Marc Casadó Torras (born 14 September 2003) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Spain national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Casadó is a youth product of Vilamajor, Sant Celoni,

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and Damm. He moved to

's youth academy at the age of 13 in 2016. He was the captain of the Juvenil A team, which he helped win the league and Copa de Campeones in the 2020–21 season. Furthermore, he was on the bench for the reserve squad five times in 2021, and was promoted to the squad in the summer of 2022. On 5 July 2022, he extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2028. He made his senior debut with Barcelona Atlètic in a 3–2

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win over Castellón on 27 August 2022. On 1 November 2022, Casadó made his official debut for the senior squad against

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in the Champions League. In the 67th minute,

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got injured and Casadó replaced him till the final whistle. In the 2023–24 season, Casadó was named captain of the Barcelona Atlètic team. He trained with the senior squad while playing games for Barcelona Atlètic. On 17 March 2024, he made his first

appearance against

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, where he got subbed on for Héctor Fort. On 2 March 2025, Casadó netted his first goal for Barcelona in a 4–0 victory against

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International career

Youth

Casadó is a youth international for Spain, having been called up to the Spain U16s and U17s in 2019. In October 2024, he was called up to the Spain U21s.

Senior

Casadó was named in the 26-man final squad by coach Luis De La Fuente for the

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matches against

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and

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on 15 and 18 November 2024, respectively. He made his debut against Denmark, substituting

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in the 70th minute, as Spain won 2–1.

Style of play

Casadó is a

primarily, but has also played as

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and

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. He is hard-working and adept at recovering possession, and is a great ball handler. He is a tenacious and intense player on the pitch. He is known for his work rate, passing, defending and technical proficiency.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Barcelona *

: 2024–25 *

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

: 2024–25 *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Casado, Marc 2003 births Living people People from Vallès Oriental Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders EC Granollers players CF Damm players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players Primera Federación players La Liga players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's international footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen