Mario Arqués

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

Mario Arqués
Personal information
Full name Mario Arqués Blasco
Date of birth (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Villarreal C 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Orihuela (loan) 30 (0)
2012–2014 Valencia B 59 (1)
2014–2015 Elche B 35 (7)
2015 Elche 1 (0)
2015–2016 Sporting Gijón B 34 (3)
2016–2017 Alcoyano 17 (0)
2017 Karpaty Lviv 5 (0)
2018 Alcoyano 17 (1)
2018–2019 Jamshedpur 18 (3)
2019–2020 Kerala Blasters 6 (0)
2021 Kelantan 19 (2)
2021–2022 Newcastle Jets 14 (0)
2022 Song Lam Nghe An 7 (1)
2023 Kelantan 12 (1)
2023 PDRM 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2023

Mario Arqués Blasco (born 14 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Arqués was born in Alicante, Valencia. A product of Villarreal CF's youth system, he made his senior debuts while on loan at Orihuela CF in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B.[1]

On Arqués moved to another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla also in the third level.[2] He featured regularly for the side under the course of two seasons, being also an unused substitute in a 1–1 Copa del Rey home draw against Real Madrid on 23 January 2013.[3]

On 22 July 2014 Arqués signed a two-year deal with neighbouring Elche CF, being assigned to the B-team in the same division.[4] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 25 April 2015, replacing Pedro Mosquera in the 85th minute of a 0–3 away loss against Atlético Madrid.[5]

Sporting de Gijon B

On 18 August 2015 Arqués joined Sporting de Gijón B, also in the third division.[6]

CD Alcoyano

The following 9 August, he moved to fellow league team CD Alcoyano.[7]

Jamshedpur FC

On 3 September 2018, Arqués joined the Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC.[8]

Kerala Blasters

On 29 May 2019, Mario Arqués joined the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[9]

Kelantan FC

On 14 February 2021, Mario Arqués joined the Malaysian Premier League club Kelantan FC. On 7 March 2021, he made his league debut for Kelantan FC in 0 - 1 loss against Perak FC II.[10]

Newcastle Jets

On 13 October 2021, Arqués joined A-League Men club Newcastle Jets.[11]

Sông Lam Nghệ An

On 12 August 2022, Arqués joined V.League 1 club Song Lam Nghe An. He played 7 games and had 1 goal, 2 assists.

Kelantan

On 31 January 2023, Mario moved to Malaysia to signed a contract with Kelantan FC in Malaysia Super League.

PDRM

On 1 August 2023, Mario had agreed to sign contract with PDRM FC.

Honours

PDRM

Career statistics

As of match played 25 February 2023[13]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Orihuela 2011–12 Segunda División B 27 0 2 0 — 29 0
Valencia B 2012–13 34 1 — — 34 1
2013–14 25 0 — — 25 0
Elche B 2014–15 35 7 — — 35 7
Elche 2014–15 La Liga 1 0 — — 1 0
Gijón B 2015–16 Segunda División B 34 3 — — 34 3
Alcoyano 2016–17 17 1 1 0 — 18 1
Karpaty Lviv 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 5 0 — — 5 0
Alcoyano 2017–18 Segunda División B 17 0 — — 17 0
Jamshedpur 2018–19 Indian Super League 18 3 — — 18 3
Kerala Blasters 2019–20 6 0 — — 6 0
Kelantan 2021 Malaysia Premier League 19 2 — — 19 2
Newcastle Jets 2021–22 A-League 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
Song Lam Nghe An 2022 V.League 1 7 1 0 0 — 7 1
Kelantan 2023 Malaysia Super League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 260 18 3 0 0 0 263 18

References

  1. ^ ´El Orihuela se parece al Villarreal´ ('Orihuela looks like Villarreal'); Diario Información, 8 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Mario Arqués es el último refuerzo para el Mestalla (Mario Arqués is the last addition for Mestalla); Superdeporte, 8 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Madrid en el campo está unido (Madrid is united on the field); Marca, 23 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Mario Arqués refuerza el centro del campo del Elche Ilicitano (Mario Arqués bolsters the centre of midfield of Elche Ilicitano); Elche's official website, 22 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Contra la depresión, Griezmann (Against depression, Griezmann); Marca, 25 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El filial ficha a Mario Arqués, medio del Elche B (The reserves sign Mario Arqués, midfielder from Elche B); La Nueva España, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El mediocentro Mario Arques ficha por el Alcoyano (Central midfielder Mario Arques signs for Alcoyano); Diario Información, 9 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "ISL 2018-19: Jamshedpur FC sign Spaniard Mario Arques". Goal. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  9. ^ "ISL 2018-19:Kerala Blasters fc sign Mario Arques". Goal.com. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Arques lengkapkan import Kelantan FC". kelantanupdates (in Malay). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Spanish midfielder Mario Arqués joins Jets". Newcastle Jets FC. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Police crowned MFL Challenge Cup champions | New Straits Times". www.nst.com.my. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  13. ^ Mario Arqués at Soccerway