Marc Llinares

Marc Llinares
Personal information
Full name Marc Llinares Barragán
Date of birth (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 15
Youth career
Espanyol
Villarreal
2016–2018 Damm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Mallorca B 16 (0)
2020–2021 Algeciras 27 (3)
2021–2023 Albacete 20 (0)
2022–2023 → Osasuna B (loan) 29 (1)
2023– Hammarby IF 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Marc Llinares Barragán (born 26 August 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left-back for Hammarby IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Early life

Llinares was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, and started to play youth football with local club RCD Espanyol, where he spent seven years. He later moved on to represent both Villarreal CF and CF Damm at youth level.[1]

Club career

Early career

On 28 June 2018, after finishing his formation, Llinares signed for RCD Mallorca and was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División;[2] He made his senior debut on 18 August 2018, starting in a 1–0 home win over UD Poblense, and featured in 16 matches[3] before suffering a knee injury in April 2019, being sidelined for eight months.[4]

On 31 January 2020, Llinares signed for Segunda División B side Algeciras CF.[5] He helped the club to reach the 2021 Segunda División B play-offs, being knocked out by Real Sociedad B,[6] before leaving on 9 June 2021.[7]

On 18 June 2021, Llinares signed a two-year contract with Albacete Balompié, recently relegated to Primera División RFEF.[8] He featured mainly as a substitute during the season, as the club returned to Segunda División at first attempt.[9]

On 25 August 2022, Llinares was sent on loan with a purchase option to CA Osasuna B also in the third division.[10][11] Throughout the 2022–23 season, he made 29 league appearances for the side in the Primera Federación.[9]

On 22 July 2023, Llinares left Alba by mutual consent, with one year left on his contract.[12]

Move to Sweden

On 26 July 2023, Llinares signed a three-year contract with Hammarby IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.[13][14][15] He made his first competitive appearance for Spanish head coach Martí Cifuentes on 20 August the same year, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Kalmar FF.[16] In total, he made 11 league appearances for the side in 2023, although Hammarby disappointedly finished 7th in the table.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2023[3]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mallorca B 2018–19 Tercera División 16 0 0 0 — 0 0
Algeciras CF 2019–20 Segunda División B 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2020–21 24 3 0 0 — 24 3
Total 27 3 0 0 0 0 27 3
Albacete 2021–22 Primera Federación 20 0 2 0 — 22 0
Albacete (loan) 2022–23 Primera Federación 29 1 0 0 — 29 1
Hammarby IF 2023 Allsvenskan 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2024 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Career total 103 4 4 0 0 0 107 4

References

  1. ^ "Ibrahimovic ficha a un español de la 1ªRFEF" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Brunet, Tovar y Llinares se unen a Pitu como fichajes del Mallorca B" [Brunet, Tovar and Llinares join Pitu as signings of Mallorca B] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Marc Llinares". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Marc Llinares, otro descubrimiento del líder" [Marc Llinares, another discovery of the leader] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ "El Algeciras incorpora al lateral izquierdo Marc Llinares" [Algeciras sign left back Marc Llinares] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Alegría y positivismo en el Algeciras para enfrentarse a la Real Sociedad B" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Marc Llinares se despide del Algeciras" (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Marc Llinares se une al proyecto del Alba" [Marc Llinares joins the project of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Llinares abandona el Albacete" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Marc Llinares, cedido a Osasuna Promesas" (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  11. ^ "El Alba reduce la plantilla" (in Spanish). Marca. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  12. ^ "El Alba y Marc Llinares separan sus caminos" (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Hammarby skriver treårskontrakt med vänsterbacken Marc Llinares Barragán" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Klart: Hammarby värvar spansk back" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Hammarby värvar vänsterback – Marc Llinares Barragán klar" (in Swedish). Expressen. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Logiskt mållöst i Småland" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Marc Llinares Barragan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2023.