Marc Cucurella
#24 · Defender · age 27
Euro 2024 hero.
90
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 54
- Career peak
- 100
- League level
- 100
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 73
- Longevity
- 67
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Cucurella’s job is to be the relief valve when Nico Williams comes inside — he overlaps, holds the touchline width, and delivers the kind of low cross that Oyarzabal lives off. Defensively his footwork against the touchline is what De la Fuente prefers over Grimaldo’s superior attacking profile.
Strengths
- overlapping crosses from the left
- 1v1 defending against inverted wingers
- stamina to play full Bielsa-grade shifts
Recent form
Reliable Chelsea starter through 2025-26 — De la Fuente's first-choice left-back ahead of Grimaldo.
His Euro 2024 final assist was the second time he had set up Oyarzabal that summer — the first was against Croatia in the group stage.