Ricard Pujol Amat (born 4 March 1998) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Pujol was born in Castellví de Rosanes,

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, and finished his formation with UE Cornellà. He made his first team debut at the age of just 17 on 13 December 2015, starting in a 1–2

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away loss against

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. On 7 July 2017, Pujol was definitely promoted to Cornellà's main squad, but only became a regular starter in the 2018–19 campaign. On 21 June 2019, he moved to

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

on a two-year contract, and was assigned to the reserves in the third division. Pujol made his first team debut for the ''Pericos'' on 19 December 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Facundo Ferreyra in a 2–0 win at Lleida Esportiu, for the season's

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. On 23 October of the following year, he renewed his contract for a further year. On 9 July 2021, Pujol signed a two-year deal with

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side SD Ponferradina. He made his professional debut on 22 August, replacing Dani Ojeda late into a 1–0 away win over

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. On 9 January 2023, after being rarely used during the first half of the campaign, Pujol left ''Ponfe''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pujol, Ricard 1998 births Living people People from Baix Llobregat Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players UE Cornellà players RCD Espanyol B footballers RCD Espanyol footballers SD Ponferradina players