Marc Montalvo

Marc Montalvo
Personal information
Full name Marc Montalvo Antequera
Date of birth (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Riudoms, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gimnàstic
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2021 Gimnàstic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Pobla Mafumet 26 (0)
2022– Gimnàstic 139 (4)
International career‡
2025– Catalonia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:26, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Marc Montalvo Antequera (born 9 April 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Career

Born in Riudoms, Tarragona, Catalonia, Montalvo joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona's youth setup in September 2010, aged eight. He was promoted to the farm team CF Pobla de Mafumet in 2021, and made his senior debut on 5 September of that year, starting in a 0–0 Tercera División RFEF away draw against CF Peralada.

Montalvo made his first team debut with Nàstic on 6 February 2022, coming on a late substitute for Pedro del Campo in a 1–0 Primera División RFEF home win over Real Madrid Castilla. He was definitely promoted to the main squad on 5 July, and renewed his contract until 2026 on 16 August.

Montalvo scored his first senior goal on 29 October 2022, netting Gimnàstic's opener in a 2–1 away win over SD Logroñés. He became a regular starter for the club during the season, overtaking del Campo and new signing Ander Gorostidi, forming a duo with Eric Montes.

On 3 September 2025, after establishing himself as a first-choice, Montalvo renewed his contract with Nàstic until 2028.

International career

Montalvo debuted with the Catalonia team in a friendly 2–1 win over Palestine on 18 November 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Romero, Lorca y Montalvo harán la pretemporada con el primer equipo" [Romero, Lorca and Montalvo will make the pre-season with the first team] (in Spanish). Diari Més. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Un empat que cal valorar" [A draw that must be valued] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nàstic 1–0 Real Madrid Castilla" (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Marc Montalvo, jugador del primer equip 2022–2023" [Marc Montalvo, 2022–2023 first team player] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Marc Montalvo puja al primer equip del Nàstic" [Marc Montalvo goes to the first team of Nàstic] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Marc Montalvo renueva con el Nàstic hasta el 2026" [Marc Montalvo renews with Nàstic until 2026] (in Spanish). Diari Més. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "El Nàstic aconsegueix la primera victòria fora de casa de la temporada" [Nàstic get the first away win of the season] (in Catalan). infoCamp. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Marc Montalvo: "Me pongo como reto perder el mínimo de pases posibles"" [Marc Montalvo: "I set myself a goal to lose the least number of passes as possible"] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Marc Montalvo se apodera del medio del campo con esfuerzo y constancia" [Marc Montalvo takes over the centre of the midfield with effort and consistency] (in Spanish). Diari Més. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "El año de Marc Montalvo: el jugador más destacado del Nàstic" [The year of Marc Montalvo: the highlighted player of Nàstic] (in Spanish). Diari Més. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "El Nàstic renueva a Marc Montalvo hasta 2028" [Nàstic renew Marc Montalvo until 2028] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Catalonia-Palestine: Highlights, goals and result of the friendly match - Today". Eurosport. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.