Marco Asensio

Marco Asensio Willemsen (Spanish: [ˈmaɾko aˈsensjo]; born 21 January 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Spain national team.

After starting his career with Mallorca, Asensio signed for Real Madrid in November 2014, being consecutively loaned to his former club as well as Espanyol. With Real Madrid, he went on to win several honours, including three Champions League and three La Liga trophies. In 2023, he joined French club Paris Saint-Germain. Following a one-season loan stint in Premier League with Aston Villa, in 2025 Asensio moved to Fenerbahçe.

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

Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, to a Dutch mother and a Spanish father, Asensio joined Mallorca in 2006 from Platges de Calvià. His mother, Maria Willemsen, died of cancer when he was 15.

Asensio struggled with growth deficiencies in his knees during his youth, which only subsided when he was a teenager.

After being scouted by Real Madrid and Barcelona, Asensio made his senior debut with Mallorca's reserves in the 2013–14 season in the Tercera División, despite still being a junior; he made his first competitive appearance for the first team on 27 October 2013, playing the last six minutes in a 1–3 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva in the Segunda División.

Again from the bench, Asensio played the last six minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Lugo. After impressing in his first games, he was promoted to the first team by manager José Luis Oltra.

Asensio scored his first professional goal on 16 March 2014, netting the first in a 2–0 home win over Tenerife. The next season he was made a starter under new coach Valeri Karpin, scoring against Osasuna, Deportivo Alavés and Llagostera within a month.