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Mario Hermoso Canseco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo eɾˈmoso kanˈseko]; born 18 June 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a left-back.[2]

Developed at Real Madrid, he made his La Liga debut with Espanyol and, in 2019, signed for Atlético Madrid, where he totalled 174 games in five seasons and won the 2020–21 national championship.[3]

Hermoso earned his first full cap for Spain in 2018.

Club career

Real Madrid

Hermoso playing for Castilla in 2016

Born in Madrid, Hermoso joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2005, aged ten, after starting out at EF Concepción. On 28 September 2012, while still a youth, he appeared with the first team in that year's Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu, coming on as a second-half substitute in an 8–0 rout of Millonarios FC.[4]

In summer 2014, Hermoso was promoted to the C side in the Tercera División, playing 34 matches and scoring two goals. On 16 July 2015, shortly after being assigned to the reserves, he was loaned to Segunda División club Real Valladolid in a season-long deal.[5]

Hermoso made his professional debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Córdoba CF.[6] Upon returning, he was again assigned to Real's reserves in the Segunda División B.

Espanyol

On 12 July 2017, Hermoso signed a three-year deal with RCD Espanyol.[7] His maiden appearance in La Liga took place on 9 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 defeat at FC Barcelona.[8] He scored his first goal in the competition the following 28 January, but also put two past his own net in a 3–2 loss away to CD Leganés.[9]

Atlético Madrid

On 18 July 2019, with only one year left in his contract, Hermoso agreed to a five-year deal with Atlético Madrid for €25 million plus €4 million in add-ons; Espanyol also retained 20% of any future sale of the player, with half of the fee being paid to Real Madrid.[10] He made his league debut on 18 August, playing 28 minutes in the 1–0 home win against Getafe CF.[11]

Hermoso scored his first league goal on 22 December 2020, opening a 2–0 away victory over Real Sociedad.[12] He contributed 31 appearances during the season, as the club won its 11th domestic league.[13]

On 7 September 2022, Hermoso scored a last-minute goal to open a 2–1 home defeat of FC Porto in the group phase of the UEFA Champions League; later, he committed a penalty that resulted in Mateus Uribe's equaliser, before Antoine Griezmann's winner.[14]

Hermoso left the Metropolitano Stadium in June 2024, after his link expired.[3]

International career

After playing for Spain at under-19 level, Hermoso was first called by the full side on 8 November 2018, for matches against Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[15] He made his debut in the latter fixture, featuring the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 friendly win in Las Palmas.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024[17][18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid C 2014–15 Tercera División 34 2 34 2
Real Madrid B 2016–17 Segunda División B 33 1 33 1
Valladolid (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 31 0 0 0 31 0
Espanyol 2017–18 La Liga 22 1 2 0 24 1
2018–19 32 3 3 0 35 3
Total 54 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 59 4
Atlético Madrid 2019–20 La Liga 17 0 1 0 5[a] 0 0 0 23 0
2020–21 31 1 1 0 6[a] 1 38 2
2021–22 26 2 1 0 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 34 2
2022–23 26 3 5 0 3[a] 1 34 4
2023–24 31 0 4 0 9[a] 1 1[b] 1 45 2
Total 131 6 12 0 29 3 2 1 174 10
Career total 283 13 17 0 29 3 2 1 331 17
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2018 1 0
2019 4 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Atlético Madrid

References

  1. ^ a b c d "M. Hermoso". RCD Espanyol. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ Suárez, Isaac; Munday, Billy (21 August 2019). "Mario Hermoso goes back to his roots". Marca. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b Picos, Sergio (30 June 2024). "El Atlético hace oficial la marcha de Hermoso, Memphis y Paulista" [Atlético make departures of Hermoso, Memphis and Paulista official]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ Piñero, Alberto (28 September 2012). "Así es Mario Hermoso, el juvenil que ya ha debutado con el Real Madrid" [This is Mario Hermoso, the youth who has already debuted with Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Hermoso, proyección para el lateral izquierdo" [Hermoso, prospect for the left-back] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. ^ Laz, Alberto (22 August 2015). "Fidel resuelve en un gran partido del Córdoba" [Fidel decides it in a great match from Córdoba]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Mario Hermoso, the fifth!". RCD Espanyol. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  8. ^ McVeigh, Niall (9 September 2017). "Barcelona 5–0 Espanyol". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ^ Jiménez, Rubén (28 January 2018). "Hermoso para el Leganés" [Beautiful (pun on his surname, "Hermoso" in English) for Leganés]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. ^ Millar, Colin (18 July 2019). "Atletico Madrid confirm Mario Hermoso signing". Football España. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Atleti beat Getafe as both teams finish with 10 men". ESPN. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Real Sociedad 0–2 Atletico Madrid: Visitors move three points clear at top of La Liga". BBC Sport. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Así ganó la liga el Atlético, partido a partido" [That's how Atlético won the league, match by match] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Atletico Madrid 2–1 Porto: Late drama with three goals in stoppage time". BBC Sport. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  15. ^ Maroto, Joaquín (8 November 2018). "Jordi Alba recalled by Spain; Brais, Hermoso and Fornals make the list". Diario AS. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  16. ^ Bell, Arch (18 November 2018). "Spain edge Bosnia to end 2018". Marca. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  17. ^ Mario Hermoso at BDFutbol
  18. ^ Mario Hermoso at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  19. ^ Mario Hermoso at Soccerway
  20. ^ "Mario Hermoso". European Football. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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