# Tommy Marqués
**Tommy Marqués** (Tomás Noël Marqués Morera; born 2006 in Barcelona) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for SC Braga. A product of [FC Barcelona](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-barcelona)'s La Masia academy, which he joined at U9 level in 2015, he made his competitive first-team debut in February 2026 and moved to the Portuguese club in August 2026.[1](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/4446334/tommy-marqus-makes-official-fc-barcelona-debut) • [2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tommy-marques/profil/spieler/938156)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tomás Noël Marqués Morera, known in football as Tommy[1](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/4446334/tommy-marqus-makes-official-fc-barcelona-debut) |
| Born | 2006, Barcelona, Spain[1](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/4446334/tommy-marqus-makes-official-fc-barcelona-debut) |
| Position | Defensive midfielder; right-footed; 1.86 m[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tommy-marques/profil/spieler/938156) |
| Youth career | CE Europa to La Masia, summer 2015, at U9 level; a few months on loan at CF Damm in 2023/24[3](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4563908/tommy-marques-moves-to-sc-braga) |
| Barcelona debut | 7 February 2026, LaLiga against Mallorca, replacing Fermín López in the 84th minute of a 3-0 win[4](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4446334/tommy-marques-makes-official-fc-barcelona-debut/featured) |
| Barcelona first-team record | Two competitive appearances[3](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4563908/tommy-marques-moves-to-sc-braga) |
## Youth career at Barcelona
Marqués arrived at [La Masia](https://www.edgepedia.org/la-masia), Barcelona's youth academy, in the summer of 2015 from CE Europa at U9 level, and progressed through the blaugrana youth system apart from a few months on loan at CF Damm during the 2023/24 season.[3](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4563908/tommy-marques-moves-to-sc-braga) The loan spell came during the Cadet stage, and he returned after his team had a full infirmary, according to the youth specialist Jaume Marcet, who noted that Marqués had never been counted among the standard-bearers of his 2006 generation before breaking through.[7](https://cadenaser.com/cataluna/2026/02/09/tommy-marques-mai-ha-estat-dels-que-ha-destacat-a-la-masia-pero-ha-explotat-sercat/)
**Breakthrough at youth level.** In his third year at the youth stage he played a leading role: 23 league appearances with one goal, seven matches in the [UEFA Youth League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-youth-league), and five in the [Copa del Rey](https://www.edgepedia.org/copa-del-rey) at that level. After winning three trophies that season, he extended his contract and stepped up to Barça Atlètic, the club's reserve team.[8](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4447605/tommy-im-living-the-dream) He debuted for the reserves on 7 September against UE Porreres and went on to make 15 appearances, showing consistency and personality in midfield.[4](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4446334/tommy-marques-makes-official-fc-barcelona-debut/featured)
## First-team debut
After a run of call-ups under head coach [Hansi Flick](https://www.edgepedia.org/hansi-flick), Marqués made his competitive debut for the Barcelona first team on 7 February 2026, coming on in the 84th minute to replace [Fermín López](https://www.edgepedia.org/fermin-lopez) in a 3-0 LaLiga win over Mallorca at the Spotify Camp Nou. He entered a midfield that was entirely homegrown, alongside Marc Casadó and [Marc Bernal](https://www.edgepedia.org/marc-bernal), the latter scoring his first goal for the club in the same match.[4](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4446334/tommy-marques-makes-official-fc-barcelona-debut/featured) He described the night as a dream, saying he had spent eleven years at the club with the goal of reaching the first team.[9](https://as.com/futbol/primera/tommy-marques-me-fijo-en-de-jong-y-de-anos-atras-en-busquets-f202602-n/)
## Playing style
Marqués is a defensive midfielder whose favored role is as a pure holding player, though he has also been used as a center-back with Barça Atlètic. The sports daily AS described him as a calm player with good decision-making and command of matches, tactically intelligent, with strong running and aerial play, and compared his profile to [Frenkie de Jong](https://www.edgepedia.org/frenkie-de-jong), whom Marqués himself names as his reference player, along with [Sergio Busquets](https://www.edgepedia.org/sergio-busquets) from earlier eras.[10](https://as.com/futbol/primera/tommy-marques-un-de-jong-edicion-la-masia-f202602-n/) • [9](https://as.com/futbol/primera/tommy-marques-me-fijo-en-de-jong-y-de-anos-atras-en-busquets-f202602-n/)
## Transfer to SC Braga
In August 2026, after losing his place in the first-team plans following the arrival of Rodri, Marqués was transferred to the Portuguese club SC Braga. He left Barcelona with two first-team appearances to his name, after more than a decade at the club.[3](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4563908/tommy-marques-moves-to-sc-braga) At Braga he joined the former Barcelona forward Pau Víctor, who had spent the previous season there.[6](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20260821/1004218267/cerrada-venta-tommy-marques-sporting-braga-12-millones.html?facet=amp)
## References
1. [Tommy Marqués makes official FC Barcelona debut, FC Barcelona](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/4446334/tommy-marqus-makes-official-fc-barcelona-debut)
2. [Tommy Marqués player profile 26/27, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tommy-marques/profil/spieler/938156)
3. [Tommy Marqués moves to SC Braga, FC Barcelona](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4563908/tommy-marques-moves-to-sc-braga)
4. [Tommy Marqués makes official FC Barcelona debut (featured), FC Barcelona](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4446334/tommy-marques-makes-official-fc-barcelona-debut/featured)
5. [Tommy Marqués y Jofre Torrents, los primeros en salir, AS](https://as.com/futbol/tommy-marques-y-jofre-torrents-los-primeros-en-salir-f202608-n/)
6. [Oficial la venta de Tommy Marqués al Sporting Braga, Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20260821/1004218267/cerrada-venta-tommy-marques-sporting-braga-12-millones.html?facet=amp)
7. ["Tommy Marqués mai ha estat dels que ha destacat a La Masia, però ha explotat", Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/cataluna/2026/02/09/tommy-marques-mai-ha-estat-dels-que-ha-destacat-a-la-masia-pero-ha-explotat-sercat/)
8. [Tommy: 'I'm living the dream', FC Barcelona](https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4447605/tommy-im-living-the-dream)
9. [Tommy Marqués: "Me fijo en De Jong y de años atrás en Busquets", AS](https://as.com/futbol/primera/tommy-marques-me-fijo-en-de-jong-y-de-anos-atras-en-busquets-f202602-n/)
10. [Tommy Marqués, un De Jong edición La Masia, AS](https://as.com/futbol/primera/tommy-marques-un-de-jong-edicion-la-masia-f202602-n/)
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