Marco Asensio Willemsen

 By  Akhmad Zamroni

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Previously the name Marco Asensio was not as popular as Isco in La Liga (Spanish League), but now his ability and reputation are starting to rival his senior. Both at Real Madrid and the Spanish National Team, Isco became a senior for Asensio. Since 2016, Asensio has been a byword in Spanish football thanks to his impressive performances for Real Madrid.

The player whose full name is Marco Asensio Willemsen was born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, on January 21, 1996 (age 21 years). Asensio is the son of a Dutch mother and a Spanish (Basque) father. Asensio started his career at Real Mallorca. He is a product of the Real Mallorca Academy.

Asensio is actually a Barcelona fan. At the start of the 2014/2015 season Barcelona tried to recruit this talented player. However, the Blaugrana's attempt to own him for 1.5 million euros (Rp21.97 billion) was rejected by Mallorca.

In December 2014 Asensio ended up stranded at Barcelona's eternal rival, Real Madrid. The club based in Santiago Barnabeau managed to get Asensio for 3.5 million euros (Rp.51.27 billion). Prior to joining Real Madrid's first team, he was loaned to Mallorca and Espanyol. His brilliant performances during his loan spell lured El Real coach, Zinedine Zidane, to take him home and put him in the Real Madrid first team since 2016.

Asensio is now one of the core and important players for Real Madrid. At a young age (21 years), he is not awkward playing in a team with big stars owned by El Real, such as Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema, Toni Kroos, and Marcelo. In several La Liga matches, he was even able to perform brilliantly and score the winning goal for Madrid.

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Asensio is expected to become a big star in Madrid and Spain in the next few years. A figure who usually plays for the position of midfielder (midfielder) and wing attacker this received high praise from various circles. When Neymar moved to Paris Saint-Germain in early August 2017, Lionel Messi asked Bacelona's management to buy Asensio to replace the Brazilian star.

On one occasion, five-time Ballon d’Or award winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, stated that Asensio has the potential to win the Ballon d’Or like himself. The former coach of the Spanish national team, Vicente del Bosque, assessed Asensio as the player who has the best talent in Spain at this time. David Villa, a former Barcelona striker and the Spanish national team, also stated that Asensio is a very talented young player who will return to bring Spain to glory like the times when he was still active in the Matador Team.

As for Zidane, Asensio is a complete player and will make a big contribution to Real Madrid. Zidane repeatedly praised his foster children. “Asensio gave quite a complete contribution, not only through his goals. Asensio will stay with us. That’s my plan,” said Zidane as reported by Football Espana. According to Zidane, Asensio has good quality and talent. Zidane so far feels quite happy with what Asensio has done for Real Madrid.

Many fans and supporters of the Dutch national team want Asensio to play for the Netherlands because he has Dutch blood. However, Asensio was determined to choose Spain. Asensio played for the Spain U-19 and U-21 national teams. Together with the Spain U-19 national team, he successfully led the Matador Team to win the 2015 European Cup. Thanks to his brilliance, he also entered Spain’s senior national team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.