Sergio Asenjo
 Asenjo playing for Valladolid |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sergio Asenjo Andréas | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Palencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Valladolid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Valladolid B | 39 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Valladolid | 47 | (0) |
| 2009– | Atlético Madrid | 17 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Málaga (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Spain U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | Spain U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Spain U21 | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sergio Asenjo Andrés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈserxjo aˈseŋxo]; born 28 June 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a goalkeeper.
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[edit] Club career
Born in Palencia, Castile and León, Asenjo began playing in Real Valladolid junior teams, and soon emerged as one of the most talented players in the club. He started the 2007–08 season playing for the reserve team in the third division, which had just barely avoided relegation the previous campaign. However, poor performances by both first team goalkeepers, Frenchman Ludovic Butelle (on loan from Valencia CF) and veteran Alberto, gave him a chance to make a debut in La Liga, and his first appearance proved a very successful one, as he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win over Villarreal CF, on 12 December 2007.
Following great performances, where he conceded one goal in his first five matches, Asenjo retained his starting job, becoming the youngest league goalkeeper that season. In January 2008, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to extend his former youth contract with Valladolid for another three years, while also increasing his wage.
Asenjo would eventually play in the remaining league matches, retaining his position throughout 2008–09. However, he also missed three months of action, due to a knee injury.[1]
On 8 July 2009, Asenjo transferred to Atlético Madrid for a fee of €5 million, signing a four-year contract.[2] He started the season as first-choice but, after some costly mistakes - and a change of coach in November 2009 - lost his position to younger David de Gea.
On 8 May 2010, in one of his few appearances after being relegated to the bench, Asenjo suffered a serious knee injury which sidelined him until November. Late in the following month, after having found himself as third-choice with the Colchoneros, he was loaned to Málaga CF until the end of the season, with teammate Ignacio Camacho also making the move, in a permanent deal.[3]
On 6 February 2011, in the early minutes of a 0–0 draw at Sevilla FC, without being challenged, Asenjo suffered another injury in the same knee, being lost for the rest of the campaign.[4][5]
[edit] International career
In 2006, Asenjo was selected to the Spanish under-17 national team, as it took home the bronze in the 2006 Under-17 European Championship, with Asenjo as a key player, starting all of their matches.
He was again called up, for the 2007 Under-19 European Championship. In the qualification rounds, his role in the team was quite insignificant, as backup. But this changed in the semifinal against France, replacing the injured first-choice. After 0–0 in regulation time, the game was decided in a penalty shootout. Asenjo saved two, as Spain progressed to the final match,[6] where he started against Greece with another excellent display, as Spain won 1–0 to be crowned European champions.
Asenjo made his U-21 debut in August 2008, and was first-choice at the 2009 European Championships; he also played at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.
[edit] Club statistics
- As of 27 November 2011
| Club | Season | League1 | Cup2 | League Cup | UEFA3 | Total | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | C.S. | Apps | Goals | C.S. | Apps | Goals | C.S. | Apps | Goals | C.S. | Apps | Goals | C.S. | ||
| Valladolid | 2007–08 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008–09 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 47 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 16 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 2009–10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| Málaga | 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 69 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 0 | 24 | |
- 1Inncluding La Liga.
- 2Including Copa del Rey.
- 3Including UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
C.S. – Clean sheets.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Atlético Madrid
- UEFA Europa League: 2009–10
- UEFA Super Cup: 2010
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2009–10
[edit] International
- Spain U19
[edit] References
- ^ UEFA.com profile
- ^ "Atletico sign Asenjo". FIFA.com. 9 July 2009. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1080082.html.
- ^ Atlético y Málaga llegan a un principio de acuerdo por Camacho y Asenjo (Atlético and Málaga agree for Camacho and Asenjo); Atlético Madrid's website, 28 December 2010 (Spanish)
- ^ Sevilla draw a blank; ESPN Soccernet, 6 February 2011
- ^ Malaga's Sergio Asenjo ruled out for eight months with knee injury; Goal.com, 7 February 2011
- ^ Sergio shines in shoot-out success; UEFA.com, 25 July 2007
[edit] External links
- Atlético Madrid official profile
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Sergio Asenjo – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile
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