Nicolás Geovanny Asencio Espinoza (born April 26, 1975) is an

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

ian former football striker. He played for several clubs, including his beloved Barcelona de Guayaquil. In Ecuador he also played for Aucas, El Nacional,

Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is an Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight (the other being LDU ...

, Macará and

Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian non-professional club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Seg ...

, in Mexico for Estudiantes Tecos, Tecos UAG, in Colombia for Millonarios, in Chile for Cobreloa and also in Bolivia for Club Jorge Wilstermann, Wilstermann.

National team

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 football

After his retirement, Asencio worked as Sport Director for Barcelona S.C., Barcelona SC until 2021. Next, he joined Búhos ULVR F.C., Guayaquil Sport with the same charge.

Honours

Barcelona Sporting *Ecuadorian Serie A: Deportivo Quito *Ecuadorian Serie A: 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, 2009 Ecuador * Canada Cup (soccer), Canada Cup: 1999 Canada Cup, 1999

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Asencio, Nicolas 1975 births Living people People from Machala Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers 1995 Copa América players 1999 Copa América players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Barcelona S.C. footballers S.D. Aucas footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Millonarios F.C. players C.D.S. Tampico Madero footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers C.D. Cuenca footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players C.S.D. Macará footballers S.D. Quito footballers C.D. ESPOLI footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Ecuadorian Serie B players Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Men's association football forwards