Ascensión Martínez Salinas (born 20 February 2002), commonly known as Asun, is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Asun started her career at

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. In July 2019, she moved to

, giving her the opportunity to play in Spain's top tier for the first time.

International career

Asun made her debut for the Spain national team on 6 April 2023, coming on as a substitute for

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against

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Personal life

Asun is from the working class neighbourhood of La Rata in

. She started playing football from the age of three but was initially encouraged to take up rhythmic gymnastics instead by her mother.

Honours

Spain U20 *

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Team of the Tournament:

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