José Marsà

José Marsà
Personal information
Full name	José Martínez Marsà
Date of birth	4 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Andorra
Number	3
Youth career
2008–2020	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2021	Barcelona B
2021–2023	Sporting CP B
2022–2023	Sporting CP
2023	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)
2023–	Andorra
International career‡
2017–2018	Spain U17
2019–2020	Spain U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:05, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

José Martínez Marsà (born 4 March 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Andorra.

Club career

Born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Marsà was a youth product of La Masia. He began his senior career with Barcelona B in 2020. On 1 July 2021, he transferred to the Portuguese club Sporting CP, initially heading to their reserves.^[2]^{[irrelevant citation]}

Marsà made his professional debut with Sporting in a 4–0 Primeira Liga win over Santa Clara on 14 May 2022, coming on as a sub in the 79th minute.^[3] On 31 January 2023, he returned to Spain after being loaned to Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón for the remainder of the season.^[4]

On 3 August 2023, Marsà signed a three-year contract with FC Andorra also in the second division.^[5]

Marsà is a youth international for Spain, having represented their Spain U17s and U18s.^[2]^{[irrelevant citation]} He represented the Spain U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[6]

^ "José Marsà". Sporting CP. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Si eres fan de Gavi no te pierdas este vídeo: exhibición 'top' de clase y talento". Mundo Deportivo. 5 May 2022.
^ "José Marsà debuta con el primer equipo del Sporting CP". 16 May 2022.
^ "José Marsà, nuevo refuerzo del Real Sporting" [José Marsà, new addition of Real Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ "José Marsà, un mariscal per a la defensa" [José Marsà, a marshal for the defense] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Esta es la lista de convocados de la Selección española Sub-17 para el Mundial de Brasil" (in Spanish). Selección Española de Fútbol. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2019.