 Guiu withChelsea in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Guiu Paz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2006-01-04)4 January 2006 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Granollers, Spain[2] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | PB Sant Celoni | ||
| 2013–2023 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Barcelona B | 13 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Barcelona | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Chelsea | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | →Sunderland (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U17 | 17 | (10) |
| 2024– | Spain U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:16, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:41, 9 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Marc Guiu Paz (Catalan pronunciation:[ˈmarkˈgiw]; born 4 January 2006) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forPremier League clubChelsea.
Born inGranollers,Barcelona, Catalonia, Guiu began his career with Penya Barcelonista Sant Celoni, a fan club ofLa Liga sideBarcelona.[3] He went on to join Barcelona themselves in the 2013–14 season, and progressed through theLa Masia academy, and was called up to the senior squad for the first time in June 2023, ahead of pre-season matches againstCelta Vigo and Japanese oppositionVissel Kobe.[4] Guiu made his unofficial debut for Barcelona in the latter game, coming on as a half-time substitute forRobert Lewandowski.[5][6]
On 11 October 2023, he was again called up to the senior squad for a La Liga fixture againstGranada, though he did not eventually feature in the game.[7] In the same month, he was named by English newspaperThe Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[8] On 22 October, Guiu made his senior competitive debut as a 79th-minute substitute, scoring the winning goal in 23 seconds with his second touch of a 1–0 victory overAthletic Bilbao.[9][10][11] At 17 years and 291 days of age, he became the youngest and fastest debutant to score for Barcelona inLa Liga.[12][13][14]
Guiu made hisChampions League debut three days later in a 2–1 win againstShakhtar Donetsk.[15] He scored his first goal in the competition and second of the season on 13 December in a 3–2 defeat againstRoyal Antwerp.[16][17]
On 1 July 2024, Guiu joinedPremier League sideChelsea for a reported €6 million fee,[18] signing a five-year contract with the club.[18][19] On 18 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 2–0 loss againstManchester City in the league.[20] On 19 December, Guiu scored a first-half hat-trick againstShamrock Rovers in a 5–1 victory in the final league match of the2024–25 UEFA Europa Conference League.[21]
On 6 August 2025, Guiu joined newly promoted Premier League clubSunderland on a season-long loan.[22] On 31 August, Chelsea recalled Guiu from his loan, after making two league appearances and scoring a goal in anEFL Cup tie againstHuddersfield Town, due toLiam Delap's injury.[23] Later that year, on 22 October, he scored his first Champions League goal with the club in a 5–1 victory overAjax, becoming the second-youngest player to score for Chelsea in the competition, behind only his teammateEstêvão Willian, who also found the net in the same match.[24]
Guiu has represented Spain at Under-17 and Under-19 level.
In May 2023, he was called up bySpain U17 to compete in the2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[25] in which he became the competitions joint top scorer with four goals, alongsideParis Brunner,Robert Ramsak and teammateLamine Yamal.[26] In November 2023, he represented Spain U17 in the2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[27] when he scored two goals.[28][29]
Barcelona youth coach Iván Carrasco describes Guiu as a "classic '9', a specialist in the area who exploits his physical power". He has been compared toSamuel Eto'o. He has a good high ball game, pace, strength and work-rate.[3] Spanish football expertGuillem Balagué described Guiu as a striker who is known to be "more efficient in the box".[30]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona Atlètic | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 4[c] | 2 | 17 | 6 | |||
| Barcelona | 2023–24 | La Liga | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Chelsea | 2024–25 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[e] | 6 | 2[f] | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | ||
| Sunderland (loan) | 2025–26 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 16 | ||
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