Marco Asensio

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Marco Asensio
Personal information
Full name	Marco Asensio Willemsen
Date of birth	(1996-01-21) 21 January 1996
Place of birth	Palma, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Mallorca
Number	38
Youth career
	Mallorca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–	Mallorca B	9	(2)
2013–	Mallorca	4	(0)
National team^‡
2012	Spain U16
2013–	Spain U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2013

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Asensio and the second or maternal family name is Willemsen.

Marco Asensio Willemsen (born 21 January 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca as a winger.

Football career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Asensio played youth football for hometown's RCD Mallorca. After being scouted by Real Madrid and FC Barcelona,^[1] he made his senior debuts with the B-team in the 2013–14 season in Tercera División, despite still being a junior. On 27 October 2013 he made his first team debut, playing the last 6 minutes in a 1–3 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva.^[2]

Again from the bench, Asensio played the last 7 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against CD Lugo.^[3] After impressing in his first matches, Asensio was promoted to first team by manager José Luis Oltra.^[4]

References

↑ Madrid y Barça pugnan por Asensio (Madrid and Barça fight for Asensio); Diario de Mallorca, 25 February 2013 (Spanish)
↑ Linares reafirma el liderato del Decano (Linares confirms Decano leadership); Marca, 27 October 2013 (Spanish)
↑ Los lucenses tiran de oficio para resistir en el Iberostar (The lucences pull out the trade to resist in Iberostar); Marca, 2 November 2013 (Spanish)
↑ Marco Asensio llama a la puerta (Marco Asensio knocks on the door); Última Hora, 4 November 2013 (Spanish)

External links

Futbolme profile (Spanish)
Transfermarkt profile

v t e RCD Mallorca – current squad

1 Miño 2 Cadamuro 3 João Victor 4 Ximo 5 Thomas 6 A. López 7 Geijo 8 Nsue 9 Gerard 10 Hemed 11 I. Pérez 13 Aouate 14 Generelo 15 M. Garcia 16 Nunes (c) 17 Bigas 18 Iriney 19 Martí 20 Agus 21 Alfaro 22 Ienaga 23 Kevin 24 Riverola 27 A. Moreno 30 Uche 31 Sastre 38 Asensio Camara Manager: Oltra

Persondata
Name	Asensio, Marco
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	21 January 1996
Place of birth	Palma, Majorca, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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