Omar Mascarell

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mascarell and the second or maternal family name is González.

Omar Mascarell

Mascarell with Schalke 04 in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Omar Mascarell González
Date of birth	(1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mallorca
Number	5
Youth career
1998–2000	Santa Cruz
2000–2007	Tegueste
2007–2010	Laguna
2010–2011	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Real Madrid B	76	(8)
2012–2013	Real Madrid C	21	(2)
2013–2016	Real Madrid	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Derby County (loan)	23	(0)
2015–2016	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)	26	(0)
2016–2018	Eintracht Frankfurt	37	(1)
2018–2021	Schalke 04	61	(1)
2020	Schalke 04 II	1	(0)
2021–2023	Elche	60	(0)
2023–	Mallorca	39	(0)
International career^‡
2010	Canary Islands U18	1	(0)
2011	Spain U18	1	(0)
2013	Spain U20	1	(0)
2024–	Equatorial Guinea	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:59, 28 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:13, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Omar Mascarell González (born 2 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca.

Formed at Real Madrid, where he made one first-team appearance, he also played in La Liga for Sporting de Gijón, Elche and Mallorca. He also totalled 98 Bundesliga games for Eintracht Frankfurt and Schalke 04, and won the DFB-Pokal with the former in 2018.

Born in Spain, Mascarell plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team, having made his debut in 2024.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mascarell joined Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 17, arriving from local club Laguna.^[2] On 21 August 2011 he made his debut as a senior, playing with Real Madrid Castilla against Sporting de Gijón B in the Segunda División B.^[3] He contributed 24 games during the season (11 starts) as the B's returned to Segunda División after an absence of five years, scoring twice in the process.^[4]

Mascarell started the 2012–13 campaign with the C team also in the third division, but was promoted back to the reserves after only a couple of weeks. He played his first professional match on 28 October 2012, coming on as a substitute for Pedro Mosquera for the last 17 minutes of a 2–4 home loss to Sporting de Gijón.^[5][6]

Mascarell made his La Liga debut with the Merengues on 1 June 2013, replacing Mesut Özil late into a 4–2 home win against Osasuna in what was the last matchday.^[7] On 6 August of the following year, he joined English Championship club Derby County on a season-long loan.^[8] He made his debut for the latter five days later, substituting Will Hughes in the 53rd minute of a 1–0 victory over Rotherham United at Pride Park Stadium.^[9]

On 3 August 2015, Mascarell moved to Sporting Gijón on loan for the season.^[10] He played 28 matches in all competitions, starting 20 in the league and helping the Asturians finally retain their top-flight status.^[11]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 6 July 2016, Mascarell signed with Eintracht Frankfurt on a three-year contract.^[12] His maiden appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 27 August, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat of Schalke 04.^[13]

Mascarell spent the better part of the 2017–18 season on the sidelines, due to an achilles tendon injury.^[14] On 5 May he scored his first goal league goal in a 3–0 win over relegation-threatened Hamburger SV at the Waldstadion.^[15] He played the entire final of the DFB-Pokal two weeks later, helping to a 3–1 victory against league champions Bayern Munich;^[16] he had opened his account for the club in the quarter-finals by concluding a 3–0 win at home to Mainz 05.^[17]

Schalke 04

On 29 June 2018, Mascarell's buy back clause was activated by Real Madrid for €4 million. He was subsequently sold to Schalke 04 also in the German top division for €10 million, signing a four-year contract.^[18] From February to September 2020, he was sidelined with an abductor muscle injury,^[19] returning for the reserve team's 2–0 Regionalliga home win against SV Rödinghausen.^[20]

For 2019–20, Mascarell was appointed vice-captain. After Alexander Nübel decided to leave the club at the end of the season, he was selected by head coach David Wagner as his successor;^[21] however, he was stripped of the armband on 30 January 2021 and replaced by Sead Kolašinac.^[22] His one goal in 71 appearances for them was on the same day, opening a 1–1 draw at Werder Bremen.^[23]

