Marco Asensio

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
Personal information
Full name Marco Asensio Willemsen
Date of birth (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Espanyol
(on loan from Real Madrid)
Number 25
Youth career
Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Mallorca B 14 (3)
2013–2014 Mallorca 37 (4)
2014– Real Madrid 0 (0)
2014–2015Mallorca (loan) 19 (3)
2015–Espanyol (loan) 19 (0)
National team
2012 Spain U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 Spain U19 12 (8)
2015– Spain U21 6 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Marco Asensio Willemsen (born 21 January 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from Real Madrid as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Mallorca

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.

Real Madrid

On 24 November 2014, 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]

On 20 August 2015, after making the whole pre-season with Real Madrid, Asensio was loaned to RCD Espanyol in La Liga.[11] He played his first game in the competition on 19 September, featuring 86 minutes in a 3–2 success at Real Sociedad.

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.[12] In July, he was part of the victorious under-19 team at the UEFA European Championship in Greece, where he scored both goals in a semi-final victory over France in Katerini, in the 88th minute and in added time.[13]

Club statistics

As of 28 November 2015[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mallorca B 2013–14 Tercera División 143143
Mallorca 2013–14 Segunda División 12100121
2014–15 33600336
Total 45700457
Espanyol 2015–16 La Liga 10000100
Career total 691100006911

Honours

International

Spain U19

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. "Official announcement: Marco Asensio". Real Madrid's official website. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  12. Muñoz, Antonio D. (26 March 2015). "Spain beats Norway and strengthens the team (2–0)". Sefutbol. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  13. Haslam, Andrew (16 July 2015). "Late Asensio strikes take Spain into final again". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  14. "Marco Asensio". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  15. "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  16. "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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