Mario Arqués Blasco (born 14 January 1992) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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who plays for

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

club

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

Club career

Arqués was born in

Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

. A product of

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

's youth system, he made his senior debuts while on loan at

Orihuela CF Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 3, holding home games at ''Estadio Municipal Los Arcos'', with a capacity of 7,000 sea ...

in the 2011–12 campaign, in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. On Arqués moved to another

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Valencia CF Mestalla Valencia Club de Fútbol Mestalla, shortened to Valencia Mestalla, is the reserve team of Valencia CF, a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake community. Founded in 1944, an ...

also in the third level. He featured regularly for the side under the course of two seasons, being also an unused substitute in a 1–1

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home draw against

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on 23 January 2013. On 22 July 2014 Arqués signed a two-year deal with neighbouring

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Estadi ...

, being assigned to

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in the same division. He made his first team – and

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

– debut on 25 April 2015, replacing

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in the 85th minute of a 0–3 away loss against

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Sporting de Gijon B

On 18 August 2015 Arqués joined

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, also in the third division.

CD Alcoyano

The following 9 August, he moved to fellow league team

CD Alcoyano Club Deportivo Alcoyano, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1928 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games in ''Estadio El Collao'', with a 4,850-seat ...

Jamshedpur FC

On 3 September 2018, Arqués joined the

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side

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Kerala Blasters

On 29 May 2019, Mario Arqués joined the Indian Super League club

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Kelantan FC

On 14 February 2021, Mario Arqués joined the

Malaysian Premier League The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier Leagu ...

club

Kelantan FC Kelantan Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The club plays in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football since 2023. Founded in 1946, the ...

. On 7 March 2021, he made his league debut for

in 0 - 1 loss against Perak FC II.

Newcastle Jets

On 13 October 2021, Arqués joined

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club

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Sông Lam Nghệ An

On 12 August 2022, Arqués joined

V.League 1 The V.League 1 ( vi, Giải bóng đá vô địch quốc gia, lit=National Football League), also called Night Wolf V.League 1 due to sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, football league in Vietnam, controlled by ...

club

Song Lam Nghe An Song Lam Nghe An Football Club (), simply known as Song Lam Nghe An or SLNA, is a professional V.League 1 football club playing at the Vinh Stadium in the city of Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam. The club was named based on the Lam river. ...

. He played 7 games and had 1 goal, 2 assists.

Hai Phong FC

On 01 January 2023, Arqués joined

Hai Phong FC Haiphong Football Club (), simply known as Haiphong, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Haiphong. Haiphong is one of the most successful football teams in Vietnam with 13 major titles. They are currently playing in V.League 1 as ...

for a season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arques, Mario 1992 births Living people Footballers from Alicante Spanish footballers Association football midfielders Malaysia Premier League players Kelantan F.C. players La Liga players Segunda División B players Orihuela CF players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Elche CF Ilicitano footballers Elche CF players Sporting de Gijón B players CD Alcoyano footballers Ukrainian Premier League players FC Karpaty Lviv players Indian Super League players Jamshedpur FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Kerala Blasters FC players