Barcelona defensive midfielder wonderkid Marc Casadó ruled out for the rest of the season due to torn lateral ligament of his right knee..

Barcelona confirmed on its official website on Wednesday that the team's Spain international defensive midfielder wonderkid Marc Casadó tore the lateral ligament of his right knee and will be ruled out for the rest of the season.

According to Barcelona's official statement, Casadó was unfortunately injured in the club's match against Atlético Madrid a few days ago.

After the game, the team doctor scanned Casadó's injury and the results showed that the lateral ligament of his right knee was completely torn.

Next, Casadó will follow the instructions to focus on his rehabilitation plan after surgery. The player is expected to be ruled out for at least 2 months due to this injury, which means that his season will be over in advance.

It is worth mentioning that Casadó is the second player forced to withdraw from the Spain national team this week due to injury.

His teammate, defender Iñigo Martínez who is of Basque descent, was also forced to withdraw due to injury.

La Roja has confirmed subsquently that Bayer Leverkusen player Aleix García has been called-up to replace Casadó.

About Marc Casadó

Casadó, who is only 21 years old, was born on September 14, 2003 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is 1.72 meters tall and primarily plays as a defensive midfielder. He can also play as a center back or right back.

Casadó played for the youth academies of Granollers and Damm when he was a child. In 2016, he joined Barcelona's famous La Masia youth academy. In August 2022, he began to play for the Barcelona B team and he completed his Barcelona first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in a Champions League match in November of the same year.

Since his debut, Casadó has played 41 times for the La Liga giants in all competitions so far, scoring 1 goal, assisting 1 time, and winning the Supercopa de España once with the club.