Marc Vales

Not to be confused with Marcos Vales.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vales and the second or maternal family name is González.
Marc Vales
Vales with Andorra in 2016
Personal information
Full name Marc Vales González
Date of birth (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Les Escaldes, Andorra
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlètic Lleida
Number 17
Youth career
Sant Julià
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 FC Andorra 18 (0)
2007–2008 Sabadell B
2008 Ibiza-Eivissa B 13 (1)
2009 Binéfar 12 (1)
2009–2011 Atlético Monzón 58 (7)
2011–2012 Atlético Baleares 19 (2)
2012–2013 Real Madrid C 13 (0)
2014 FC Andorra 6 (1)
2014–2015 Zaragoza B 27 (1)
2015–2016 Hospitalet 5 (0)
2016–2018 SJK 38 (0)
2018–2021 Sandefjord 66 (4)
2022 Kedah Darul Aman 15 (2)
2023 Real Unión 8 (1)
2023–2024 Europa 21 (1)
2024– Atlètic Lleida 3 (0)
International career‡
2008–2011 Andorra U21 4 (0)
2008– Andorra 96 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:37, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Marc Vales González (born 4 April 1990) is an Andorran professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlètic Lleida. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Les Escaldes, Escaldes-Engordany, Vales never competed in higher than Segunda División B during his lengthy spell in Spain, having started playing football with local Sant Julià. Subsequently, he represented FC Andorra (two spells), Sabadell B, Eivissa-Ibiza B,[2] Binéfar and Atlético Monzón.[3]

In the summer of 2011, Vales signed for Atlético Baleares.[4] His first match in the third tier took place on 30 October, and he scored the game's only goal at home against Olímpic de Xàtiva.[5]

Vales spent the vast majority of the following years in the same league – with the exception of a few months in the Tercera División with FC Andorra – with Real Madrid C (who acquired him on a free transfer),[6] Zaragoza B[7][8] and Hospitalet.[9] On 5 August 2016 he signed with Finnish side SJK until the end of the season, with the option of an additional campaign.[10]

On 9 November 2016, SJK announced that they had agreed a new two-year contract with Vales.[11] On 25 July 2018, he moved to the Norwegian Eliteserien with Sandefjord on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[12][13]

In January 2022, Vales signed for Malaysian club Kedah Darul Aman.[14][15] He returned to Spain on 13 February 2023, with the 32-year-old joining Real Unión in the Primera Federación;[16] he changed teams again in the summer, on a contract at Segunda Federación's Europa.[17]

International career

After representing Andorra at youth level, Vales won his first cap with the full side on 26 March 2008 (one month shy of his 18th birthday), playing one minute in a 0–3 friendly home loss to Latvia. He went on to appear in more than 90 internationals.[18][19]

Vales scored his first goal on 11 October 2019, as the hosts defeated ten-man Moldova 1–0 in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 October 2022[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SJK 2016 Veikkausliiga 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 14 0
2017 19 0 9 1 - 2 0 - 30 1
2018 6 0 1 0 - - - 7 0
Total 38 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 - - 51 1
Sandefjord 2018 Eliteserien 12 0 0 0 – – – 12 0
2019 First Division 12 0 2 0 – – – 14 0
2020 Eliteserien 24 3 0 0 – – – 24 3
2021 18 1 2 0 – – – 20 1
Total 66 4 4 0 – – – – - - 70 4
Kedah Darul Aman 2022 Malaysia Super League 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 15 2
Career total 119 6 15 1 0 0 2 0 - - 136 7

International

As of match played 13 October 2024[22]
Andorra
Year Apps Goals
2008 5 0
2009 7 0
2010 2 0
2011 6 0
2012 4 0
2013 6 0
2014 5 0
2015 3 0
2016 7 0
2017 5 0
2018 7 0
2019 10 1
2020 2 0
2021 10 4
2022 5 0
2023 8 0
2024 4 0
Total 96 5
As of 12 November 2021 (Andorra score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vales goal)[22]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2019 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Moldova 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2. 3 June 2021  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–4 Friendly
3. 2 September 2021  San Marino 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 2–0
5. 12 November 2021  Poland 1–2 1–4

References

  1. ^ a b "Marc Vales". UEFA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ Murillo, Paco (9 September 2008). "El Eivissa B ficha a Marc Vales, internacional con Andorra" [Eivissa B sign Marc Vales, Andorran international]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ Lambán, Patricia; Hungría, Natalia (20 January 2015). "Los 20 chuts de Marc Vales" [Marc Vales' 20 kicks] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Vales se'n va a l'Atlético Balearies i Garcia al Montsó" [Vales goes to Atlético Baleares and Garcia to Montsó]. El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ Otero, Pablo M. (30 October 2011). "Los gallitos aprenden a sufrir" [Top roosters learn how to suffer]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Marc Vales fitxa pel Real Madrid CF C amb opcions a jugar al Castilla" [Marc Vales signs for Real Madrid CF C with options to play with Castilla] (in Catalan). Andorran Football Federation. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  7. ^ Barrera, David (24 July 2014). "El defensa Marc Vales llega a Zaragoza" [Defender Marc Vales arrives at Zaragoza] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  8. ^ Lambán, Patricia; Hungría, Natalia (22 January 2015). "Entrevista. Marc Vales: "El Real Zaragoza B está capacitado para lograr la permanencia"" [Interview. Marc Vales: "Real Zaragoza B have what it takes to stay up"] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  9. ^ Lambán, Patricia (3 July 2015). "Marc Vales sale del Real Zaragoza y ficha por el Hospitalet" [Marc Vales leaves Real Zaragoza and signs for Hospitalet] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  10. ^ "SJK vahvistuu Andorran maajoukkuepelaajalla" [SJK strengthen with Andorran national team player] (in Finnish). SJK. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Marc Vales jatkaa Seinäjoella" [Marc Vales will continue with Seinäjoen] (in Finnish). SJK. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  12. ^ "To nye spillere klare til â bidra" [Two new players ready to get going] (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. ^ Martínez, Tomàs (6 September 2018). "Marc Vales: "Llegamos a la Nations League en el mejor momento de nuestra historia"" [Marc Vales: "We reach the Nations League in the best time of our history"] (in Spanish). Marcadorint. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  14. ^ Piera, Eduard (31 January 2022). "Marc Vales ja llueix els colors del KDA Football Club" [Marc Vales already doning colours of KDA Football Club]. Ara (in Catalan). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Kedah can count on wise Ariff to take over leadership". The Star. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  16. ^ De Mujika, Iñaki (13 February 2023). "El central Marc Vales se incorpora al Real Unión" [Stopper Marc Vales added to Real Unión] (in Spanish). Sport Berri. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Marc Vales fitxa pel CE Europa de Segona RFEF" [Marc Vales signs for CE Europa of Segunda RFEF]. Diari d'Andorra (in Catalan). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  18. ^ Duret, Sébastien; Mamrud, Roberto. "Andorra – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  19. ^ Cerezo, Hugo (11 October 2012). "El internacional número 20" [International number 20]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  20. ^ Sánchez Tavero, Fernando (11 October 2019). "Andorra gana el primer partido de clasificación de su historia" [Andorra win the first qualifier in their history]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  21. ^ Marc Vales at Soccerway
  22. ^ a b "Marc Vales". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2016.