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

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who plays as a

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for

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club Kuala Lumpur City.

Club career

Arqués was born in

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. A product of

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's youth system, he made his senior debuts while on loan at Orihuela CF in the 2011–12 campaign, in

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. On Arqués moved to another

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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. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

, being assigned to the B-team in the same division. He made his first team – and

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– 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.

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

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club Song Lam Nghe An. He played 7 games and had 1 goal, 2 assists.

Kelantan

On 31 January 2023, Mario moved to Malaysia to signed a contract with Kelantan FC in

PDRM

On 1 August 2023, Mario had agreed to sign contract with PDRM FC.

Honours

PDRM * MFL Challenge Cup: 2023

Career statistics

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arques, Mario 1992 births Living people Footballers from Alicante Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Malaysia Premier League players Malaysia Super League players Kelantan F.C. players Polis Diraja Malaysia FC players Kuala Lumpur City 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 V.League 1 players Song Lam Nghe An FC players A-League Men players Newcastle Jets FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Kerala Blasters FC players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen