Marc de Val Fernández (born 15 February 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SCR Peña Deportiva as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc de Val Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Blanes, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peña Deportiva | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2009 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Real Madrid C | 43 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Olot (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Olímpic Xàtiva | 36 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | (0) |
| 2015 | Córdoba B | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sabadell | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Terrassa | 30 | (1) |
| 2017– | Peña Deportiva | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2017 | |||
Club career edit
Spain edit
Born in Blanes, Girona, Catalonia, de Val joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2000, aged ten.[1] He featured regularly in the club's youth setup, appearing with the Juvenil squad in the 2008–09 campaign.
In the 2009 summer de Val moved to Real Madrid, being assigned to the C-team in Tercera División.[2] He appeared in 23 matches during his first season, and in further 20 in his second.
On 27 January 2012, after making no appearances in the campaign, de Val was loaned to fellow league team UE Olot until June.[3] He appeared sparingly before returning to the Blancos in the summer.
In July 2012 De Val joined Segunda División B's CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[4] He made his debut for the club on 26 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CD Binissalem.[5]
De Val scored his first senior goal on 17 March 2013, netting the game's only in a 1–0 home win against Ontinyent CF.[6] He contributed with 37 appearances as his side narrowly missed out the play-offs.
Doncaster Rovers edit
On 24 June 2013 de Val moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a two-year deal with English Football League Championship side Doncaster Rovers, managed by Paul Dickov.[7] Dickov had tried to sign him two years previously whilst managing Oldham Athletic but at that time the compensation fee was too much.[8]
In July, de Val picked up a knee injury during a pre-season friendly against Motherwell,[9] and was sidelined until late October. On 22 November he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute for Federico Macheda in a 2–0 home win against Yeovil Town.[10]
De Val was handed his first start four days later, in a 0–2 away loss against Charlton Athletic,[11] but appeared in only five league matches during the campaign. On 27 January 2015 he left Rovers by mutual consent.[12]
Back to Spain edit
Hours after leaving Doncaster, de Val returned to Spain and joined Córdoba CF, being assigned to the B-team in the third division.[13] On 14 July 2015, de Val moved to fellow league team CE Sabadell FC.[14]
On 23 September 2016, de Val joined Terrassa FC in the fourth level.[15]
References edit
- ^ "Q&A with Marc De Val Fernandez". Doncaster Rovers' official website. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ ""La gran virtud del Madrid C es el grupo"" [The greatest virtue of Madrid C is the group] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "L'Olot fitxa Marc de Val" [Olot signs Marc de Val] (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "El C. D. Olímpic cierra la contratación de futbolistas para la primera plantilla del Club" [C.D. Olímpic completes the signing of footballers for the club's first team] (in Spanish). Portal de Xàtiva. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "CD Binissalem 0–0 Olimpic de Xativa" (in Spanish). Deporte Balear. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "El Ontinyent pierde por la mínima contra el Olímpic de Xàtiva" [Ontinyent loses by minimum against Olímpic de Xàtiva] (in Spanish). Portal de Tu Ciudad. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Spanish Midfielder Fernandez Signs". Doncaster's official website. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers sign Marc De Val Fernandez". BBC Sport. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Marc on the mend". Doncaster's official website. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Match Report: Rovers 2 Yeovil Town 1". Doncaster's official website. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Charlton 2–0 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "De Val Departs". Doncaster's official website. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Marc de Val nuevo jugador del Córdoba C.F. B" [Marc de Val new player of Córdoba C.F. B] (in Spanish). Córdoba's official website. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Marc de Val y Pirulo presentados como arlequinados" [Marc de Val and Pirulo presented as arquelinados] (in Spanish). Sabadell's official website. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Marc de Val, nou reforç del Terrassa FC al centre del camp" [Marc de Val, new addition of Terrassa FC for the centre of midfield] (in Catalan). La Nació Digital. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
External links edit
- Marc de Val at BDFutbol
- Marc de Val at Soccerbase
- Marc de Val at Soccerway
