Marcos Llorente

Marcos Llorente Moreno (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾkoz ʎoˈɾente moˈɾeno];[lower-alpha 1] born 30 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or second striker for Atlético Madrid.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llorente and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.
Marcos Llorente
Llorente in 2019
Personal information
Full name Marcos Llorente Moreno[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995[2]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder, second striker
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 14
Youth career
2002–2006 Las Rozas
2006–2007 Nueva Roceña
2007–2008 Rayo Majadahonda
2008–2014 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Real Madrid B 58 (3)
2015–2019 Real Madrid 22 (0)
2016–2017 → Alavés (loan) 32 (0)
2019– Atlético Madrid 49 (9)
National team‡
2014 Spain U19 4 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U21 9 (0)
2020– Spain 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

Real Madrid
Llorente in his La Liga debut, October 2015

Born in Madrid, Llorente joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2008, aged 13.[4] In July 2014, after impressing with the Juvenil squad, he was promoted straight to the reserves by manager Zinedine Zidane.[5]

On 24 August 2014, Llorente made his senior debut, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid B for the Segunda División B championship.[6] He appeared in 25 matches during the campaign, totalling 1,637 minutes of action.

Llorente spent the 2015 pre-season with the first team, appearing in friendlies against Manchester City, Inter Milan and Vålerenga Fotball. He made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 17 October of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mateo Kovačić in a 3–0 home win over Levante UD.[7]

On 10 August 2016, Llorente was loaned to La Liga club Deportivo Alavés for one season.[8] On 10 September of that year, he featured the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win at FC Barcelona.[9]

On 23 September 2017, Llorente's contract was extended until 2021.[10] He made one appearance during the campaign's UEFA Champions League,[11] when Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall title in the tournament.[12]

Llorente scored his first competitive goal for the team on 22 December 2018, netting the second in the 4–1 victory over Al Ain FC for the final of the FIFA Club World Cup and being named player of the match in the process.[13]

Atlético Madrid

On 20 June 2019, Llorente was signed by local rivals Atlético Madrid on a five-year contract for a reported fee of £35 million.[14][15][16] He made his official debut on 18 August, playing 25 minutes in the 1–0 home win against Getafe CF.[17] His first goal came the following 14 February, when he put his team ahead in a 2–2 draw at Valencia CF.[18]

On 11 March 2020, during extra time of the Champions League round-of-16 tie away to defending champions Liverpool, Llorente scored twice to tie the match 2–2 after replacing Diego Costa early into the second half, in an eventual 3–2 win and qualification.[19] On 17 June, he was named man of the match in the league game at CA Osasuna after coming from the bench in the 63rd minute, scoring a solo goal and later assisting twice in the 5–0 rout.[20]

International career

Llorente earned his first cap for the Spain under-21 side on 10 October 2016, featuring the entire 5–0 home defeat of Estonia for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, in Pontevedra.[21][22] He was called up to the senior squad in November 2020, for a friendly against the Netherlands and UEFA Nations League qualifiers with Switzerland and Germany.[23][24] He made his first appearance against the first opponent, replacing Sergio Canales for the last 18 minutes of the 1–1 draw in Amsterdam.[25]

Style of play

Originally a defensive midfielder or a playmaker in front of a back four, Llorente is also capable of playing in more advanced positions such as a central or box-to-box midfielder. At Atlético Madrid, under coach Diego Simeone, he was also fielded out of his regular position, first on the right side of the midfield in a 4–4–2 formation and later as a supporting forward in the same system.[26][27][28]

At the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, Llorente was the sixth fastest player in the competition, with his top running speed clocked at 35.09 km/h.[29] Apart from his physical attributes, such as pace, height, body fitness and stamina, his strengths also included excellent ball winning skills, visionary passing over both short and long distances, dribbling, first touch and shooting from just outside the penalty area, which led him to score several goals.[30][31]

For his training attitude and patience, Llorente was praised by Simeone and Jorge Valdano.[32][33]

Personal life

A boyhood supporter of Real Madrid,[34] Llorente's family has ties to both football and the club. His father Francisco and great uncle Francisco Gento were wingers, while his maternal grandfather Ramón Grosso was a forward.[35][36]

Club statistics
As of 31 January 2021[37]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 250———250
2015–16 333——4[lower-alpha 2]0373
Total 583——40623
Real Madrid 2015–16 La Liga 201000—30
2017–18 130601000200
2018–19 7051202[lower-alpha 3]1162
Total 2201213021392
Alavés (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 32060——380
Atlético Madrid 2019–20 29310422[lower-alpha 4]0365
2020–21 1960061—257
Total 48910103206112
Career total 160121911338120017

Honours

Real Madrid

Spain U21

Notes
  1. In isolation, Marcos is pronounced [ˈmaɾkos].
  2. Appearance(s) in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

References
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  2. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of players: Real Madrid CF" (PDF). FIFA. 16 December 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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  4. Vargas, Diego (24 February 2015). "Marcos Llorente empieza a llamar a la puerta" [Marcos Llorente starts calling the door] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. Polo, Pablo (25 July 2014). "Flechazo con Marcos Llorente" [Love at first sight with Marcos Llorente]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. "2–1: Castilla let the three points slip against Atlético B" (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. Jiménez, Rubén (17 October 2015). "Antibalas Keylor y tres fogonazos" [Bulletproof Keylor and three flashes]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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  22. Gabilondo, Aritz (10 October 2016). "La Rojita golea y se jugará ir a la Eurocopa en la repesca" [Rojita rout to fight for Eurocup berth in the play-offs]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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