Marc Pujol


Marc Pujol Pons is an Andorran footballer who plays as a midfielder for AC Escaldes in Andorra's Primera Divisió and the Andorra national football team.

Career

He finished in third place at Primera Catalana 2000–01, and promotion to Tercera division with Andorra. He also finished in third place at Tercera division group 5 2002–03 with Sant Andreu. He later signed with the Peña Deportiva.
Later on, Pujol achieved second place at Primera Territorial Catalana 2010–11 and promoted to Segona Catalana with Andorra. He also attained second place at Segona Catalana 2011–12 and promoted to Primera Catalana with Andorra. He later won Andorra's Primera Divisió 2013–14 with FC Santa Coloma.

International

Pujol made his debut for Andorra in a friendly game against Albania on 6 February 2000, becoming at 17 years and 5 months his country’s youngest player, beating Ildefons Lima’s record. His record was eventually beaten by Iván Lorenzo in 2003 and then Sergi Moreno in 2004. Pujol played in a match against England at Old Trafford held on 2 September 2006 but had to withdraw shortly after the start of the second half due to a leg injury after a tangle with Ashley Cole.
On 12 October 2021, Pujol scored his fourth goal for Andorra during a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification game against San Marino, becoming at 39 years and 1 months their oldest-ever goalscorer as well as UEFA's oldest FIFA World Cup qualification goalscorer, though the latter record was beaten on 7 June 2025 by Bosnian Edin Džeko. Three years later, on 13 October 2024, he scored his fifth goal for Andorra in a friendly, again against San Marino, and in doing so at the age of 42 years and 53 days, he became the oldest European international goalscorer, breaking a 68-year-old record set by Stanley Matthews in 1956, at 41 years and 248 days.

National team statistics

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2004Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra1–31–52006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.10 September 2008Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra1–11–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.31 March 2021Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra1–41–42022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.12 October 2021San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.13 October 2024Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra2–02–0Friendly