd at Old Trafford". Sky Sports. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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