Marcos Alonso (footballer, born 1990)
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Marcos Alonso Mendoza (born 28 December 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.
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Full name | Marcos Alonso Mendoza[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Unión Adarve | |||||||||||||||||
–2008 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Real Madrid Castilla | 39 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2010 | Real Madrid | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Fiorentina | 58 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | → Sunderland (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2022 | Chelsea | 154 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Barcelona | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | Spain | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 |
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Alonso started his career with professional career Real Madrid but went on to make his name with Bolton Wanderers in England and later with Fiorentina in Italy. His success at the latter club led Chelsea to sign him for an estimated £24 million in 2016, going on to win multiple honours with the club including a Premier League and UEFA Champions League title.
Alonso made his full debut for Spain in March 2018.