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Marc Pedraza
	Pedraza with Hospitalet in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Marc Pedraza Sarto
Date of birth	6 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hospitalet
Youth career
	Barcelona
2002–2005	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2010	Espanyol B
2008–2010	Espanyol
2008	→ Alavés (loan)
2010–2013	Hospitalet
2013–2017	Numancia
2017–2020	Mallorca
2020–2022	Andorra
2022–	Hospitalet
International career
2002	Spain U16
2004–2005	Spain U17
2006	Spain U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Marc Pedraza Sarto (born 6 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CE L'Hospitalet.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Pedraza was a product of local RCD Espanyol's academy. He spent three of his first four senior seasons with the B team in the Segunda División B, scoring ten goals in 2007–08 but also being relegated. The following year he upgraded to Segunda División and was loaned to Deportivo Alavés,^[2] appearing sparingly as the Basques also dropped down a tier; his first professional goal came on 18 October 2008, in a 4–1 home win over Real Murcia.^[3]^[4]

After returning, Pedraza continued to be mainly associated to the reserves. He played his first La Liga match with the main squad on 2 January 2010, coming on as a substitute for José Callejón in the last minute of a 1–0 away loss against Valencia CF.^[5]

Pedraza was released by Espanyol in summer 2010, but in October he signed with another club in his native region, third-division CE L'Hospitalet.^[6] He returned to the second tier after three full seasons, joining CD Numancia on a two-year contract.^[7]

On 28 July 2017, Pedraza agreed to a three-year deal at RCD Mallorca.^[8] Under manager Vicente Moreno, he was an undisputed starter as the side achieved two consecutive promotions,^[9]^[10] but took part in only three games in the 2019–20 campaign, being subsequently released.^[11]

Pedraza returned to division three on 12 August 2020, signing with FC Andorra, a club owned by Gerard Piqué.^[12] In July 2022, after helping in their first-ever promotion to the second tier,^[13] he returned to Hospitalet.

Personal life

Pedraza's father, Ángel, was also a footballer. A defender and midfielder, he played professionally for FC Barcelona and Mallorca, going on to coach his son at Hospitalet in one match.^[14]^[15]

Honours

Mallorca

Segunda División B: 2017–18^[16]

Spain U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2006^[17]^[18]

References

^ ^a ^b "Marc Pedraza". Diario AS. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "El Alavés cierra las incorporaciones de Pedraza y Marreco" [Alavés complete Pedraza and Marreco additions]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 August 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
^ "El Salamanca afianza su liderato y el Zaragoza se mete en los puestos de ascenso" [Salamanca stronger in first and Zaragoza reach promotion places]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 October 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ Miñon, Iñigo (20 December 2008). ""Debo aprovechar la oportunidad", asume Marc Pedraza" ["I must seize my chance", Marc Pedraza acknowledges]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "Zigic heads late winner for Los Che". ESPN Soccernet. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
^ "Marc Pedraza, a l'Hospi" [Marc Pedraza, to L'Hospi] (in Catalan). L'Hesport. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
^ "Pedraza, primer fichaje de la temporada" [Pedraza, first signing of season] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
^ Martínez, Juan Pedro (28 July 2017). "El Mallorca anuncia la llegada de Marc Pedraza" [Mallorca announce arrival of Marc Pedraza]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ "Marc Pedraza: "La dinámica del año pasado nos ha ayudado a ser un equipo luchador y ganador"" [Marc Pedraza: "Last year's dynamics have helped us be a fighting and winning team"] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ Trives, Luis Ángel (25 June 2019). "Marc Pedraza, al cielo: "Va por ti"" [Marc Pedraza, to the sky: "Here's looking at you"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ Hernández Torrejón, Jonathan (22 July 2020). "Marc Pedraza se desvincula del Mallorca" [Marc Pedraza cuts ties with Mallorca] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ Chacártegui, Miguel (12 August 2020). "Marc Pedraza ficha por el Andorra de Piqué" [Marc Pedraza signs for Piqué's Andorra]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ Martí, Anaïs (5 June 2022). "El gran salto del Andorra de Piqué" [The great leap of Piqué's Andorra]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "Él y su padre plantaron al Barça por el Espanyol" [Him and his father said no to Barça for Espanyol]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 May 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "CE L'Hospitalet 1 – CE Sabadell 1" (in Catalan). L'Hesport. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
^ "El Mallorca se proclama campeón de Segunda B" [Mallorca crowned Segunda B champions]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "España, Campeona de Europa sub-19 tras derrotar a Escocia (2–1)" [Spain, under-19 European Champions after beating Scotland (2–1)] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ Borowy, Mariusz. "European U-19 Championship 2006 – Details Final Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 June 2023.