Marco Asensio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Asensio Willemsen | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2014–2015 | → Mallorca (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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2016. | |||
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mallorca B | 2013–14 | Tercera División | 14 | 3 | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Mallorca | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 7 | |||
| Espanyol | 2015–16 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 11 | ||
Honours
International
- Spain U19
Individual
- Segunda División Player of the Month: October 2014[16]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: Golden Player 2015
References
- ↑ Seguido desde hace meses por la élite europe (Followed for months by the European elite); Diario de Mallorca, 27 August 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ 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 first place for the Dean); Marca, 27 October 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Los lucenses tiran de oficio para resistir en el Iberostar (Lucences resort to know-how to resist at Iberostar); Marca, 2 November 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Marco Asensio llama a la puerta (Marco Asensio knocks on the door); Última Hora, 4 November 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Marco Asensio, Bernabéu-bound". Marca. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Official announcement: Marco Asensio". Real Madrid's official website. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Official announcement: Marco Asensio". Real Madrid's official website. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ Muñoz, Antonio D. (26 March 2015). "Spain beats Norway and strengthens the team (2–0)". Sefutbol. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Haslam, Andrew (16 July 2015). "Late Asensio strikes take Spain into final again". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Marco Asensio". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Marco Asensio profile at BDFutbol
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