Marco Asensio – Skills of the Spanish Midfielder

Marco Asensio – Skills of the Spanish Midfielder

Marco Asensio Willemsen (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾko aˈsensjo]; born 21 January 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team.

After starting out at Mallorca, Asensio signed with Real Madrid in November 2014, being consecutively loaned to his former club as well as Espanyol. Upon his return, he has gone on to win several honours, including three Champions League and three La Liga trophies.

Asensio made his senior debut for Spain in 2016, representing them at the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup.

2019–present: Injury and redemption
On 24 July 2019, during a preseason match against Arsenal, he tore his ACL. On 19 June 2020, in a 3–0 win over Valencia, he came on for Federico Valverde in 74th minute, scored the second goal with his first touch, and provided the assist to Karim Benzema for the third goal. He returned for the final stretch of the season, scoring three goals in nine games, as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga.

On 22 September 2021, he scored his first senior hat-trick against his former club Mallorca, which ended in a 6–1 victory.

On 5th May 2022 Asensio was subbed on at minute 75′ by manager Carlo Ancelotti in the UEFA Champions League semi final against Manchester City with the score 4-5 on aggregate Asensio provided the assist to teammate Rodrygo late in the dying minutes to equalise the game.

On 9th May 2022, Asensio was on the bench against Liverpool F.C. in the UEFA Champions League Final as Real Madrid CF went on to win their 14th UCL. Asensio ended the 2021-22 season with 10 goals in 30 Laliga games. He also won the 2021–22 La Liga with his club Real Madrid.

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