From Rafa Nadal’s involvement in his transfer to Real Madrid to being named after a Dutch superstar, the 24-year-old is one of La Liga’s most interesting stars.

1. Marco Asensio is a debut specialist
After Marco completed a move from his hometown club RCD Mallorca to Real Madrid in 2014, he went back out on loan to the islanders and then out again to Espanyol. By the time he returned in 2016, he’d already made a big name for himself and got off to a flying start with a stunning long-range strike vs Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup on debut. But he wasn’t done with the good first impressions quite yet; he also scored on his Real Madrid debuts in LaLiga, Champions League, Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup. Beat that!