Mario Arqués Blasco (born 14 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City.
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
- MFL Challenge Cup: 2023[12]
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
- ^ ´El Orihuela se parece al Villarreal´ ('Orihuela looks like Villarreal'); Diario Información, 8 December 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mario Arqués es el último refuerzo para el Mestalla (Mario Arqués is the last addition for Mestalla); Superdeporte, 8 September 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Madrid en el campo está unido (Madrid is united on the field); Marca, 23 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Contra la depresión, Griezmann (Against depression, Griezmann); Marca, 25 April 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ El mediocentro Mario Arques ficha por el Alcoyano (Central midfielder Mario Arques signs for Alcoyano); Diario Información, 9 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ "ISL 2018-19: Jamshedpur FC sign Spaniard Mario Arques". Goal. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "ISL 2018-19:Kerala Blasters fc sign Mario Arques". Goal.com. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Arques lengkapkan import Kelantan FC". kelantanupdates (in Malay). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Spanish midfielder Mario Arqués joins Jets". Newcastle Jets FC. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Police crowned MFL Challenge Cup champions | New Straits Times". www.nst.com.my. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Mario Arqués at Soccerway
External links
- Mario Arqués at BDFutbol
- Mario Arqués at Soccerway