 Alonso while at Real Madrid | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos Alonso Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wingback | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sunderland (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2008 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Real Madrid B | 39 | (3) |
| 2010 | Real Madrid | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | (5) |
| 2013– | Fiorentina | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Sunderland (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Spain U19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 30 December 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marcos Alonso Mendoza (born 28 December 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays forSunderland on loan from ACF Fiorentina, as a left defender or midfielder.
He started his career with Real Madrid, going on to represent Bolton Wanderers in England, where he amassed Premier League totals of nine games and one goal over the course of two seasons, spending three in total with the club.
Football career
Real Madrid
Born in Madrid, Alonso joined Real Madrid's youth academy still an infant, going on to appear for every youth side in the following years. In 2008 he reached Real Madrid Castilla which competed in the third division, and first appeared for the side on 22 February 2009, playing the entire game in a 0–1 home loss against AD Alcorcón.[1]
On 11 December 2009 Alonso was first summoned by the first team – coached by Manuel Pellegrini – for a La Liga match at Valencia CF; eventually, he did not make the final list of 18, and his debut arrived on 4 April of the following year as he replaced Gonzalo Higuaín in the 90th minute of the side's 2–0 away win against Racing de Santander.[2]
Bolton Wanderers
Alonso joined Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League for an undisclosed fee, on 27 July 2010.[3][4] He made his competitive debut for the club in a Football League Cup 1–0 away win against Southampton on 24 August;[5] his first league appearance arrived on 1 January 2011, starting for suspended Paul Robinson in a 1–2 loss against Liverpool at Anfield.[6]
Alonso scored his first goal for Bolton on 31 March 2012, netting the second in an eventual 3–2 win atWolverhampton Wanderers.[7] At the end of the 2012–13 season he was voted The Bolton News' player of the year, winning 37% of the vote: Marc Iles wrote, "...this has been a break-out season for the former Real Madrid starlet. Alonso has grown in stature and become a consistent performer at full-back – chipping in with some important goals too."[8]
Fiorentina
In May 2013, Alonso signed for Italian side ACF Fiorentina on a three-year deal, despite being offered a new contract by Bolton manager Dougie Freedman.[9] On 30 December, after the player had made nine official appearances, Sunderland boss Gus Poyet announced that he would join on 1 January 2014, on loan until the end of the season.[10]
Alonso played his first game with the Black Cats on 7 January 2014, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win over Manchester United for the League Cup semifinals' first leg[11] and being given the Man of the match award by Sky Sports.
