Marc Cucurella

Marc Cucurella Saseta (Catalan pronunciation: ; born 22 July 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team. He is considered one of the best left-backs in the world.

Cucurella made his senior club debut at Barcelona, but spent most of his time there with the reserve team. He went on to play over 100 La Liga games for Eibar and Getafe, before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021. He spent a season with Brighton before joining Chelsea in 2022, winning the Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup three years later.

Cucurella was capped for Spain over every youth level from under-16 to under-23, winning the silver medal with the latter at the 2020 Olympic tournament. He made his debut for the senior team in 2021 and later represented the side at UEFA Euro 2024, where Spain won the tournament.