Omar Mascarell

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Mascarell joined Real Madrid's youth system at the age of 17, arriving from local club Laguna.{{cite web|url=https://rtvc.es/del-cd-laguna-al-profesionalismo/|title=Del CD Laguna al profesionalismo|trans-title=From CD Laguna to professionalism|publisher=Radio Televisión Canaria|language=es|date=22 November 2021|access-date=28 October 2023}} On 21 August 2011 he made his debut as a senior, playing with Real Madrid Castilla against Sporting de Gijón B in the Segunda División B.{{cite news|url=https://www.diariodeavisos.com/2011/08/el-real-madrid-castilla-suma-un-justo-triunfo-ante-el-sporting-b-proximo-rival-del-tenerife-tras-un-gol-de-joselu/|title=El Real Madrid Castilla suma un justo triunfo ante el Sporting B, próximo rival del Tenerife, tras un gol de Joselu|trans-title=Real Madrid Castilla get fair win against Sporting B, next Tenerife opponents, following Joselu goal|newspaper=Diario de Avisos|language=es|date=22 August 2011|access-date=28 October 2023}} He contributed 24 games during the season (11 starts) as the B's returned to Segunda División after an absence of five years, scoring twice in the process.{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-madrid/20190525/462448439465/real-madrid-futbol-castilla.html|title=Los últimos jugadores del Castilla que ascendieron a Segunda División|trans-title=The last Castilla players who promoted to Segunda División|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=es|date=25 May 2019|access-date=28 January 2021}}

Mascarell started the 2012–13 campaign with the C team also in the third division, but was promoted back to the reserves after only a couple of weeks. He played his first professional match on 28 October 2012, coming on as a substitute for Pedro Mosquera for the last 17 minutes of a 2–4 home loss to Sporting de Gijón.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2012/10/28/futbol/equipos/castilla/1351429708.html|title=Continúa el 'Efecto Sandoval'|trans-title='Sandoval Effect' continues|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=28 October 2012|access-date=1 March 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rtpa.es/noticias-deportes:El-Sporting-vence-con-autoridad-al-Real-Madrid-Castilla-(2-4)_111351430443.html|title=El Sporting vence con autoridad al Real Madrid-Castilla (2–4)|trans-title=Sporting beat Real Madrid-Castilla with authority (2–4)|publisher=Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias|language=es|date=28 October 2012|access-date=28 January 2021}}

Mascarell made his La Liga debut with the Merengues on 1 June 2013, replacing Mesut Özil late into a 4–2 home win against Osasuna in what was the last matchday.{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/348168/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739|title=Mourinho bows out with win|publisher=ESPN FC|date=1 June 2013|access-date=1 June 2013}} On 6 August of the following year, he joined English Championship club Derby County on a season-long loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/article/derby-county-sign-omar-mascarell-on-loan-from-real-madrid-1807515.aspx|title=Derby County sign Omar Mascarell on loan from Real Madrid|publisher=Derby County F.C|date=6 August 2014|access-date=6 August 2014}} He made his debut for the latter five days later, substituting Will Hughes in the 53rd minute of a 1–0 victory over Rotherham United at Pride Park Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28646610|title=Derby 1–0 Rotherham|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 August 2014|access-date=24 January 2015}}

On 3 August 2015, Mascarell moved to Sporting Gijón on loan for the season.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2015/08/03/futbol/equipos/sporting/1438634358.html|title=Omar Mascarell, primer refuerzo del Sporting|trans-title=Omar Mascarell, first addition of Sporting|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=3 August 2015|access-date=3 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806105417/http://www.marca.com/2015/08/03/futbol/equipos/sporting/1438634358.html|archive-date=6 August 2015}} He played 28 matches in all competitions, starting 20 in the league and helping the Asturians finally retain their top-flight status.{{cite news|url=https://www.lne.es/sporting/2016/05/19/mascarell-tercero-despedirse-19565292.html|title=Mascarell, el tercero en despedirse|trans-title=Mascarell, third one to say goodbye|newspaper=La Nueva España|first=Pablo|last=Antuña|language=es|date=19 May 2016|access-date=28 January 2021}}

