Marco Asensio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Asensio Willemsen | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mallorca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Mallorca B | 14 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Mallorca | 37 | (4) |
| 2014– | Real Madrid | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Mallorca (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Espanyol (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Spain U19 | 12 | (8) |
| 2015– | Spain U21 | 12 | (4) |
| 2016– | Spain | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:19, 3 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Marco Asensio Willemsen (born 21 January 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Mallorca
Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands to a Dutch mother and a Spanish 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]
Asensio scored his first professional goal on 16 March 2014, netting the first in a 2–0 home win over CD Tenerife.[6] He was made a starter under new coach Valeri Karpin,[7] scoring against CA Osasuna,[8] Deportivo Alavés[9] and UE Llagostera within a month.[10]
Real Madrid
On 24 November 2014, Real Madrid reached an agreement in principle to sign Asensio.[11] On 5 December the deal was officially announced, with the player signing a six-year deal for a €3.9 million fee[12] and remaining with the Bermellones on loan until the end of the campaign.[13][14]
On 20 August 2015, after making the whole pre-season with Real Madrid, Asensio was loaned to RCD Espanyol in La Liga.[15] He played his first game in the competition on 19 September, featuring 86 minutes in a 3–2 success at Real Sociedad,[16] and he ended his spell at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with 12 overall assists.[17][18]
Returned to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium for 2016–17, Asensio's first competitive appearance took place on 9 August, as he played the full 120 minutes and scored through a 25-meter effort in a 3–2 win against fellow Spaniards Sevilla FC for the UEFA Super Cup.[19] He made his first league start 12 days later, netting the second goal in a 3–0 success at Real Sociedad.[20]
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.[21] 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.[22]
On 17 May 2016, Asensio and Espanyol teammate Pau López were called up to the full side for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[23] He made his debut on the 29th, starting in the 3–1 win in Switzerland.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 December 2016[25]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | 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 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| Total | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 56 | 7 | |||
| Espanyol | 2015–16 | La Liga | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | |
| Real Madrid | 2016–17 | La Liga | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Career total | 114 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 123 | 20 | ||
1 Includes UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.
International
- As of 5 September 2016[26]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | ||||
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Honours
Club
- Real Madrid
International
- Spain U19
Individual
- Segunda División Player of the Month: October 2014[28]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: Golden Player 2015[29]
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)
- ↑ "Los imprescindibles de Karpin" [Karpin's undisputed] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "Osasuna y Mallorca firman otro aluvión de goles: 6–4" [Osasuna and Mallorca sign another goal flood: 6–4] (in Spanish). ABC. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "2–0: Marco Asensio salva del despido a Karpin" [2–0: Marco Asensio prevents sacking of Karpin] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "El Mallorca golea al Llagostera y sale del descenso" [Mallorca routs Llagostera and leaves relegation zone] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "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 C.F. 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). RCD Mallorca. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Official announcement: Marco Asensio". Real Madrid C.F. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "El Espanyol se rehabilita en Anoeta" [Espanyol rehabilitates in Anoeta] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "Asensio crece en el Espanyol: está en el Top-10 de asistencias" [Asensio grows in Espanyol: he makes Top-10 in assists] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "El Espanyol colgará el cuadro de su internacional 43: Asensio" [Espanyol will hang its 43rd international in the rafters: Asensio] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Dani Carvajal's late goal in ET helps Real Madrid win UEFA Super Cup". ESPN FC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "Morata y Marco Asensio modernizan al Real Madrid" [Morata and Marco Asensio modernize Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ Muñoz, Antonio D. (26 March 2015). "Spain beats Norway and strengthens the team (2–0)". Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ Haslam, Andrew (16 July 2015). "Late Asensio strikes take Spain into final again". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ "Pau López y Marco Asensio, convocados por Del Bosque" [Pau López and Marco Asensio, called up by Del Bosque] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Nolito endulza un duelo atípico" [Nolito sweetens an atypical duel] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Marco Asensio". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Marco Asensio". European Football. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2015: Marco Asensio". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
External links
- Marco Asensio profile at BDFutbol
- Marco Asensio at National-Football-Teams.com