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Marco AsensioSpanish footballer of Basque-Dutch origin, midfielder
Date of Birth: 21.01.1996
Country:  Spain |
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Biography of Marco Asensio
Marco Asensio is a Spanish footballer of Basque-Dutch origin, who plays as a midfielder for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He was born in a Spanish-Dutch family and was raised in the Mallorca club. On October 27, 2013, he made his debut in Segunda Division against Recreativo. On March 16, 2014, in a match against Tenerife, Marco scored his first goal for Mallorca. In December 2014, Asensio signed a contract with Real Madrid, which stated that he would become a player of the club in the summer of 2015. In August, Marco was loaned to Espanyol by Real Madrid to gain playing experience. On September 19, he made his debut in La Liga against Real Sociedad. On February 20, 2016, in a match against Deportivo La Coruna, he scored his first goal for Espanyol. In the summer of 2016, after his loan spell, Marco returned to Real Madrid. The head coach, Zinedine Zidane, impressed by his performance, decided to keep him in the team and not loan him out.
"He is happy here and shows that he wants to play for Real. I am delighted with what he is doing," Zidane said about Asensio. On August 9, in the UEFA Super Cup match against Sevilla, Marco made his debut for the royal club. In the same match, he scored his first goal for Real, stunning Sergio Rico with a long-range strike. Asensio won his first trophy with the team. On August 21, in a match against Real Sociedad, Marco made his debut for the royal club in the league and scored a goal in the same match. On October 18, in a match against Polish side Legia Warsaw, he scored his first goal in the Champions League. On April 18, 2017, in the quarter-final match against Bayern Munich, Asensio scored a goal. In 2017, he won the Spanish league championship for the first time with Real Madrid. In the UEFA Champions League final 2017 against Juventus, Marco scored the fourth goal for Real and became a tournament winner.
In the summer of 2017, Asensio helped Real Madrid win the Spanish Super Cup for the first time in five years, scoring a goal in both matches against Barcelona.
National Team Career
In 2015, Asensio won the UEFA U19 European Championship in Greece as part of the Spanish youth national team. In the tournament, he played against the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Russia twice. In the semi-final against France, Marco scored a brace. On May 29, 2016, in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Asensio made his debut for the Spanish national team.
In 2017, as part of the Spanish U21 national team, Asensio won the silver medal at the U21 European Championship in Poland. In the tournament, he played against Macedonia, Portugal, Italy, and Germany. In the match against Macedonia, Marco scored a hat-trick. It was his first hat-trick in his career.
