Marc Pedraza Sarto (born 6 February 1987) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for CE L'Hospitalet.

Club career

Born in

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, Pedraza was a product of local

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's youth ranks. He spent his first senior season with the

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, scoring ten goals but also being relegated. The following year he upgraded to

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and was loaned to

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, appearing sparingly as the

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also dropped down a tier. Returning to his native region, Pedraza continued to be mainly associated with Espanyol's reserves. He played his first

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match on 2 January 2010, coming on as a substitute for

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in the last minute of a 0–1 away loss against Valencia CF. In the summer of 2010, Pedraza was released by Espanyol, but in October he signed with another club in his native region, third-tier CE L'Hospitalet. He returned to the second level after three full seasons, joining

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on a two-year contract. On 28 July 2017, Pedraza agreed to a three-year deal at

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. Under manager

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, he was an undisputed starter as the side achieved two consecutive promotions, but took part in only three games in the 2019–20 campaign, being subsequently released. Pedraza returned to the third division on 12 August 2020, signing with

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, a club owned by

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. On 18 July 2022, after helping in the club's first-ever promotion to the second level, he returned to ''Hospi'', with the club in

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Personal life

Pedraza's father,

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, was also a footballer. A defender and midfielder, he played professionally for

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and Mallorca, going on to coach his son at Hospitalet in one match.

Honours

Spain U19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship:

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