Marc Vales González (born 4 April 1990) is an Andorran professional

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who plays for Spanish club Atlètic Lleida. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Escaldes-Engordany, Vales never competed in higher than

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during his lengthy spell in Spain, having started playing football with local Sant Julià. Subsequently, he represented

FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in , in the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtures at Estadi Nacional. In spite ...

(two spells), Sabadell B, Eivissa-Ibiza B,

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and

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. In the summer of 2011, Vales signed for

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. His first match in the third tier took place on 30 October, and he scored the game's only goal at home against Olímpic de Xàtiva. Vales spent the vast majority of the following years in the same league – with the exception of a few months in the

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with FC Andorra – with

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(who acquired him on a free transfer), Zaragoza B and Hospitalet. On 5 August 2016 he signed with Finnish side SJK until the end of the season, with the option of an additional campaign. On 9 November 2016, SJK announced that they had agreed a new two-year contract with Vales. On 25 July 2018, he moved to the Norwegian

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with

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on a two-and-a-half-year deal. In January 2022, Vales signed for Malaysian club Kedah Darul Aman. He returned to Spain on 13 February 2023, with the 32-year-old joining

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in the

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; he changed teams again in the summer, on a contract at

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International career

After representing

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at youth level, Vales won his first

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with the full side on 26 March 2008 (one month shy of his 18th birthday), playing one minute in a 0–3 friendly home loss to

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. He went on to appear in more than 100 internationals. Vales scored his first goal on 11 October 2019, as the hosts defeated ten-man

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1–0 in the

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qualifiers. On 2 September 2021, he netted twice in a 2–0 home win over

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in the

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. Vales made his 100th appearance for the country on 10 June 2025, in the 3–0 away loss against

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in a 2026 World Cup qualifier.

Career statistics

Club

International

(Andorra score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vales goal)

References

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National team data
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