Barcelona and Eibar Cucurella was born in
Alella,
Barcelona, Catalonia. He started playing
futsal with FS Alella before joining
Espanyol's youth teams in 2006, and in 2012, he moved to
Barcelona. On 26 November 2016, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with
the reserves by starting in a 4–0 home win over
L'Hospitalet in the
Segunda División B. Cucurella contributed with 17 appearances for the side,
achieving promotion to the
Segunda División via
the play-offs. On 7 July 2017, he renewed his contract until 2021, with a €12 million clause. He made his professional debut on 1 September, starting in a 2–2 away draw against
Granada. He made his first-team debut on 24 October, coming on as a late
substitute for
Lucas Digne in a 3–0
Copa del Rey away win against
Real Murcia. He scored his first senior goal for Barcelona B on 17 March 2018, equalising in a draw away to
Lorca. On 31 August 2018, Cucurella was
loaned to fellow
La Liga club
SD Eibar, for one year with a €2 million buyout clause. He made his top-flight debut on 25 September in a 1–0 loss away to Espanyol. Appearing as one of eight changes by manager
José Luis Mendilibar, he was praised by
Marca journalist Ander Barroso despite the result. He scored his first La Liga goal on the final day of the season on 9 May 2019, opening the scoring in 2–2 draw at home to his parent club.
Getafe in 2019 At the end of his loan, Eibar exercised Cucurella's clause, making him a permanent player for the
Basque team; along with the transfer, Barcelona added a €4 million buyback option. On 16 July 2019, after just sixteen days as a permanent Eibar player, this clause was activated, only for him to be loaned to
Getafe two days later for the upcoming season, with an option to buy for €6 million and 40% of the rights remaining to Barcelona. Cucurella made his European debut on 19 September 2019 as a substitute for
Kenedy in a 1–0 home win over
Trabzonspor in the
UEFA Europa League group stage. He played eight games of
that campaign, which ended 11 months later with a 2–0 loss on aggregatre to
Inter Milan in the last 16. On 3 March 2020, Getafe triggered his option to buy for €6 million, no longer connecting him to Barcelona. The club fully exercised his option to buy on 30 June.
Brighton and Hove Albion in 2022 On 31 August 2021, Cucurella joined
Premier League club
Brighton & Hove Albion on a five-year contract. He made his debut for Brighton on 11 September, starting and playing 82 minutes before being substituted in the 1–0 away win over
Brentford. Eight days later, he made his home debut, playing the whole of the 2–1 victory over
Leicester City. His chipped cross set up
Danny Welbeck's headed equaliser in added time, finishing 1–1 away to
Chelsea on 29 December. On 7 May 2022, he scored his first goal for the club; he netted the second of a 4–0 win over
Manchester United by shooting from
Leandro Trossard's pull back. Three days later, at the club's end of season awards, Cucurella won Players' Player of the Season as well as being voted Player of the Season.
Chelsea in 2025 On 5 August 2022, Cucurella signed for Premier League club Chelsea on a six-year contract. The fee was reported to be worth an initial £56 million, potentially rising to £63 million in add-ons, which was a record fee received by Brighton. On 6 August, he made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 away win against
Everton in the Premier League. On 7 March 2023, he was named Player of the Match in the Champions League round-of-16-second leg match against
Borussia Dortmund, which ended in a 2–0 win and qualification to the quarter-final. On 17 March 2024, he scored his first goal for the club by netting the opener in a 4–2 victory over Leicester City in the
FA Cup quarter-finals. On 15 December 2024, Cucurella scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea, a headed opener assisted by
Noni Madueke in a 2–1 home victory over
Brentford. In the same game, Cucurella would receive his first career red card, being shown a second yellow for a scuffle with Brentford's
Kevin Schade after the final whistle which Schade also received a yellow card for. ==International career==