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Fullname: Marc Crosas Luque
aka: Marc Crosas
Born: 09/01/88
Birthplace: Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona, Catalonia
Nationality: Spanish
Signed: 1 Aug 08
Squad number: 17
Internationals: Spain (0 caps)

KDS Honours
MOTM Winners 2008-09
04-Oct-08	Celtic 4-0 Hamilton	SPL
MOTM Winners 2009-10
19-Jan-10	Morton 0-1 Celtic	Scottish Cup 4th Rd

Pre-Celtic Biog

Midfielder Marc Crosas signed for the Bhoys in August 2008 from Barcelona after agreeing a four year contract.

In a complex arrangement Celtic agreed to pay an initial £415,000 to the Catalan club, rising to a potential £1.6million depending on appearances. As part of the deal an agreement was made between the two clubs that allowed Barcelona the right to buy back Crosas in two years for £1.65 million with the Hoops retaining 25 per cent of his worth.

If Barca did not take up that option, they would receive 25 per cent of any future transfer fee received by Celtic for the player.
Crosas came through the youth ranks at Barca and made his first team debut as a substitute against CF Badalona in a 4-0 Copa del Rey victory in December 2006. Crosas was named in the Barcelona squad who competed in the FIFA Club World Club Championship in Japan that same month but opportunites at the Nou Camp remained limited for the youngster.

He played in the 2006-07 final of the Copa Catalunya in which FC Barcelona defeated RCD Espanyol 5-4 on penalty kicks after the match finished 1-1. Marc scored the winning penalty kick. He was an unused substitute in the La Liga that season.

In 2007-08, Marc warmed the bench on six occasions in La Liga without getting any match time.On 12 December 2007 he made his Champions League debut when he played against VfB Stuttgart at the Camp Nou.

A loan move to Olympique Lyonnais followed in December 2007 with the player returning to Catalonia at the end of the season. He made his debut in Ligue 1 on 20 January 2008 as a substitute against RC Lens in a 3-0 defeat. He made 10 appearances for the French league and cup champions.

International career:

Between 2004 and 2005 Marc was capped 8 times, scoring twice, by the Spanish Under 17 national team. He made his debut for the Catalunya “national” side as a substitute against Euskal Herriko Selekzioa (Basque Region) on 27 December 2007.

Honours:

Tercera División 2006-07
Copa Catalunya 2006-07
Ligue 1 2007-08
Coupe de France 2007-08

Runner-up

Club World Cup 2006-07
Copa Catalunya 2007-08

			LEAGUE		NATIONAL CUP		CUP		EUROPE		TOTALS
SEASON	CLUB		App (Sub)	Goals	App (Sub)	Goals	App (Sub)	Goals	App (Sub)	Goals	App (Sub)	Goals
05-06	FC BARCELONA B		16	1	?	?	?	?	0	0	16	1
06-07	FC BARCELONA		0	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(2)	0
07-08	FC BARCELONA		0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(2)	0
07-08	OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS		4(5)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5(5)	0

Celtic biog

Marc Crosas was a member of the Barca squad that trained in Scotland in the Summer of 2008. He impressed in the comfortable victories over Hibernian and Dundee United, and after travelling with Barca to America but returned to Scotland in August when Celtic clinched his signing. He was paraded to a packed Parkhead before the opening league clash with St Mirren on August 9th.

An unused substitute in the 1-1 league draw at Dundee United, Crosas made his Bhoys debut on August 23rd when he came off the bench to replace Scott Brown in Celtic's 3-0 win over Falkirk. It was an impressive first appearance, with Crosas showing some fine touches and displaying a wonderful range of passes.

On 29 December 2008, Marc represented the region of Catalunya as a substitute in an "international" match against Columbia at the Camp Nou. The home side won the match 2-1. The annual Christmas match featuring the national team from the Catalunya region of Spain. As Catalunya is not an official recognised state the match is deemed "unofficial" and not listed by FIFA.

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