Raul Asencio

Raul Jose Asencio Moraes (born 20 May 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for AD Alcorcon as a forward.

Club Career

Genoa

A graduate of the Burriana youth setup, Asencio won the attraction of Villarreal and Valencia while he played for the academy. On 15 July 2015, he signed for Italian club Genoa on a three-year deal and was initially assigned to the club's B-team. In the 2016–17 season with the reserves, he scored two braces, one against Ternana and another against Pisa.

Loan to Avellino

In order to gain first team opportunities, Asencio joined Italian second tier club Avellino on 6 July 2017 on a season-long loan deal. However, failing to break to a first team, rumours arose of his parent club recalling him so that he could be loaned to any other club. However, in an interview given in August, Asencio denied this rumour. On 13 August, Asencio made his professional debut for Avellino in the third round of Coppa Italia as a substitute replacing Soufiane Bidaoui in the 68th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Hellas Verona.