Marc Pujol to Play Final Matches for Andorra National Team
The 43-year-old midfielder, with 122 caps, faces Iraq tomorrow and Liechtenstein on June 4, capping a 25-year international career that began at age 17.
Key Points
- Marc Pujol, 43, to play final two matches for Andorra: vs Iraq tomorrow and Liechtenstein on June 4.
- Pujol ends 25-year career with 122 caps, 5 goals, 4 assists; debuted at age 17.
- Third-most caps for Andorra behind Ilde Lima (137) and Márcio Vieira (128).
- Squad includes newcomers like Marc de Castro; absences due to club commitments.
Marc Pujol will play his final two matches for Andorra's national team in upcoming summer friendlies, with his farewell coming against Liechtenstein next Thursday at the FAF's Nou Estadi in Encamp.
The 43-year-old midfielder faces Iraq tomorrow at Girona's Montilivi stadium at 18:00 before the 19:00 fixture against Liechtenstein on 4 June, marking the end of his 25-year international career. National team coach Koldo Álvarez de Eulate's squad list, due out tomorrow ahead of the Nations League, includes Pujol for these games but excludes several players due to club commitments.
Pujol debuted aged 17, substituting for five minutes in a 3-0 friendly loss to Albania at Malta's Ta' Qali stadium under David Rodrigo. He ends with 122 caps—the third-highest tally behind Ilde Lima (137) and Márcio Vieira (128)—across World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, Nations League matches and friendlies. He scored five goals and provided four assists, often as a forward or attacking midfielder, and featured in 12 of Andorra's 14 senior team wins, absent for one and unused from the bench for the first.
Domestically, Pujol has appeared in just five Lliga Multisegur Assegurances games this season with Atlètic Escaldes, including 28 minutes against Penya Encarnada on 17 May. His Andorran top-flight stints over the past seven seasons follow time at FC Andorra in Catalonia's Primera Catalana. Previous clubs include Inter d'Escaldes, FC Santa Coloma, UE Engordany and FC Ordino, plus Spanish sides Balaguer, Manresa, Santboià, Figueres, Peña Deportiva in Santa Eulària des Riu and Sant Andreu.
Álvarez de Eulate's list brings newcomers to fill gaps, including Under-21 goalkeeper Marc de Castro (AD Torrejón), the return of midfielder Hugo Ferreira (FC Santa Coloma), Under-21 forward Gerard Solà—son of futsal legend Xavi Solà—and Aron Rodrigo, set for FC Andorra next season or on loan. Goalkeeper Iker Álvarez, the coach's son, misses out after finishing with Córdoba against relegated Osca in Spain's Segunda División on Sunday. Forward Berto Rosas is also absent for the second leg of the 1a RFEF promotion playoff final with UD Logroñés on Saturday.
Original Sources
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