Spanish defender Bartra Mark

Bartra Mark is a Spanish football player servingnow for the German "Borussia" from Dortmund. He turned 25 years old, but spent most of his career in Barcelona, ​​where he was waiting for his chance to gain a foothold. Bartra Mark plays in the position of the central defender, but can also act as the right-back.

The period in Barcelona

Bartra Mark was born on January 15, 1991 inSpain, where at the age of ten he got into the football academy of the club "Espanyol". However, his talent was so great and impressive that a year later he moved to the academy of one of the strongest clubs in the world, the Catalan "Barcelona". There he spent seven years, after which he signed a professional contract with the club.

However, in the "Barcelona" for him has not yet beenplaces, so Bartre Mark played mainly for the second team. In total, in the double for Barcelona, ​​he played 81 games, scoring two goals. But in the main team, he periodically received calls. During these three years he played eight matches, after which he was completely transferred to the main team, although he remained practically all the time in reserve.

For four years Bartra has played 95 games for"Barcelona", scoring five goals. Together with the club, he won five championships in Spain, three Spanish Cups and two Champions League. However, in the summer of 2016 it became clear that Bartre did not shine in his native club - this was clearly indicated by the purchase of the young French talent Umtiti. Therefore, for eight million euros, he was sold to the German "Borussia" from Dotmund.

Going to Borussia

That's the cardinally decided to change the situationBartra Mark - Barcelona was an impossible dream, so he decided to go down. In "Borussia" he was taken as a substitute for Matsu Hummels, who returned to the Munich "Bavaria". In the current season, Bartra spent 12 matches for the new club, which scored one goal and gave two assists, so while he copes with his tasks quite properly.

National team appearances

In the Spanish national team, Bartra made his debut back in 2013year when he was only 22 years old. However, as in the "Barcelona", the national team did not have a place for a prospective defender. Therefore, since Mark played only 12 matches. He was called to a much larger number of games, but almost all of them remained on the bench during the entire playing time. Bartra even went to the European Championships in 2016, but all four matches also sat on the bench, never getting a chance to prove himself.