Marc Pujol
Andorran footballer
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Marc Pujol Pons (born 21 August 1982)[2] is an Andorran footballer who plays as a midfielder for AC Escaldes in Andorra's Primera Divisió and the Andorra national football team.
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Pujol during a match against Ukraine in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Pujol Pons | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlètic d'Escaldes | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | FC Andorra | 22 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Sant Andreu | 49 | (3) |
| 2004 | Peña Deportiva | ||
| 2004–2005 | Figueres | 26 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | Santboià | ||
| 2007–2008 | Manresa | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Balaguer | 51 | (7) |
| 2010–2013 | FC Andorra | 65 | (16) |
| 2013–2016 | FC Santa Coloma | 50 | (19) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Andorra | 48 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Inter d'Escaldes | 34 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Santa Coloma | 18 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Engordany | 17 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Ordino | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Atlètic d'Escaldes | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000– | Andorra | 122 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025 | |||
Career
He finished in third place at Primera Catalana 2000–01, and promotion to Tercera division with Andorra. He also finished in third place at Tercera division group 5 2002–03 with Sant Andreu. He later signed with the Peña Deportiva.[3]
Later on, Pujol achieved second place at Primera Territorial Catalana 2010–11 and promoted to Segona Catalana with Andorra. He also attained second place at Segona Catalana 2011–12 and promoted to Primera Catalana with Andorra. He later won Andorra's Primera Divisió 2013–14 with FC Santa Coloma.
International
Pujol made his debut for Andorra in a friendly game against Albania on 6 February 2000, becoming at 17 years and 5 months his country’s youngest player, beating Ildefons Lima’s record.[4] His record was eventually beaten by Iván Lorenzo in 2003 and then Sergi Moreno in 2004. Pujol played in a match against England at Old Trafford held on 2 September 2006 but had to withdraw shortly after the start of the second half due to a leg injury after a tangle with Ashley Cole.[5]
On 12 October 2021, Pujol scored his fourth goal for Andorra during a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification game against San Marino, becoming at 39 years and 1 months their oldest-ever goalscorer as well as UEFA's oldest FIFA World Cup qualification goalscorer, though the latter record was beaten on 7 June 2025 by Bosnian Edin Džeko.[6] Three years later, on 13 October 2024, he scored his fifth goal for Andorra in a friendly, again against San Marino, and in doing so at the age of 42 years and 53 days, he became the oldest European international goalscorer, breaking a 68-year-old record set by Stanley Matthews in 1956, at 41 years and 248 days.[7]
National team statistics
- As of 21 March 2025[8]
| Andorra national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 122 | 5 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first.[9]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2004 | Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Romania | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 10 September 2008 | Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Belarus | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 31 March 2021 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Hungary | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 12 October 2021 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 5. | 13 October 2024 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | San Marino | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
