Mika Mármol Medina (born 1 July 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Las Palmas. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mika Mármol Medina[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Terrassa, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Barcelona | ||
| 2008–2013 | Jàbac Terrassa | ||
| 2013–2017 | Damm | ||
| 2017–2018 | Jàbac Terrassa | ||
| 2018–2019 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Barcelona B | 62 | (3) |
| 2022 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Andorra | 37 | (1) |
| 2023– | Las Palmas | 36 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBarcelona
editBorn in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Mármol started his career with FC Barcelona in 2006. He left two years later andcontinue his development in the academies of UFB Jàbac Terrassa and CF Damm, before returning to Barcelona in June 2018.[2][3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 October 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Óscar Mingueza in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win over Orihuela CF.[4]
On 1 July 2020, Mármol renewed his contract with Barça and was definitely promoted to the B-team.[5] He became a regular starter for the side, and scored his first senior goal on 17 January 2021, in a 3–1 away loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
Mármol made his first team – and La Liga – debut for Barcelona on 15 May 2022, replacing fellow youth graduate Alejandro Balde late into a 0–0 away draw with Getafe CF.[6][7]
Andorra
editOn 30 August 2022, Mármol signed a two-year contract with Segunda División newcomers FC Andorra.[8] He became a regular starter for the club, and scored his first professional goal on 27 May 2023, netting his team's second in a 4–3 home win over Villarreal CF B.
Las Palmas
editOn 11 August 2023, Mármol joined UD Las Palmas, newly-promoted to the top tier, on a three-year deal.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 March 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 24[a] | 2 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 36 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 3 | ||
| Barcelona | 2021–22 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andorra | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Las Palmas | 2023–24 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 128 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes five appearances in second phase
- ^ Appearances(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
References
edit- ^ a b c Mika Mármol at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Mika Mármol". players.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Mika Mármol, un refuerzo egarense para el Barça" [Mika Mármol, an egarense addition for Barça] (in Spanish). Diari de Terrassa. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Mika Mármol: "Estoy muy feliz por el debut"" [Mika Mármol: "I am very happy for my debut"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "El Barça renova Mika Mármol" [Barça renews Mika Mármol's contract]. monterrassa.cat (in Catalan). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Getafe 1–1 Barcelona". bbc.co.uk. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "El terrassenc Mika Mármol debuta amb el primer equip del Barça en partit oficial" [The terrassenc Mika Mármol debuts with the first team of Barça in an official match] (in Catalan). Terrassa Digital. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Mika Mármol, el central esquerrà que faltava" [Mika Mármol, the missing left-footed centre-back] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Mika Mármol, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Mika Mármol, new player of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Mika Mármol at Soccerway
External links
edit- Mika Mármol at BDFutbol