Table of Biography
Marc Cucurella is a Spanish professional football player. Marc Cucurella plays as a left wing-back defender for Premier League club Chelsea and the Spain national team. He is one of the well-known young faces in his age group.
Early Life and Childhood
Marc Cucurella was born on 22 July 1998 and currently, he is 25 years old. His birthplace is Alella, Spain. Marc Cucurella Saseta is his birth name. His nickname is Cucu.
Marc Cucurells’s father’s name is Oscar Cucurella and his mother is Patricia Cucurella. There is no information about his parent’s profession as well as his siblings. Marc is the first child of his parents. He has a younger brother named Lucas Cucurella and his sister’s name is not known.
Cucu was raised by his parents with his siblings. He is Spanish and Christian by faith. Plus, he had been interested in football since childhood so, at the age of 14, he joined the football club, Barcelona’s Academy. His birth sign is Cancer and he was born and raised in Spain.
Education
There is no information available about where he studied or graduated. All his academic qualifications are private. He hasn’t revealed anything in the media till now.
Career and Professional Life
He began his football career. In 2012, he joined a club, FC Barcelona where he played from 2016 to 2020. Barcelona renewed his deal until 2021 with €12 million. He played for Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021 and 2022. And then, Marc Cucurella signed a six-year contract with Premier League team Chelsea on August 5, 2022.
Cucurella made his 2019 debut with the non-FIFA Catalonia team on March 25, as a replacement. He has totaled 8 goals after scoring 7 goals in the league and 1 goal in the national cup. In November 2020, to play the game against Switzerland and Germany, manager Luis Enrique called him. Due to Covid-19, some national team players are in isolation.
On June 8, 2021, Spain’s under-21 squad was called up for the international friendly against Lithuania, and at that time Marc made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4-0. At the 2020 Olympic Games, he won the silver medal and at that time he was part of Spain’s under-23 team.
Caption: Marc playing on the ground. Source: Instagram
Brand Endorsements
He has endorsed a brand from where he earns as well. And, he has signed a deal with the Puma brand. He is making money by promoting their products. But, he has not revealed whether he has endorsed other brands or not.
Awards and Nomination
The successful player Marc has gained fame through his skills and in a short time he won the hearts of millions of people. He has also won two awards till now i.e. The Player of the Season and Player’s Player of the Season trophies, both given out by the Players Awards 2022, went to Marc Cucurella.
Caption: Marc winning awards. Source: Instagram
Net Worth 2024
Defender Marc has an estimated net worth of around €14 million. There is no more information available about his per day, week, month, or year salary. All the information about his net worth is private.
Marc Cucurella – Relationship Status
Marc has been in a relationship with his gorgeous girlfriend Claudia Rodriguez since 2018. They have two sons i.e. Mateo Cucurella Rodriguez, his oldest son, was born in 2019, and Rio Cucurella Rodriguez, his youngest son, was born in 2021. They regularly share photos of their family on Instagram so we can consider that they are enjoying their love life and are madly in love.
Caption: Marc with his girlfriend and kids. Source: Instagram
Scandal
Marc is a private person and prefers his personal life away from the media so he has not been the victim of rumors and scandal till now.
Body Measurements
Marc Cucurella’s height is 6 feet 2 inches and his body weight is 70 kilograms. The color of his hair is dark black and hazel mesmerizing eye color. His dress size is US 14 and his shoe size is US 11. But, the details of his body measurements are not available.
Marc Cucurella – Social Media
Marc Cucurella is quite active on social media. He only uses two popular social media i.e. Instagram which has 484k followers with the username @cucurella3. His Twitter handle is @cucurella3, and he has 202.6k followers.