Marc Gual
Spanish association football player
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Marc Gual Huguet (born 13 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Rio Ave.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Gual Huguet | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Badalona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Badalona | ||
| 2005–2010 | Barcelona | ||
| 2010–2013 | Badalona | ||
| 2013–2015 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Espanyol B | 35 | (13) |
| 2016–2020 | Sevilla B | 48 | (15) |
| 2018–2019 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Girona (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Alcorcón | 50 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Dnipro-1 | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 38 | (19) |
| 2023–2025 | Legia Warsaw | 63 | (17) |
| 2025– | Rio Ave | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:32, 16 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Espanyol
Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gual represented CF Badalona and FC Barcelona as a youth before joining RCD Espanyol's youth categories in 2013. He made his debut for the reserves on 4 October 2015, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF Mestalla in the Segunda División B.[1]
Gual scored his first goal as a senior on 3 January 2016, his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against Villarreal CF B.[2] On 12 March, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[3]
Sevilla
On 9 November 2016, Gual signed a three-year contract with another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético in Segunda División, mainly as a replacement to injured Carlos Fernández and Maryan Shved.[4] He made his professional debut ten days later, starting and scoring his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against RCD Mallorca.[5] Gual scored a brace in a 2–3 away loss against Elche CF on 9 April, and a week later, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 home rout of Real Valladolid to take his tally up to eight.[6]
Loan to Real Zaragoza
Gual was loaned to fellow second division side Real Zaragoza, for one year, on 9 August 2018.[7]
Loan to Girona
On 28 June of the following year, he joined freshly relegated side Girona FC also in a temporary deal.[8]
Loan to Real Madrid Castilla
On 30 January 2020, Gual moved to Real Madrid Castilla on loan for the remaining part of the season.[9] On 1 September, he agreed to a permanent two-year contract with AD Alcorcón in the second division.[10]
Dnipro
Gual terminated his contract with Alcorcón on 7 January 2022.[11] He then signed with Ukrainian Premier League club SC Dnipro-1 on a deal until the summer of 2024.[12] Only 42 days on from his signing, and before the resumption of the Ukrainian season after the winter break, the league was suspended due to the Russian invasion and he escaped the country.[13]
FIFA suspended the contracts of all foreign players and coaches affiliated with the Ukrainian Association of Football on 7 March 2022.[14]
Loan to Jagiellonia Białystok
Sixteen days later, Gual joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Jagiellonia Białystok until the end of the season.[15] On his debut on 3 April, he scored the winner in the seventh minute of added time in a 2–1 home victory over Zagłębie Lubin.[16] On 28 June, his loan was extended for another year.[17]
Legia Warsaw
On 11 May 2023, Gual signed a three-year deal with the Polish Cup holders Legia Warsaw, effective from 1 July.[18] On 7 November 2024, Gual scored two goals in a 4–0 victory over Dinamo Minsk in a UEFA Conference League league stage game.[19]
Rio Ave
On 9 August 2025, Gual joined Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on a one-year contract for a reported €200,000 fee.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 November 2025[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 13 | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | |||||
| Sevilla Atlético | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | |||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 15 | — | — | — | 48 | 15 | |||||
| Real Zaragoza (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Alcorcón | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 6 | ||||
| Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 17 | |||
| Total | 38 | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 20 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 49 | 11 |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 13[b] | 7 | — | 48 | 19 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 30 | ||
| Rio Ave | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 298 | 82 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 98 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup, Taça de Portugal
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Legia Warsaw
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Forward of the Season: 2022–23[24]
- Ekstraklasa Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2022–23[25]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: April 2023[26]