Omar Mascarell

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

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[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
 Elche
Number 21
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– Elche 50 (0)
International career
2013 Spain U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:58, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

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 CD Laguna de Tenerife. 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.[2] He contributed 24 games during the season (11 starts) as the B's returned to the Segunda División after an absence of five years, scoring twice in the process.[3]

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.[4][5]

Mascarell made his La Liga debut with the Merengues on 1 June 2013, replacing Mesut Özil late into a 4–2 home win against CA Osasuna in what was the last matchday.[6] On 6 August of the following year, he joined English Championship club Derby County on a season-long loan.[7] 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.[8]

On 3 August 2015, Mascarell moved to Sporting de Gijón on loan for the season.[9] He played 28 matches in all competitions, starting 20 in the league and helping the Asturians finally retain their top-flight status.[10]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 6 July 2016, Mascarell signed with Eintracht Frankfurt on a three-year contract.[11] 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 FC Schalke 04.[12]

Mascarell spent the better part of the 2017–18 season on the sidelines, due to an achilles tendon injury.[13] He did play the entire final of the DFB-Pokal on 19 May 2018, helping to a 3–1 win over league champions FC Bayern Munich.[14]

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.[15]

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;[16] however, he was stripped off on 30 January 2021 and replaced by Sead Kolašinac.[17]

Elche

On 23 August 2021, free agent Mascarell returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year deal with Elche CF in the top tier.[18]

International career

Mascarell is of Equatoguinean descent through his great-grandmother.[19] In May 2012, he was called by that national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Tunisia and Sierra Leone. He travelled to Malabo,[20] 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.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 February 2023[22][23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid B 2011–12 Segunda División B 242——242
2012–13 Segunda División 140——140
2013–14 Segunda División 386——386
Total 768——768
Real Madrid 2012–13 La Liga 10000010
2013–14 La Liga 00000000
Total 10000010
Derby County (loan) 2014–15 Championship 23070—300
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 26020—280
Eintracht Frankfurt 2016–17 Bundesliga 28050—330
2017–18 Bundesliga 9131—122
Total 37181—452
Schalke 04 2018–19 Bundesliga 1402030190
2019–20 Bundesliga 23030—260
2020–21 Bundesliga 24120—261
Total 6117030711
Elche 2021–22 La Liga 32000—320
2022–23 La Liga 18020—200
Total 50020—520
Career total 274102613030311

    Honours

    Eintracht Frankfurt

    References
    1. "Omar Mascarell". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
    2. "Real Madrid-Castilla 1–0 Real Sporting B" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
    3. "Los últimos jugadores del Castilla que ascendieron a Segunda División" [The last Castilla players who promoted to Segunda División]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
    4. "Continúa el 'Efecto Sandoval'" ['Sandoval Effect' continues]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
    5. "El Sporting vence con autoridad al Real Madrid-Castilla (2–4)" [Sporting beat Real Madrid-Castilla with authority (2–4)] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
    6. "Mourinho bows out with win". ESPN FC. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
    7. "Derby County sign Omar Mascarell on loan from Real Madrid". Derby County F.C. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
    8. "Derby 1–0 Rotherham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
    9. "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.
    10. Antuña, Pablo (19 May 2016). "Mascarell, el tercero en despedirse" [Mascarell, third one to say goodbye]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
    11. "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Omar Mascarell" [Eintracht Frankfurt acquire Omar Mascarell] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
    12. "Meier verdirbt Schalke den Saisonstart" [Meier upsets Schalke's season start]. Rheinische Post (in German). 27 August 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
    13. Franzke, Julian (9 March 2018). "Neue Sorgen um Mascarell" [Mascarell causes concern again] (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
    14. "Bayern Munich 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt". BBC Sport. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
    15. "Omar Mascarell signs four-year deal at Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    16. "Omar Mascarell named new FC Schalke 04 captain". FC Schalke 04. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
    17. 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.
    18. "OFICIAL | Omar Mascarell firma con el Elche CF" [OFFICIAL | Omar Mascarell signs with Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    19. ""Mourinho habe ich alles zu verdanken!"" ["I cannot thank Mourinho enough!"]. Bild (in German). 6 August 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2018. My father, like me, was born in Tenerife, my mother too. But my great-grandma came from Equatorial Guinea. I also have my dark skin color from her. These are her genes.
    20. "Cargando las pilas" [Charging batteries] (in Spanish). Club Balonmano Tejina. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
    21. Monsuy Senior, David (2 June 2012). "The National Nzalang begins the journey to Brazil 2014 with a match against Tunisia". Guinea Ecuatorial Press. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
    22. "Mascarell: Omar Mascarell González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
    23. "Omar Mascarell". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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