Mario Hermoso

Mario Hermoso
Hermoso with Atlético Madrid in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mario Hermoso Canseco[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Roma
Number 22
Youth career
2002–2006 Concepción
2006–2014 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Real Madrid C 34 (2)
2015–2017 Real Madrid B 33 (1)
2015–2016 → Valladolid (loan) 31 (0)
2017–2019 Espanyol 54 (4)
2019–2024 Atlético Madrid 131 (6)
2024– Roma 37 (3)
2025 → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Spain U19 5 (2)
2018–2019 Spain 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:34, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

Mario Hermoso Canseco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo eɾˈmoso kanˈseko]; born 18 June 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a left-back for Serie A club Roma.[2]

Developed at Real Madrid, he made his La Liga debut with Espanyol and, in 2019, signed for Atlético Madrid, where he totalled 174 games in five seasons and won the 2020–21 national championship.[3] He joined Roma in summer 2024, serving a loan at Bayer Leverkusen during his contract.

Hermoso earned his first full cap for Spain in 2018.

Club career

Real Madrid

Hermoso playing for Castilla in 2016

Born in Madrid, Hermoso joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2005, aged 11, after starting out at EF Concepción.[4] On 28 September 2012, while still a youth, he appeared with the first team in that year's Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu, coming on as a second-half substitute in an 8–0 rout of Millonarios.[5]

In summer 2014, Hermoso was promoted to the C side in the Tercera División. On 16 July 2015, he was loaned to Segunda División club Real Valladolid in a season-long deal.[6]

Hermoso made his professional debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Córdoba.[7] Upon returning, he was assigned to Real's reserves in the Segunda División B.[8]

Espanyol

On 12 July 2017, Hermoso signed a three-year deal with Espanyol.[9] His maiden appearance in La Liga took place on 9 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 defeat at Barcelona.[10] He scored his first goal in the competition the following 28 January, but also put two past his own net in a 3–2 loss away to Leganés.[11]

Atlético Madrid

On 18 July 2019, with only one year left in his contract, Hermoso agreed to a five-year deal with Atlético Madrid for €25 million plus €4 million in add-ons; Espanyol also retained 20% of any future sale of the player, with half of the fee being paid to Real Madrid.[12] He made his league debut on 18 August, playing 28 minutes in the 1–0 home win against Getafe.[13]

Hermoso scored his first league goal on 22 December 2020, opening a 2–0 away victory over Real Sociedad.[14] He contributed 31 appearances during the season, as the club won its 11th domestic league.[15]

On 7 September 2022, Hermoso scored a last-minute goal to open a 2–1 home defeat of Porto in the group phase of the UEFA Champions League; later, he committed a penalty that resulted in Mateus Uribe's equaliser, before Antoine Griezmann's winner.[16]

Hermoso left the Metropolitano Stadium in June 2024, after his contract expired.[3]

Roma

On 2 September 2024, Hermoso signed with Roma in Italy.[17] He scored his first goal on 12 December, closing the 3–0 win over Braga in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League.[18]

On 31 January 2025, Hermoso joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan until the end of the campaign.[19] He returned to Roma for the 2025–26 season, scoring his maiden Serie A goal in the 2–1 win over Parma on 29 October 2025.[20]

Hermoso extended his contract with the club in May 2026, until June 2027.[21]

International career

After playing for Spain at under-19 level, Hermoso was first called by the full side on 8 November 2018, for matches against Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[22] He made his debut in the latter fixture, featuring the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 friendly win in Las Palmas.[23]

Hermoso earned five caps in ten months.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2026[25][26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid C 2014–15 Tercera División 342———342
Real Madrid B 2016–17 Segunda División B 331———331
Valladolid (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 31000——310
Espanyol 2017–18 La Liga 22120——241
2018–19 La Liga 32330——353
Total 544500000594
Atlético Madrid 2019–20 La Liga 170105[b]000230
2020–21 La Liga 311106[b]1—382
2021–22 La Liga 262106[b]01[c]0342
2022–23 La Liga 263503[b]1—344
2023–24 La Liga 310409[b]11[c]1452
Total 13161202932117410
Roma 2024–25 Serie A 80104[d]1—131
2025–26 Serie A 273117[d]0—354
Total 3532111100485
Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 40103[b]0—80
Career total 322162014342138722
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Supercopa de España
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[28]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 201810
201940
Total50

Honours

Atlético Madrid

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "M. Hermoso". RCD Espanyol. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Suárez, Isaac; Munday, Billy (21 August 2019). "Mario Hermoso goes back to his roots". Marca. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 Picos, Sergio (30 June 2024). "El Atlético hace oficial la marcha de Hermoso, Memphis y Paulista" [Atlético make departures of Hermoso, Memphis and Paulista official]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Abizanda, Jorge (10 November 2020). "Mario Hermoso, la reconversión de un chico de barrio" [Mario Hermoso, reconverting a neighbourhood kid]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Piñero, Alberto (28 September 2012). "Así es Mario Hermoso, el juvenil que ya ha debutado con el Real Madrid" [This is Mario Hermoso, the youth who has already debuted with Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hermoso, proyección para el lateral izquierdo" [Hermoso, prospect for the left-back] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Laz, Alberto (22 August 2015). "Fidel resuelve en un gran partido del Córdoba" [Fidel decides it in a great match from Córdoba]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Molero, Iván (26 January 2019). "Mario Hermoso fue el preferido de Solari en el Castilla" [Mario Hermoso was Solari's favourite at Castilla]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Mario Hermoso, the fifth!". RCD Espanyol. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  10. ↑ McVeigh, Niall (9 September 2017). "Barcelona 5–0 Espanyol". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  11. ↑ Jiménez, Rubén (28 January 2018). "Hermoso para el Leganés" [Beautiful (pun on his surname, "Hermoso" in English) for Leganés]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  12. ↑ Millar, Colin (18 July 2019). "Atletico Madrid confirm Mario Hermoso signing". Football España. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Atleti beat Getafe as both teams finish with 10 men". ESPN. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Real Sociedad 0–2 Atletico Madrid: Visitors move three points clear at top of La Liga". BBC Sport. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Así ganó la liga el Atlético, partido a partido" [That's how Atlético won the league, match by match] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Atletico Madrid 2–1 Porto: Late drama with three goals in stoppage time". BBC Sport. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Mario Hermoso joins AS Roma". AS Roma. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  18. ↑ "Europa League | Roma 3–0 SC Braga: Pellegrini inspires rout". OneFootball. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  19. ↑ "Bayer 04 sign central defender Hermoso from AS Roma". Bayer Leverkusen. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Roma-Parma 2–1, gol e highlights: Hermoso e Dovbyk, Gasperini aggancia il Napoli" [Roma-Parma 2–1, goals and highlights: Hermoso and Dovbyk, Gasperini catches Napoli] (in Italian). Sky Sport. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Hermoso fino al 2027" [Hermoso until 2027] (in Italian). AS Roma. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  22. ↑ Maroto, Joaquín (8 November 2018). "Jordi Alba recalled by Spain; Brais, Hermoso and Fornals make the list". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  23. ↑ Bell, Arch (18 November 2018). "Spain edge Bosnia to end 2018". Marca. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "Mario Hermoso: Perfil del nuevo fichaje" [Mario Hermoso: Profile of new signing] (in Spanish). Bayer Leverkusen. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  25. ↑ Mario Hermoso at BDFutbol
  26. ↑ Mario Hermoso at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  27. ↑ Mario Hermoso at Soccerway
  28. ↑ Mario Hermoso at EU-Football.info (archived)
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