Marc Bartra grew up in Sant Jaume dels Domenys in Catalonia and came through La Masia, winning La Liga and the Champions League with Barcelona before moving to Borussia Dortmund in 2016.
In April 2017 he was injured when Dortmund’s team bus was attacked with explosives before a Champions League match, an event that shocked football. He recovered and helped Dortmund win the DFB-Pokal that season. He joined Real Betis in 2018 and won the Copa del Rey in 2022, becoming one of the club’s leaders.
Bartra has been capped by Spain and played at Euro 2016.
Career in numbers
Across 18 seasons of senior club football, beginning in 2009/10, Bartra has played 421 matches and scored 28 goals for 4 clubs. His most productive season in front of goal was 2017/18, when he scored 5 times in 36 games for Borussia Dortmund and Betis. His busiest campaign was 2018/19, with 46 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has 2 goals in 6 appearances for Betis. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.