On 6 July 2016, Mascarell signed with Eintracht Frankfurt on a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.eintracht.de/news/artikel/eintracht-frankfurt-verpflichtet-omar-mascarell-55667/|title=Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Omar Mascarell|trans-title=Eintracht Frankfurt acquire Omar Mascarell|publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt|language=de|date=6 July 2016|access-date=16 July 2016}} His maiden appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 27 August, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat of Schalke 04.{{cite news|url=https://rp-online.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04-kassiert-herben-daempfer-bei-eintracht-frankfurt_aid-18521579|title=Meier verdirbt Schalke den Saisonstart|trans-title=Meier upsets Schalke's season start|newspaper=Rheinische Post|language=de|date=27 August 2016|access-date=20 May 2018}}

Mascarell spent the better part of the 2017–18 season on the sidelines, due to an achilles tendon injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/neue-sorgen-um-mascarell-719143/artikel|title=Neue Sorgen um Mascarell|trans-title=Mascarell causes concern again|publisher=Kicker|first=Julian|last=Franzke|language=de|date=9 March 2018|access-date=20 May 2018}} On 5 May he scored his first goal league goal in a 3–0 win over relegation-threatened Hamburger SV at the Waldstadion.{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/bundesliga-matchday-33-roundup/a-43668028|title=Bundesliga Matchday 33 roundup|publisher=Deutsche Welle|first=James|last=Thorgood|date=5 May 2018|access-date=29 September 2023}} He played the entire final of the DFB-Pokal two weeks later, helping to a 3–1 victory against league champions Bayern Munich;{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44186582|title=Bayern Munich 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 May 2018|access-date=20 May 2018}} he had opened his account for the club in the quarter-finals by concluding a 3–0 win at home to Mainz 05.{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/bundesliga/2018/03/01/5a9713ffca4741e0288b4599.html|title=¿Qué ha hecho Omar Mascarell para que el Real Madrid lo recupere?|trans-title=What has Omar Mascarell done for Real Madrid to get him back?|newspaper=Marca|first=Alberto|last=Rubio|language=es|date=1 March 2018|access-date=29 September 2023}}

On 29 June 2018, Mascarell's buy back clause was activated by Real Madrid for €4 million. He was subsequently sold to Schalke 04 also in the German top division for €10 million, signing a four-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/omar-mascarell-signs-four-year-deal-schalke/|title=Omar Mascarell signs four-year deal at Schalke|publisher=FC Schalke 04|date=29 June 2018|access-date=29 June 2018}} From February to September 2020, he was sidelined with an abductor muscle injury,{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/11/11/internacional/1605121016_464650.html|title=Omar Mascarell: "Quiero ser el capitán perfecto"|trans-title=Omar Mascarell: "I want to be the perfect captain"|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=11 November 2020|access-date=29 September 2023}} returning for the reserve team's 2–0 Regionalliga home win against SV Rödinghausen.{{cite web|url=https://www.fussball.de/newsdetail/fortuna-beschenkt-trainer-ende-zum-geburtstag/-/article-id/219504#!/|title=Fortuna beschenkt Trainer Ende zum Geburtstag|trans-title=Fortuna give manager Ende a birthday present|publisher=Fussball.de|language=de|date=19 September 2020|access-date=29 September 2023}}

For 2019–20, Mascarell was appointed vice-captain. After Alexander Nübel decided to leave the club at the end of the season, he was selected by head coach David Wagner as his successor;{{cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/omar-mascarell-named-new-fc-schalke-04-captain/|title=Omar Mascarell named new FC Schalke 04 captain|publisher=FC Schalke 04|date=4 January 2020|access-date=4 January 2020}} however, he was stripped of the armband on 30 January 2021 and replaced by Sead Kolašinac.{{cite news|url=https://www.waz.de/sport/fussball/s04/schalke-sead-kolasinac-loest-omar-mascarell-als-kapitaen-ab-id231444311.html|title=Schalke: Sead Kolasinac löst Omar Mascarell als Kapitän ab|trans-title=Schalke: Sead Kolasinac replaces Omar Mascarell as captain|newspaper=Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung|first=Andreas|last=Ernst|language=de|date=30 January 2021|access-date=26 March 2021}} His one goal in 71 appearances for them was on the same day, opening a 1–1 draw at Werder Bremen.{{cite web|url=https://www.atlanticohoy.com/deportes/cd-tenerife/el-tinerfeno-omar-mascarell-hace-gol-para-el-schalke-04-ante-el-werder-bremen_206063_102.html|title=El tinerfeño Omar Mascarell hace gol para el Schalke 04 ante el Werder Bremen|trans-title=Tenerife's own Omar Mascarell scores goal for Schalke 04 against Werder Bremen|publisher=Atlántico Hoy|first=Jorge|last=Martínez|language=es|date=31 January 2021|access-date=29 September 2023}}

