Marco Asensio

Marco Asensio
Personal information
Full nameMarco Asensio
Date of birth21 January 1996
Place of birthPalma, Spain
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Mallorca
Number27
Youth career
Mallorca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–2014Mallorca B14(3)
2013–2015Mallorca37(4)
2015–Real Madrid0(0)
2015–→ Mallorca (loan)13(3)
National team‡
2012Spain U162(0)
2014–Spain U194(3)
2015–Spain U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015
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 on loan from Real Madrid as a winger.

Club career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands to a Dutch mother and a Basque father,[1] Asensio played youth football for hometown club RCD Mallorca. After being scouted by Real Madrid and FC Barcelona,[2] 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 competitive appearance for the main squad, playing the last six minutes in a 1–3 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva for the Segunda División championship.[3]

Again from the bench, Asensio played the last six minutes in a 0–0 home draw against CD Lugo.[4] After impressing in his first games, he was promoted to the first team by manager José Luis Oltra.[5]

On 16 March 2014 Asensio scored his first professional goal, netting the first in a 2–0 home win over CD Tenerife.[6] He was made a starter under new coach Valeri Karpin, scoring against CA Osasuna, Deportivo Alavés and UE Llagostera within a month.

On 24 November, Real Madrid reached an agreement in principle to sign Asensio.[7] On 5 December the deal was officially announced, with the player signing a six-year deal for a €3.9 million fee[8] and remaining with the Bermellones on loan until the end of the campaign.[9][10]

International career

After being a regular for Spain at youth level, Asensio made his debut for the under-21 team on 26 March 2015, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Gerard Deulofeu in a 2–0 friendly win over Norway in Cartagena.[11]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Seguido desde hace meses por la élite europe (Followed for months by the European elite); Diario de Mallorca, 27 August 2014 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Madrid y Barça pugnan por Asensio (Madrid and Barça fight for Asensio); Diario de Mallorca, 25 February 2013 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Linares reafirma el liderato del Decano (Linares confirms first place for the Dean); Marca, 27 October 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Los lucenses tiran de oficio para resistir en el Iberostar (Lucences resort to know-how to resist at Iberostar); Marca, 2 November 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Marco Asensio llama a la puerta (Marco Asensio knocks on the door); Última Hora, 4 November 2013 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Asensio y Thomas dan aire a los baleares ante un flojo Tenerife (Asensio and Thomas give air to the Balearic against a weak Tenerife); Marca, 16 March 2014 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Marco Asensio, Bernabéu-bound". Marca. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Marco Asensio, al Real Madrid por 3,9 millones" [Marco Asensio, to Real Madrid for 3.9 million] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Official announcement: Marco Asensio". Real Madrid's official website. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Mallorca y Madrid cierran el traspaso de Marco Asensio" [Mallorca and Madrid complete the transfer of Marco Asensio] (in Spanish). Mallorca's official website. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Muñoz, Antonio D. (26 March 2015). "Spain beats Norway and strengthens the team (2–0)". Sefutbol. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Marco Asensio, mejor jugador de la Liga Adelante en octubre" [Marco Asensio, best player of Liga Adelante in October] (in Spanish). Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

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