Marc Bartra Biography, Age, Net Worth, Transfer Fee, Market Value, Awards, Family, Wife, Kids and Many More

Spanish footballer Marc Bartra Aregall currently plays as the centre-back for the La Liga side Real Betis, besides appearing for the national football team of Spain. A product of Barcelona’s La Masia football academy, Bartra started his professional football career with the reserve squad of the Catalan club. After spending three seasons with the B team, he earned his promotion to Barcelona first-squad in 2010. Over the next seven seasons, he played more than 100 professional matches for the club while scoring six goals.

Marc Bartra Biography

Regarded for his marvellous stint with Barcelona, Bartra achieved 13 domestic and international titles during his time at the club. Over a period of seven seasons, he helped the club to secure the La Liga title five times. He then joined the Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in 2016, followed by his move to La Liga side Real Betis in 2018. Besides his club career, he also helped the Spanish U-21 side to win the 2013 European Championships. He also represented the Spanish senior squad at the UEFA Euro 2016. Undoubtedly, Bartra is one of the best defenders in La Liga now.

Marc Bartra Full Biography and career

Marc Bartra Youth Career

Bartra started his football journey while joining his native club RCD Espanyol in 2001. After a single season, he joined the La Masia youth academy of Barcelona in 2002, at the age of just 11. He went through a rigorous training schedule at the academy and made progression through several age-level squads. He earned his promotion to the Barcelona reserve team in 2009 and spent three seasons there. During that time, he made 81 appearances for the reserve squad in the Segunda División. His performance for the B team caught the attention of the first-team officials in 2010.

Marc Bartra Barcelona Career

Bartra made his debut for the Barcelona first-squad against Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on 14^th February 2010, as a substitute for Jeffrén Suárez. The following season, he made his La Liga debut for the club against Deportivo de La Coruña on 15^th May 2011. He then scored his first goal for the Catalan club against Málaga CF on 21^st May 2011. He became the permanent member of the first-squad following his brilliant performance in the 2011-12 season. Bartra played 16 matches for Barcelona in the 2012-13 season.

He signed a new three-year contract extension with the club in March 2014. His first grand-goal came in the Copa del Rey final against their arch-rival Real Madrid on 16^th April 2014. He scored his first El Clasico goal on that match through a brilliant header from a corner kick by Xavi. The following season, he made 25 appearances for Barcelona under their new manager Luis Enrique and helped the club to secure their treble.

Marc Bartra Full Club Career

Marc Bartra Borussia Dortmund Career

Bartra signed a four-year contract with German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund on 3^rd June 2016, for a transfer fee of €8 million. He made his debut for the club in the DFL-Supercup match against FC Bayern Munich on 14^th August 2016. The following month, he scored his first goal for Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League group-stage match against Legia Warsaw on 15th September 2016. Dortmund faced a terrible disaster when their team bus was hit by three explosions on their way to the Westfalenstadion to play the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match against AS Monaco on 11^th April 2017.

On that tragic sports disaster, Bartra broke the radial bone in his arm. The next day, he went through a surgery followed by a complete absence from the ground for the next 29 days. He made his return in a match against SV Werder Bremen on 20^th May 2017. A week after his comeback, he helped Borussia Dortmund to win the DFB-Pokal against Eintracht Frankfurt in Berlin on 27th May 2017.

Marc Bartra Real Betis Career

Bartra made his La Liga return while signing a five-and-a-half-year contract with Real Betis on 30^th January 2018. Since his joining, he became a permanent member of the club’s first squad. Even after joining the league in the last half, he made 13 appearances for Real Betis at the 2017-18 La Liga season. He played a vital role in the defensive formation of Betis and helped the club to secure fifth place in the La Liga table.

Marc Bartra International Career

Bartra earned his first international call-up to play for the Spanish U-18 side in 2009. From his debut year to 2013, he made 37 appearances combined for the U-18, U-19, U-20, and the U-21 squad of Spain in the international competitions and friendlies. He made his debut for the Spanish senior team in a friendly against Equatorial Guinea on 16^th November 2013. Bartra made his competitive debut for his nation in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Macedonia on 8^th September 2014. Vicente del Bosque selected him for the 25-man provisional squad of Spain to participate at the UEFA Euro 2016 finals in France.

Marc Bartra Spain international career

Marc Bartra Personal Life

Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, to his parents Josep Bartra and Montse Aregall, Marc Bartra is of pure Spanish descent. He grew up in the Spanish village of Sant Jaume dels Domenys while playing football with his younger brother Èric Bartra during their childhood days. As a surprising fact, Èric is also a La Masia graduate like his elder brother. Marc started dating the MotoGP journalist and television presenter Melissa Jiménez in February 2014. The couple had their first daughter Gala Bartra Jiménez on 18^th August 2015.

Marc Bartra Net Worth

The current net worth of Bartra is estimated to be around €11.5 Million according to the recent reports of 2018. His market value stands at €15 Million as of the ongoing football season. He gets around €1.5 Million yearly salary from his current La Liga club Real Betis. Besides his football income, he also made his fortune through his sponsorship deal with Puma.

Marc Bartra Individual Awards

With Barcelona, Bartra achieved La Liga title five times and the Copa del Rey thrice. He lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy twice with the Catalan side and won the Supercopa de España once. He helped the club to win both the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2015. With Borussia Dortmund, he achieved the DFB-Pokal in the 2016-17 season. He was named in the Team of the Tournament of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.