Marcos Cuenca Aranda (born 7 November 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Deportivo Aragón.

Marcos Cuenca
Personal information
Full name Marcos Cuenca Aranda
Date of birth (2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Zaragoza B
Number 9
Youth career
2016–2021 Zaragoza
2019–2020Ebro (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Zaragoza B 42 (10)
2021–2022Brea (loan) 33 (4)
2023– Zaragoza 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Career

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Cuenca was born in Zaragoza, and joined Real Zaragoza's youth setup in 2016, aged 13. On 24 July 2021, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Segunda División RFEF side CD Brea for the season.[1]

Cuenca made his senior debut on 5 September 2021, starting in a 2–1 away loss to Cerdanyola del Vallès FC, and scored his first goal seven days later by netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Terrassa FC.[2] He returned to his parent club in June 2022 after being regularly used,[3] and was assigned to the reserves now also in the fourth division.

Cuenca made his first team – and professional – debut for the Maños on 11 November 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Manu Vallejo in a 2–0 Segunda División away loss to Elche CF.[4][5] The following 1 July, he renewed his contract with the club until 2028.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Marcos Cuenca jugará a préstamo en el Brea, y Alejandro Jay y Jaime Sancho, en el Tarazona" [Marcos Cuenca will play on loan at Brea, and Alejandro Jay and Jaime Sancho, at Tarazona] (in Spanish). Diario Aragonés. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Marcos Cuenca: "La afición del CD Brea es increíble, se me pusieron los pelos de punta"" [Marcos Cuenca: "The supporters of CD Brea is incredible, they made my hair stand on end"] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Marcos Cuenca regresa al Real Zaragoza tras su cesión" [Marcos Cuenca returns to Real Zaragoza after his loan] (in Spanish). CD Brea. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ "El Elche vence al Zaragoza y prosigue su ascensión" [Elche defeat Zaragoza and keep going with their ascension] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Marcos Cuenca debutó con el primer equipo del Real Zaragoza ante el Elche CF" [Marcos Cuenca debuted with the first team of Real Zaragoza against Elche CF] (in Spanish). Diario Aragonés. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Marcos Cuenca renueva con el Real Zaragoza hasta 2028" [Marcos Cuenca renews with Real Zaragoza until 2028] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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