Marc Pedraza Sarto (born 6 February 1987) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Pedraza was a product of local

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's academy. He spent three of his first four senior seasons with the B team in the

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, scoring ten goals in 2007–08 but also being relegated. The following year he upgraded to

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and was loaned to

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, appearing sparingly as the

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also dropped down a tier; his first professional goal came on 18 October 2008, in a 4–1 home win over

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. After returning, Pedraza continued to be mainly associated to the reserves. He played his first

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match with the main squad on 2 January 2010, coming on as a substitute for

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in the last minute of a 1–0 away loss against

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. Pedraza was released by Espanyol in summer 2010, but in October he signed with another club in his native region, third-division

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. He returned to the second tier after three full seasons, joining

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on a two-year contract. On 28 July 2017, Pedraza agreed to a three-year deal at

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. Under manager

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, he was an undisputed starter as the side achieved two consecutive promotions, but took part in only three games in the 2019–20 campaign, being subsequently released. Pedraza returned to division three on 12 August 2020, signing with

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, a club owned by

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. In July 2022, after helping in their first-ever promotion to the second tier, he returned to Hospitalet.

Personal life

Pedraza's father, Ángel, was also a footballer. A defender and midfielder, he played professionally for

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and Mallorca, going on to coach his son at Hospitalet in one match.

Honours

Mallorca *

: 2017–18 Spain U19 *

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