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Raúl Asencio (footballer, born 2003)

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Not to be confused with Raúl Asencio (footballer, born 1998).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Asencio and the second or maternal family name is del Rosario.
Raúl Asencio
Personal information
Full name Raúl Asencio del Rosario
Date of birth (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 35
Youth career
2011–2012 Veteranos del Pilar
2012–2017 Las Palmas
2017–2022 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 RSC Internacional 29 (0)
2023–2024 Real Madrid B 45 (0)
2024– Real Madrid 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Raúl Asencio del Rosario (born 13 February 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a center-back for La Liga club Real Madrid.[1]

Early life

Born in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Asencio began his youth career at local team Veteranos del Pilar, before joining UD Las Palmas. At the age of thirteen, he joined the youth academy of La Liga club Real Madrid.[2][3]

Club career

After a short spell at RSC Internacional, Asencio returned to Real Madrid, and played for their reserves team. There, he was regarded as one of the most important players in the team.[4]

In the 2024–25 season, as Real Madrid were short of center-backs following the injury of David Alaba and Éder Militão, Asencio was brought up to the first team.[5] On 9 November 2024, he made his La Liga debut for Real Madrid, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 victory against Osasuna.[6] Two weeks later, on 24 November 2024, Asencio made his La Liga debut as a starter for Real Madrid, in a 3–0 victory against Leganés.[7]

International career

In March 2025, Asencio received his first call up to the Spain national team for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League quarter-final matches against the Netherlands.[8]

Style of play

Asencio mainly operates as a center-back and has been described as "decisive with the ball and with great physical conditioning".[9]

Controversy

In September 2023, Asencio and three other Real Madrid Castilla and Real Madrid C players – Ferran Ruiz, Juan Rodríguez and Andrés Garcia – were arrested over allegations that two of the players had filmed and distributed a video of a sexual encounter involving an adult woman and a minor who had not consented to the recording. Asencio was alleged to have accessed the video and to have distributed it to another person. In January 2025, Spanish sports website Relevo reported that Asencio was no longer under investigation in the case.[10] However, in February 2025, an appeal by Asencio's lawyers to end the investigation was rejected by a court in Gran Canaria, and Asencio remains indicted on child pornography charges.[11][12][13]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 March 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RSC Internacional 2022–23 Tercera Federación 29 0 — — 4[a] 0 33 0
Real Madrid Castilla 2023–24 Primera Federación 34 0 — — — 34 0
2024–25 Primera Federación 11 0 — — — 11 0
Total 45 0 — — — 45 0
Real Madrid 2024–25 La Liga 16 0 4 0 8[b] 0 3[c] 0 31 0
Career total 90 0 4 0 8 0 7 0 109 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Tercera Federación play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Honours

Real Madrid

References

  1. ^ López, Sergio; Quaile, Kieran; Cons, Roddy (9 November 2024). "Who is Raúl Asencio?". Diario AS. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  2. ^ Cicuéndez, Marina (23 May 2017). "Raúl Asencio, el futuro 'Asensio' del Real Madrid". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  3. ^ Fuentes, Ramón (14 August 2023). "Raúl Asencio y Marvel, las opciones de casa para cubrir la baja de Militao". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  4. ^ Tamaral, Silvia (19 December 2023). "Ancelotti recluta a la 'sensación Asencio'". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Who is Raúl Asencio? Real Madrid defender makes superb first-team debut against Osasuna". Diario AS. 9 November 2024.
  6. ^ "'He's very important now' – Carlo Ancelotti confirms Real Madrid youngster will stay with first-team". Get Football News Spain. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Jude Bellingham sends message to Real Madrid teammate Raúl Asencio after win over Leganés". Yahoo Sports. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Real Madrid centre-back Raul Asencio receives first Spain call-up". The Athletic. 14 March 2025.
  9. ^ Picón, Jorge C.; Lavín, June (28 June 2023). "El Castilla del futuro: puerta abierta a Dotor, Arribas esperará al primer equipo y dos renovaciones complejas". Relevo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  10. ^ Picón, Jorge C.; Cabeza, Gonzalo (10 January 2025). "La verdad de Asencio en el caso canteranos: ya no está siendo investigado y sólo sigue en la instrucción como testigo". Relevo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  11. ^ Kirkland, Alex; Faez, Rodrigo (11 February 2025). "Court rejects appeal by Madrid's Raúl Asencio in investigation of child sex abuse video". ESPN. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  12. ^ Sanderson, Tom (11 February 2025). "Real Madrid Star Remains Under Investigation In Child Pornography Case, Reports El Confidencial". Forbes. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  13. ^ Requeijo, Alejandro (11 February 2025). "La Justicia mantiene imputado al central del Madrid Asencio por presunta pornografía infantil". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  14. ^ Raúl Asencio at Soccerway
  15. ^ "Real Madrid 3–0 Pachuca: Kylian Mbappé scores in intercontinentalscores in Intercontinental Cup final". BBC Sport. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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