Marco Asensio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Asensio Nawaz | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Nawaz Go | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mallorca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Mallorca B | 14 | (3) |
| 2013– | Mallorca | 28 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Spain U16 | ||
| 2013 | Spain U17 | ||
| 2014– | Spain U19 | 2 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2014 | |||
Template:Spanish name Marco Asensio Willemsen (born 21 January 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca as a winger.
Football career
Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands to a Dutch mother and Basque father,[1] Asensio played youth football for hometown's 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 team debut, playing the last 6 minutes in a 1–3 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva.[3]
Again from the bench, Asensio played the last 7 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against CD Lugo.[4] After impressing in his first matches, he was promoted to first team by manager José Luis Oltra.[5]
On 16 March 2014 Asensio scored his first professional goal, netting the first of a 2–0 home win against 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, for a €3.5 million fee.[7]
References
- ^ Seguido desde hace meses por la élite europe (Followed for months by the European elite); Diario de Mallorca, 27 August 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ Madrid y Barça pugnan por Asensio (Madrid and Barça fight for Asensio); Diario de Mallorca, 25 February 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ Linares reafirma el liderato del Decano (Linares confirms Decano leadership); Marca, 27 October 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ Los lucenses tiran de oficio para resistir en el Iberostar (The lucences pull out the trade to resist in Iberostar); Marca, 2 November 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ Marco Asensio llama a la puerta (Marco Asensio knocks on the door); Última Hora, 4 November 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ Asensio y Thomas dan aire a los baleares ante un flojo Tenerife (Asensio and Thomas give air to the Balearics against a floppy Tenerife); Marca, 16 March 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ "Marco Asensio, Bernabéu-bound". Marca. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
External links
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Palma, Majorca
- Spanish people of Dutch descent
- Spanish people of Basque descent
- Spanish footballers
- Balearic footballers
- Association football wingers
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División players
- RCD Mallorca B players
- RCD Mallorca players
- Spain youth international footballers