Marco Asensio

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

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Marco Asensio
Personal information
Full name Marco Asensio Willemsen
Date of birth (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Palma, Spain
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team 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) 34 (4)
International career‡
2012 Spain U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 Spain U19 12 (8)
2015– Spain U21 8 (2)
2016– Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 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]

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]

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.[17] 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.[18]

On 17 May 2016, Asensio and Espanyol teammate Pau López were called up to the full side for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19] He made his debut on the 29th, starting in the 3–1 win in Switzerland.[20]

Club statistics

As of 15 May 2016[21]
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 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
Career total 104 14 3 0 0 0 107 14

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)
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