After starting his career withMallorca, Asensio signed forReal Madrid in November 2014, being consecutively loaned to his former club as well asEspanyol. With Real Madrid, he went on to win several honours, including threeChampions League and threeLa Liga trophies. In 2023, he joined French clubParis Saint-Germain. Following a one-season loan stint inPremier League withAston Villa, in 2025 Asensio moved to Fenerbahçe.
Asensio made his senior debut for Spain in 2016, representing them at the2018 and2022 FIFA World Cup.
Againfrom the bench, Asensio played the last six minutes in a 0–0 home draw againstLugo.[10] After impressing in his first games, he was promoted to the first team by managerJosé Luis Oltra.[11]
On 24 November 2014, Real Madrid reached an agreement in principle to sign 18-year-old Asensio.[17] On 5 December the deal was officially announced, with the player (who had been a supporter of the club as a child)[5] signing a six-year deal for a €3.9 million fee[18] and remaining with theBermellones on loan until the end ofthe campaign.[19][20] According to Real Madrid presidentFlorentino Pérez, Spanish tennis playerRafael Nadal played a crucial role in the transfer of Marco Asensio to Real Madrid.[21]
On 20 August 2015, after making the whole pre-season with Real Madrid, Asensio was loaned toEspanyol inLa Liga.[22] He played his first game in the competition on 19 September, featuring 86 minutes in a 3–2 success atReal Sociedad,[23] and he ended his spell at theEstadi Cornellà-El Prat with 12 overallassists.[24][25]
Returning to theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium for2016–17, Asensio was now a full international. His first competitive appearance took place on 9 August, as he played the full 120 minutes and scored a 25-meter effort in a3–2 win against fellow SpaniardsSevilla in theUEFA Super Cup.[26] He made his first league start 12 days later, netting the second goal in a 3–0 success at Real Sociedad.[27]
Asensio playing for Real Madrid againstJuventus in 2018
Asensio scored his first goal of the2017–18 season with a 25-yard finish in a3–1 win over Barcelona at theCamp Nou, for theSupercopa de España,[35] He repeated the feat with a similarly spectacular effort in the second leg, in a 5–1 aggregate triumph.[36]
On 28 September 2017, Asensio extended his contract until 2023.[37] On 18 February 2018, in a match where he contributed with a brace to a 5–3 away win overReal Betis, he scored Real Madrid's 6,000th goal in theSpanish top division.[38]
Asensio made 11 appearances while scoring one goal during the2017–18 Champions League,[39] and the club won its third consecutive and 13th overall title in the competition.[40]
On 24 July 2019, during a preseason match againstArsenal, he tore hisACL.[41] On 19 June 2020, in a 3–0 win overValencia, he came on forFederico Valverde in 74th minute, scored the second goal with his first touch, and provided the assist toKarim Benzema for the third goal.[42] He returned for the final stretch of the season, scoring three goals in nine games, as Real Madrid won the2019–20 La Liga.[43]
On 22 September 2021, he scored his first senior hat-trick against his former clubMallorca, which ended in a 6–1 victory.[44]
On 28 May 2022, Asensio was on the bench againstLiverpool in the UEFA Champions League Final as Real Madrid went on to win their 14thUEFA Champions League title.[45] Asensio ended the 2021–22 season with 10 goals in 30La Liga games. He also won the2021–22 La Liga with his club Real Madrid.[46]
On 3 June 2023, Real Madrid confirmed that Asensio would be departing upon the expiry of his contract, thus becoming a free agent.[47]
On 6 July 2023,Ligue 1 clubParis Saint-Germain (PSG) announced the signing of Asensio, with a contract running until June 2026.[48] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw againstLorient at theParc des Princes on 12 August.[49] Two weeks later, in his second match for the club, Asensio scored his first PSG goal, the opener in a 3–1 home win overLens.[50] In the following match away toLyon on 3 September, he scored another goal and provided the assist forKylian Mbappé's second in a 4–1 victory forLes Parisiens.[51]
On 3 February 2025, Premier League side Aston Villa announced the loan signing of Asensio until the end ofthe season.[52] He made his debut on 9 February, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1FA Cup victory againstTottenham Hotspur.[53] On 22 February 2025, he scored his first two goals for Villa to give them a 2–1 comeback win overChelsea in the league.[54]
On 1 September 2025, Asensio signed for TurkishSüper Lig clubFenerbahçe on a three-year contract with option for a further year.[55] A transfer fee of €8.5 million was reported in the media.[56]
On 14 September 2025, he made his debut with the team in a 1-0Süper Lig victory againstTrabzonspor.[57] On 21 September 2025, he scored his first goal againstKasımpaşa in aSüper Lig match.[58]
On 2 November 2025, he scored his first Turkish derby goal for Fenerbahçe againstarch rivalBeşiktaş in a 2-3Süper Lig away victory.[60]
On 23 November 2025, he scored double first time in his Fenerbahçe career againstÇaykur Rizespor in Süper Lig match, they away won 2-5[61], he managed to find the opponent's net in five consecutive matches, achieved a first in his career.[62]
Asensio scored his first goal for Spain on 11 September 2018, playing the entire 6–0 home rout ofCroatia for theUEFA Nations League and also being directly involved in the play that led toLovre Kalinić'sown goal.[71]
In November 2022, Asensio was included in Spain's final 26-man squad for the2022 World Cup. He started against Costa Rica in the opening fixture of Spain's World Cup campaign, and scored the second goal against Costa Rica which Spain won 7–0.[74]
Asensio's father, Gilberto (aBasque who spent his childhood inEssen, Germany), was also a footballer.[5] Also an attacking midfielder, he representedBarakaldo CF as a youth;[5] Marco's elder brother Igor played forPlatges de Calvià, as adefender.[75]
Asensio'sgoal celebration in the 2017 Champions League final was dedicated to his family: "I told them that if I scored then I'd run to where they were. I knew where they were and that is what I did."[76]
Asensio married his long-time girlfriend Sandra Garal on 10 July 2023.[77][78]
In June 2024, Asensio and Garal announced on their respective social media confirming a mutual agreement to divorce.[79]
^"Madrid y Barça pugnan por Asensio" [Madrid and Barça fight for Asensio].Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 25 February 2013. Retrieved18 November 2013.
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