Marcos Llorente Moreno (born 30 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Real Madrid.
Born in Madrid, Llorente joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2008, aged 13.[2] In July 2014, after impressing with the Juvenil squad, he was promoted straight to the reserves by manager Zinedine Zidane.[3]
On 24 August 2014, Llorente made his senior debut, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Atlético Madrid B for the Segunda División B championship.[4] He appeared in 25 matches during the campaign, totalling 1,637 minutes of action.
Llorente spent the 2015 pre-season with the first team, appearing in friendlies against Manchester City, Internazionale and Vålerenga Fotball. He made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 17 October of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mateo Kovačić in a 3–0 home win over Levante UD.[5]
On 10 August 2016, Llorente was loaned to La Liga club Deportivo Alavés for one season.[6] On 10 September of that year, he featured the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win at FC Barcelona.[7]
On 23 September 2017, Llorente's contract was extended until 2021.[8]
