Mario Arqués Blasco (born 14 January 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City.
Club career Arqués was born in Alicante, Valencia. A product of Villarreal CF's youth system, he made his senior debuts while on loan at Orihuela CF in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B.´El Orihuela se parece al Villarreal´ ('Orihuela looks like Villarreal'); Diario Información, 8 December 2011
On Arqués moved to another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla also in the third level.Mario Arqués es el último refuerzo para el Mestalla (Mario Arqués is the last addition for Mestalla); Superdeporte, 8 September 2012 He featured regularly for the side under the course of two seasons, being also an unused substitute in a 1–1 Copa del Rey home draw against Real Madrid on 23 January 2013.El Madrid en el campo está unido (Madrid is united on the field); Marca, 23 January 2013
On 22 July 2014 Arqués signed a two-year deal with neighbouring Elche CF, being assigned to the B-team in the same division.; Elche's official website, 22 July 2014 He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 25 April 2015, replacing Pedro Mosquera in the 85th minute of a 0–3 away loss against Atlético Madrid.Contra la depresión, Griezmann (Against depression, Griezmann); Marca, 25 April 2015
Sporting de Gijon B
On 18 August 2015 Arqués joined Sporting de Gijón B, also in the third division.El filial ficha a Mario Arqués, medio del Elche B (The reserves sign Mario Arqués, midfielder from Elche B); La Nueva España, 18 August 2015
CD Alcoyano
The following 9 August, he moved to fellow league team CD Alcoyano.El mediocentro Mario Arques ficha por el Alcoyano (Central midfielder Mario Arques signs for Alcoyano); Diario Información, 9 August 2016
Jamshedpur FC
On 3 September 2018, Arqués joined the Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC.
Kerala Blasters
On 29 May 2019, Mario Arqués joined the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
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 A-League Men club Newcastle Jets.
Sông Lam Nghệ An On 12 August 2022, Arqués joined V.League 1 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 Malaysia Super League.
PDRM On 1 August 2023, Mario had agreed to sign contract with PDRM FC.
Honours PDRM MFL Challenge Cup: 2023
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Orihuela 2011–12Segunda División B27020—290Valencia B 2012–13341——341 2013–14250——250 Elche B 2014–15357——357 Elche 2014–15 La Liga10——10 Gijón B 2015–16Segunda División B343——343 Alcoyano 2016–1717110—181 Karpaty Lviv 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League50——50 Alcoyano 2017–18 Segunda División B170——170 Jamshedpur 2018–19 Indian Super League183——183 Kerala Blasters 2019–2060——60 Kelantan 2021 Malaysia Premier League192——192 Newcastle Jets 2021–22 A-League14000—140 Song Lam Nghe An 2022 V.League 17100—71 Kelantan 2023 Malaysia Super League1000—10Career total26018300026318
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