Nicolás Geovanny Asencio Espinoza (born April 26, 1975 in Machala) is an Ecuadorian former football striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolás Geovanny Asencio Espinoza | ||
Date of birth | (1975-04-26) April 26, 1975 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Machala, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
LDU Machala | |||
9 de Octubre | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | 9 de Octubre | 0 | (0) |
1993 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 5 | (1) |
1993–1998 | Barcelona SC | 93 | (34) |
1994 | → Calvi FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1995 | → Aucas (loan) | 37 | (7) |
1998–2002 | Tecos UAG | 15 | (2) |
1999–2000 | → Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) | 19 | (3) |
2000 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 28 | (4) |
2001 | → Millonarios (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2001–2002 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 100 | (35) |
2003 | Tampico Madero | 0 | (0) |
2003 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2004 | El Nacional | 33 | (1) |
2005 | Deportivo Cuenca | 37 | (3) |
2006 | Cobreloa | 12 | (2) |
2006 | Barcelona SC | 24 | (9) |
2007 | Jorge Wilstermann | 17 | (2) |
2007 | Barcelona SC | 15 | (3) |
2008 | Macará | 24 | (5) |
2009 | Deportivo Quito | 7 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Atlético Audaz | 33 | (5) |
2011 | Caribe Junior | – | (–) |
2011 | Espoli | 18 | (1) |
2012 | Abuelos FC | 0 | (0) |
2012 | Deportivo Grecia | 6 | (1) |
2013 | Anaconda FC | – | (–) |
2015 | ATV Piñas | – | (–) |
2016 | Toreros FC | – | (–) |
Total | 544 | (121) | |
National team | |||
1995–2003 | Ecuador | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played for several clubs, including his beloved Barcelona de Guayaquil. In Ecuador he also played for Aucas, El Nacional, Deportivo Cuenca, Macará and Deportivo Quito, in Mexico for Tecos UAG, in Colombia for Millonarios, in Chile for Cobreloa and also in Bolivia for Wilstermann.
Asencio played for the Ecuador national football team between 1995 and 2003 earning a total of 20 caps including one in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
After his retirement, Asencio worked as Sport Director for Barcelona SC until 2021. Next, he joined Guayaquil Sport with the same charge.[1]
Ecuador squad – 1995 Copa América | ||
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Ecuador squad – 1999 Copa América | ||
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Ecuador squad – 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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Ecuador squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup | ||
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