Isco Alarcon Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth, Market Value, Family, Girlfriend, Awards and Many More

Isco Alarcon Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth, Market Value, Family, Girlfriend, Awards and Many More

Spanish footballer Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, famously known as Isco Alarcon or just Isco, currently plays as an attacking midfielder for his nation. Besides, he also represents La Liga club Real Madrid in club competitions. He started his footballing journey with his native club PDM Benalmádena in 1997. Isco then joined the academy of Atlético Benamiel in 1999 before finally moving to the youth academy system of La Liga side Valencia in 2006. He made his senior debut with the club’s reserve squad in 2009. His major senior break came after he joined Málaga in 2011. And finally, he joined Real Madrid in 2013 and played more than 150 matches since then.

Isco Alarcon Biography

Besides his successful club career, Isco also represented the Spanish side in international formats. He started with the U-16 team of Spain in 2008 and then promoted through U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20, U-21 and U-23 squads. Isco then represented his nation at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He finally made his debut for the senior side of Spain in 2013 and proved himself as one of the assets of the national squad. Undoubtedly, Isco is one of the best young midfielder Spain has ever produced.

Detailed biography and career of Isco Alarcon

Full Biography and Career of Isco Alarcón

Isco Alarcon Youth Career

Isco started his football training at the youth system of his native club PDM Benalmádena in 1997, at the age of just 5. After spending two seasons there, he moved to the Academy of Atlético Benamiel in 1999. He spent most of his childhood career there before finally moving to the youth academy system of La Liga club Valencia in 2006. For three seasons, he went through a hardcore training schedule while sharpening his attacking skills. As a surprising fact, he attracted scouts of several richest football clubs during his time at the academy.

Isco Alarcon Valencia Career

Isco played for the Valencia reserve team in the 2009-10 season of Segunda División B, and scored just once in his 26 appearances. He then made his first-team debut for Valencia in a Copa del Rey match against UD Logroñés on 11th November 2010. Isco went on to make his La Liga debut against Getafe CF on 14th November 2010, as a substitute for his fellow teammate Aritz Aduriz. He played 4 matches for the first-team in 2010-11 seasons but failed to score any. On the other hand, he also played for the Valencia B team in the Tercera División on that season and scored 15 times.

Isco Alarcon Málaga Career

Isco signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Málaga CF for a transfer fee of €6 million on 11th July 2011. He scored his first goal for the club against Racing de Santander on 21st November 2011. Shortly after, he again scored in his second match for the team against Villarreal CF on 28th November 2011. He helped Málaga to gain the UEFA Champions League qualification that season while scoring 5 times in 32 appearances that he made. Isco scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a group stage match against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg on 18th September 2012.

He scored his first La Liga goal of the 2012-13 season against one of the best football clubs Real Madrid at La Rosaleda on 22nd December 2012. For his promising performances that season, he received the Golden Boy award in December 2012. A month later, he signed a new contract extension with Málaga with an increased buyout clause of €35 million on 28th January 2013.

Detailed club career of Isco Alarcón

Isco Alarcón Full Club Career

Isco Alarcon Real Madrid Career

The nest season, Isco confirmed that he received offers from several successful football clubs such as La Liga side Real Madrid and EPL side Manchester City on 17th June 2013. Shortly after, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez declared that Isco will join the club soon on 26th June 2013. The very next day, he signed a five-year contract with the club for a transfer fee of €30 million. As an interesting fact, he was the first signing of one of the most successful football managers Carlo Ancelotti on his first coaching season at Santiago Bernabeu. Isco then made his debut for Los Blancos against Real Betis on 18th August 2013 and scored his first goal in his debut match with a brilliant header. He scored 11 goals in 53 matches that he played for the club in his debut season.

Isco started the 2014–15 season playing against Real Sociedad and scored his first goal against UD Almería on 12th December 2014. He helped Real Madrid to win the FIFA Club World Cup and scored in the semi-final against Mexican club Cruz Azul on 16th December 2014. He then made his El Clasico debut on 21st November 2015, but tragically received a red card for a foul on Brazilian superstar Neymar. Isco scored a brilliant goal against Osasuna on 11th February 2017 which was Real Madrid’s 100th goal of season 2016-17. Shortly after, he helped Real Madrid to win the 2017 UEFA Super Cup while scoring against Manchester United on 8th August 2017. He then signed a five-year contract extension with Real Madrid on 14th September 2017.

Isco Alarcon International Career

Isco represented the Spanish U-17 team in 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup and the U-20 team in 2011 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. He then earned his first senior call-up on 15th May 2012 for friendly matches against South Korea and Serbia, but remained as an unused substitute. He went on to represent the Spanish U-23 team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in July 2012. The next year, he made his debut for the senior side against Uruguay in Doha, Qatar, on 6th February 2013.

Besides, he also helped the U-21 side to achieve the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Israel. Isco scored the winning goal in the final and achieved the Bronze Boot where his teammate Alvaro Morata won the Golden Boot. He scored his first international goal for the Spanish senior squad in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Belarus in Huelva on 15th November 2014. He scored his first international hat-trick in a friendly match against Argentina on 27th March 2018.

Full international career of Isco Alarcón

Isco Alarcón Full International Career

Isco Alarcon Personal Life

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, to his parents Paco Alarcón and Jenny Suárez, Isco is of Spanish descent through his father’s side. He grew up playing football in the Benalmádena town with his elder brother Antonio Carlos Alarcón. Their mother Jenny is a housewife and father Paco is an ex-hotel employee but is the current manager of Isco. The Spanish star dated Victoria Calderón since 2010. The couple had their first son named Francisco Alarcón Calderón in 2014. After his breakup with Victoria, Isco started dating Spanish model Carmen Munoz since 2016.

Isco Alarcon Net Worth

The current net worth of Isco is estimated to around €9.8 Million as of 2018. His current market value stands at €75 Million as of the ongoing season of 2018. He gets around €131,600 weekly wage from his current club Real Madrid. Isco earns nearly €4 million yearly salary from football. Besides, he also has a sponsorship deal with Nike, and currently wears the Nike Mercurial Vapor 360 boots since 28th March 2018.

Isco Alarcon Individual Awards

With Real Madrid, Isco achieved the UEFA Champions League thrice and the Supercopa de España once till now. He also helped the club to win the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup thrice each since 2014. He held the Copa del Rey trophy in the 2013-14 season and the La Liga trophy in the 2016-17 season. Besides, he also has several accolades under his name. Some of the most notable individual awards that he received till 2018 are as follows:

  • Golden Boy Award: 2012
  • La Liga Breakthrough Player of the year: 2012
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2013 [Bronze Boot]
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2013 [Team of the Tournament]
  • Trofeo Bravo: 2013
  • UEFA Champions League: 2016–17 [Team of the Season]
  • FIFPro World XI: 2013 [5th Team]
  • FIFPro World XI: 2017 [2nd team]

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