Marques' Emotional Farewell After 12 Years at Barça

After 12 years growing up in the shadow of Camp Nou, Marques has closed the book on his Barcelona story with a raw, heartfelt goodbye on social media.

The midfielder, who joined the club at just eight years old and eventually realised his dream by debuting for the first team against Mallorca in February 2026, used his official Instagram account to reflect on a journey he described as “truly worthwhile”.

He looked back on everything: the grind of “every season, every training session, every match, every trip, every victory” and the darker side that usually stays hidden. The injuries. The doubts. The suffering. Those, he said, taught him as much as the triumphs and pushed him to the level required to pull on the Barça shirt with the senior side.

Marques stressed that he leaves with a clear conscience, convinced he gave everything to the club that raised him. Making his first-team debut, he wrote, fulfilled a dream he had chased for years – a dream he never thought possible when he first walked through the doors as a child.

The message carried the tone of a player who knows what he is walking away from. He admitted that leaving Barça “hurts” and that the timing and manner of his exit were “unexpected” and far from how he imagined saying goodbye to “the club of my life”. Yet he framed the decision as necessary for his development, a painful step he feels he has to take, while underlining his respect for the choices made by the club over the years.

He took time to thank almost everyone who had crossed his path in those 12 years. Coaches. Team-mates – “many of whom have become great friends”. Physios and doctors. Staff members behind the scenes. Each, he said, had helped shape both the player and the person he has become.

The gratitude extended beyond the club walls. Marques highlighted the role of his family – “especially my parents and sisters” – as well as his partner and friends, praising their unconditional support and insisting they helped turn his boyhood dream into reality. He underlined how proudly he has worn the Barça badge on his chest and insisted that pride will not fade now that he is leaving.

Calling Barcelona “the club of my life”, he described how Barça had “given me everything” over the past 12 years: growth, lessons, challenges and the chance to live out a dream at the highest level. He signed off with a final salute that left no doubt about where his heart remains.