Marcos Llorente

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llorente and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.
Marcos Llorente
File:Marcos Llorente 2019.jpg
Llorente with Atlético Madrid in 2019
Personal information
Full name Marcos Llorente Moreno[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)
Team 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 200 (24)
International career‡
2014 Spain U19 4 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U21 9 (0)
2020– Spain 22 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2017 Poland Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:50, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:44, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Marcos Llorente Moreno (born 30 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team.

Developed at Real Madrid, he appeared in 39 competitive matches over three seasons, also serving a loan at Alavés. He signed with Atlético Madrid in June 2019, winning the 2020–21 La Liga while being deployed in several positions.

Llorente made his full debut for Spain in 2020, and was part of the squads at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

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Real Madrid

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Llorente playing for Real Madrid in 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 2–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid B in the Segunda División B.[6] He appeared in 25 matches during the campaign, totalling 1,637 minutes of action.[7]

Llorente spent the 2015 pre-season with the first team, appearing in friendlies against Manchester City, Inter Milan and Vålerenga. 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 the 3–0 home win over Levante.[8]

On 10 August 2016, Llorente was loaned to Alavés for the season.[9] On 10 September, he featured the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 victory at Barcelona.[10]

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

Llorente scored his first competitive goal for the team on 22 December 2018, netting the second in the 4–1 defeat of Al Ain in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup and being named player of the match in the process.[14]

Atlético Madrid

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On 20 June 2019, Llorente was signed by local rivals Atlético Madrid on a five-year contract for a reported fee of £35 million.[15][16][17] He made his official debut on 18 August, playing 25 minutes in the 1–0 home win against Getafe.[18] His first goal came the following 14 February, when he put his team ahead in a 2–2 draw at Valencia.[19]

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 victory and qualification.[20] On 17 June, he was named man of the match in the league game at Osasuna after coming from the bench in the 63rd minute, scoring a solo goal and later assisting twice in the 5–0 rout.[21]

Llorente scored a career-best 12 times in 2020–21 (second-best in the squad behind Luis Suárez's 21), adding 11 assists as the Colchoneros were crowned champions after a seven-year wait; in the process, he became the club's first player to register double digits in both categories since Diego Forlán in 2008–09.[22][23]

International career

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Llorente earned his first cap for the Spain under-21 side on 10 October 2016, featuring the entire 5–0 home defeat of Estonia in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, in Pontevedra.[24][25] He was called up to the senior squad in November 2020, for a friendly with the Netherlands and UEFA Nations League qualifiers against Switzerland and Germany.[26][27] He made his first appearance against the first opponent, replacing Sergio Canales for the last 18 minutes of the 1–1 draw in Amsterdam.[28]

On 24 May 2021, Llorente was included in Spain's 24-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[29] He was deployed as right-back during the tournament.[30]

Llorente was also picked for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[31] He only took part in one match in Qatar, the 3–0 penalty shootout loss against Morocco in the last 16.[32]

Llorente was part of a 29-man preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[33] However, he did not make the final cut.[34]

Style of play

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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.[35][36][37]

At the conclusion of 2019–20, Llorente was the sixth fastest player in the competition, with his top running speed clocked at 35.09 km/h.[38] 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.[39][40] The following season, as Atlético went through a tactical switch, he was usually deployed as either a box-to-box or an attacking midfielder in a 5–3–2 or 3–4–2–1 formations. On occasion, he also filled in as a right wingback for his club,[41] or a right back in a four-man defence for the national team.[42]

For his training attitude and patience, Llorente was praised by Simeone and Jorge Valdano.[43][44]

Personal life

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A boyhood supporter of Real Madrid,[45] Llorente has ties in his family 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.[46][47][48]

Late into his career, Llorente received criticism for promoting unconventional health practices, including a strict paleolithic diet and controversial views on sun exposure, drawing concern from medical professionals and the media.[49]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 November 2025[50]
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
Real Madrid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 25 0 — — — 25 0
2015–16 Segunda División B 33 3 — — 4[a] 0 37 3
Total 58 3 — — 4 0 62 3
Real Madrid 2015–16 La Liga 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
2017–18 La Liga 13 0 6 0 1[b] 0 0 0 20 0
2018–19 La Liga 7 0 5 1 2[b] 0 2[c] 1 16 2
Total 22 0 12 1 3 0 2 1 39 2
Alavés (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 32 0 6 0 — — 38 0
Atlético Madrid 2019–20 La Liga 29 3 1 0 4[b] 2 2[d] 0 36 5
2020–21 La Liga 37 12 0 0 8[b] 1 — 45 13
2021–22 La Liga 29 0 1 0 9[b] 0 1[d] 0 40 0
2022–23 La Liga 22 1 4 2 3[b] 0 — 29 3
2023–24 La Liga 37 6 5 0 9[b] 0 1[d] 0 52 6
2024–25 La Liga 33 2 5 1 8[b] 2 3[c] 0 49 5
2025–26 La Liga 13 0 0 0 4[b] 3 0 0 17 3
Total 200 24 16 3 45 8 7 0 268 35
Career total 312 27 34 4 48 8 13 1 407 40
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in Supercopa de España

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025[51]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2020 1 0
2021 11 0
2022 6 0
2024 1 0
2025 3 0
Total 22 0

Honours

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Real Madrid

Atlético Madrid

Spain U21

See also

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