Marco Asensio Willemsen is a Spanish professional footballer. He plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Real Madrid and the Spain national team. His jersey number is 20.
Marco Asensio is famous for a footballer. He made his senior debut with Mallorca's reserves in the 2013-14 season in Tercera Division, despite still being a junior. He made his first competitive appearance for the first team on October 27, 2013, playing the last six minutes in a 1-3 away loss Recreativo de Huelva for the Segunda Division. Real Madrid reached an agreement in principle to sign Asensio on November 24, 2014. The deal was officially announced with the player signing a six-year deal for a 3.9 million euro fee. The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal played a crucial role in the transfer of Marco Asensio to Real Madrid. He extended his contract until 2023 on September 28, 2017.
He is being of both Dutch and Spanish descent, he chose to represent Spain although he received an invitation from the Royal Dutch Football Association. He made his debut for the under-21 team on March 26, 2015, for Spain at youth level. He was part of victorious under-19 side 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. He was selected in the squad for the 2017 European Under-21 Championship by manager Albert Celades. He scored a hat-trick in his debut in the competition. He was included in Julen Lopetegui's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, making his debut in the competition on 20 June by replacing Real Madrid teammate Lucas Vazquez for the final ten minutes of the 1-0 group stage win against Iran. He scored his first goal for Spain on September 11, 2018, playing the entire 6-0 home rout of Croatia for the UEFA Nations League and also being directly involved in the play that leads to Lovre Kalinic's own goal.
Marco Asensio was born on January 21, 1996, in Palma, Spain. He holds Spanish and Dutch nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. He was born to a father named Gilberto Asensio and a mother named Maria Willemsen. His father was a footballer and his elder brother was also a player who played as a defender. His mother, died of cancer when he was 15. There is no information about his educational background.
Marco Asensio height of 6 feet (1.82 m) tall and body weight of 73 kg. He has an athletic body build. He has black hair and brown eyes. There is no information about his body measurements.
Marco Asensio is an unmarried man but in a relationship with Mariana Muntaner, who is a model. She was a finalist in the Miss Balearics contest and has also appeared in music videos. Marina left Asensio as soon as he made his first-team lineup. Recently, he has a rumor of having dating singer Dua Lipa but Dua lips stated she hasn't met the football star Marco.
Marco Asensio estimated net worth of $35 million and his weekly salary from Real Madrid is 75,000 euro. His current market value is 75 million euro. He uses Nike as his official brand and uses Nike Mercurial Superfly 360 shoe worth $275. He earns a good amount of money from his profession.
1. He was named Golden Player of the tournament at the 2015 UEFA European U-19 Championship.
2. He holds Spanish and Dutch descent.