Elche

On 23 August 2021, free agent Mascarell returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year deal with Elche in the top tier.^[24] He totalled 62 games during his spell at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, suffering relegation in 2022–23.^[25]

Mallorca

On 27 June 2023, Mascarell joined Mallorca on a three-year contract.^[26]

International career

Spain

Mascarell is of Equatoguinean descent through his Bubi great-grandmother,^[27][28] while his paternal grandfather was born in the country.^[29] He won caps for Spain at under-18^[30] and under-20 levels,^[31] also featuring once for the Canary Islands under-18 side.^[32]

Equatorial Guinea

In May 2012, Mascarell was called by Equatorial Guinea for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Tunisia and Sierra Leone. He travelled to Malabo,^[33] but nonetheless declined to play in any of the two matches because he had already appeared for Spain at youth level and did not want to give up on that option; according to the local press, the Equatoguinean Football Federation was completing the administrative procedures of his eligibility.^[34]

In December 2023, Mascarell was pre-selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations;^[35] he did not make the final cut, however.^[36] He made his debut on 5 June 2024, in a 1–0 loss away to Tunisia for the 2026 World Cup qualifying phase.^[37]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2024^[38][39]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid B	2011–12	Segunda División B	24	2	—		—		24	2
	2012–13	Segunda División	14	0	—		—		14	0
	2013–14	Segunda División	38	6	—		—		38	6
	Total		76	8	0	0	0	0	76	8
Real Madrid	2012–13	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Derby County (loan)	2014–15	Championship	23	0	7	0	—		30	0
Sporting Gijón (loan)	2015–16	La Liga	26	0	2	0	—		28	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	2016–17	Bundesliga	28	0	5	0	—		33	0
	2017–18	Bundesliga	9	1	3	1	—		12	2
	Total		37	1	8	1	0	0	45	2
Schalke 04	2018–19	Bundesliga	14	0	2	0	3[a]	0	19	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	23	0	3	0	—		26	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	24	1	2	0	—		26	1
	Total		61	1	7	0	3	0	71	1
Elche	2021–22	La Liga	32	0	0	0	—		32	0
	2022–23	La Liga	28	0	2	0	—		30	0
	Total		60	0	2	0	0	0	62	0
Mallorca	2023–24	La Liga	29	0	5	0	—		34	0
Career total			313	10	31	1	3	0	347	11

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt

• DFB-Pokal: 2017–18^[16]

References

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2. "Del CD Laguna al profesionalismo" [From CD Laguna to professionalism] (in Spanish). Radio Televisión Canaria. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
3. "El Real Madrid Castilla suma un justo triunfo ante el Sporting B, próximo rival del Tenerife, tras un gol de Joselu" [Real Madrid Castilla get fair win against Sporting B, next Tenerife opponents, following Joselu goal]. Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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9. "Derby 1–0 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
10. "Omar Mascarell, primer refuerzo del Sporting" [Omar Mascarell, first addition of Sporting]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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22. Ernst, Andreas (30 January 2021). "Schalke: Sead Kolasinac löst Omar Mascarell als Kapitän ab" [Schalke: Sead Kolasinac replaces Omar Mascarell as captain]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2021.
23. Martínez, Jorge (31 January 2021). "El tinerfeño Omar Mascarell hace gol para el Schalke 04 ante el Werder Bremen" [Tenerife's own Omar Mascarell scores goal for Schalke 04 against Werder Bremen] (in Spanish). Atlántico Hoy. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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29. Galvañ, J. A. (30 January 2022). "Mascarell: "Estoy muy feliz en el Elche y se está cumpliendo todo lo que esperaba"" [Mascarell: "I am very happy at Elche and everything I envisioned is coming to fruition"]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
30. Gabilondo, Aritz (2 February 2011). "Copa del Atlántico: la Sub-18 gana a Canarias y roza el título" [Atlantic Cup: the Under-18s beat Canary Islands and are all but winners]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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39. "Omar Mascarell". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

External links

• Omar Mascarell at BDFutbol
• Omar Mascarell at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Omar Mascarell at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Omar Mascarell at National-Football-Teams.com