Marcos Baselga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Baselga and the second or maternal family name is García.
Marcos Baselga
Personal information
Full name Marcos Baselga García
Date of birth (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Arenteiro
Number 21
Youth career
2013–2018 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Zaragoza B 38 (25)
2020–2024 Zaragoza 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Atlético Baleares (loan) 19 (2)
2021–2022 → Zamora (loan) 31 (5)
2022–2023 → Calahorra (loan) 35 (12)
2023–2024 → Sabadell (loan) 25 (5)
2024– Arenteiro 13 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2025

Marcos Baselga García (born 15 February 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Arenteiro.

Club career

Baselga was born on 15 February 1999 in Zaragoza, Aragon, and was a Real Zaragoza youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 27 August 2017, playing the last five minutes in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against Lleida Esportiu.[1]

Baselga scored his first senior goal on 2 September 2018, scoring the second in a 4–0 home routing of CF Calamocha.[2] Roughly one year later, he scored four times in a 6–0 thrashing of CD Binéfar.[3]

On 14 May 2020, Baselga renewed his contract until 2024 and was definitely promoted to the first team for the 2020–21 season.[4] He made his professional debut on 20 July, coming on as a late substitute for Jannick Buyla in a 2–1 home win against SD Ponferradina in the Segunda División.[5]

On 25 September 2020, Baselga was loaned to CD Atlético Baleares of the third division for a year.[6] The following 29 July, he was loaned to Zamora CF of the Primera División RFEF for a year.[7]

On 14 July 2022, Baselga moved to fellow league team CD Calahorra also in a temporary deal.[8] He scored 12 times for the side during the campaign, but was unable to avoid team relegation.

On 9 August 2023, Baselga renewed his contract with Zaragoza until 2025, and moved to CE Sabadell FC also in the third division on a season-long loan deal.[9] Upon returning, he terminated his link with the Maños on 29 August 2024.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Lleida Esportiu 1–1 Deportivo Aragón | Crónica" [Lleida Esportiu 1–1 Deportivo Aragón | Report] (in Spanish). Aúpa Deportivo Aragón. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Victoria del Deportivo Aragón frente al Calamocha en su estreno en casa (4–0)" [Victory of Deportivo Aragón against Calamocha in their home debut (4–0)] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ "El Deportivo Aragón se estrena con un contundente triunfo ante el Binéfar" [Deportivo Aragón debut with a consistent triumph over Binéfar] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Marcos Baselga y Jannick Buyla amplían su contrato hasta 2024" [Marcos Baselga and Jannick Buyla extend their contract until 2024] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "El Zaragoza rompe su maldición en casa y acaba tercero" [Zaragoza break their curse at home and end up third] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Marcos Baselga, cedido al Atlético Baleares" [Marcos Baselga, loaned to Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. ^ "El delantero Marcos Baselga, cnuevo fichaje del Zamora C.F." [The striker Marcos Baselga, new Zamora C.F. signing.] (in Spanish). Zamora CF. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Baselga, cedido al Calahorra" [Baselga, loaned to Calahorra] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Marcos Baselga renueva con el Real Zaragoza hasta 2025 y esta temporada jugará cedido en el Sabadell" [Marcos Baselga renews with Real Zaragoza until 2025 and this season he will play on loan at Sabadell] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ^ "El Real Zaragoza y Marcos Baselga finalizan su relación contractual" [Real Zaragoza and Marcos Baselga end their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.