On 23 August 2021, free agent Mascarell returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year deal with Elche in the top tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.elchecf.es/noticia/oficial-omar-mascarell-firma-con-el-elche-cf|title=OFICIAL {{!}} Omar Mascarell firma con el Elche CF|trans-title=OFFICIAL {{!}} Omar Mascarell signs with Elche CF|publisher=Elche CF|language=es|date=23 August 2021|access-date=25 August 2021}} He totalled 62 games during his spell at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, suffering relegation in 2022–23.{{cite web|url=https://www.eldesmarque.com/futbol/mercado-de-fichajes/20230627/el-mallorca-quiere-cerrar-el-fichaje-de-un-jugador-del-elche-tras-su-descenso_300022070.html|title=El Mallorca quiere cerrar el fichaje de un jugador del Elche tras su descenso|trans-title=Mallorca want to complete signing of Elche player following their relegation|publisher=El Desmarque|first=Mozart|last=Ballesteros|language=es|date=27 June 2023|access-date=12 July 2023}}

On 27 June 2023, Mascarell joined Mallorca on a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdmallorca.es/noticias/el-rcd-mallorca-ficha-a-omar-mascarell|title=EL RCD Mallorca ficha a Omar Mascarell|trans-title=RCD Mallorca sign Omar Mascarell|publisher=RCD Mallorca|language=es|date=27 June 2023|access-date=27 June 2023}}

Mascarell is of Equatoguinean descent through his Bubi great-grandmother,{{cite news|url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/eintracht-frankfurt/neuzugang-omar-mascarell-47178806.bild.html|title="Mourinho habe ich alles zu verdanken!"|trans-title="I cannot thank Mourinho enough!"|newspaper=Bild|language=de|date=6 August 2016|access-date=16 December 2018|quote=My father, like me, was born in Tenerife, my mother too. But my great-grandma came from Equatorial Guinea. I also have my dark skin color from her. These are her genes.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eldigitaldecanarias.net/ventanas-de-opinion/61227-francisco-javier-edu-ela-abeme-in-memoriam|title=Francisco Javier Edú Elá Abeme. In memoriam|publisher=El Digital de Canarias|first=Francisco Javier|last=González|language=es|date=8 August 2021|access-date=14 November 2024}} while his paternal grandfather was born in the country.{{cite news|url=https://www.informacion.es/elche-cf/2022/01/30/mascarell-feliz-elche-cumpliendo-esperaba-62127286.html|title=Mascarell: "Estoy muy feliz en el Elche y se está cumpliendo todo lo que esperaba"|trans-title=Mascarell: "I am very happy at Elche and everything I envisioned is coming to fruition"|newspaper=Diario Información|first=J. A.|last=Galvañ|language=es|date=30 January 2022|access-date=3 July 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130220551/https://www.informacion.es/elche-cf/2022/01/30/mascarell-feliz-elche-cumpliendo-esperaba-62127286.html|archive-date=30 January 2022}} He won caps for Spain at under-18{{cite news|url=https://as.com/opinion/2011/02/02/blogs/1296680324_1001212.html|title=Copa del Atlántico: la Sub-18 gana a Canarias y roza el título|trans-title=Atlantic Cup: the Under-18s beat Canary Islands and are all but winners|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Aritz|last=Gabilondo|language=es|date=2 February 2011|access-date=5 June 2024}} and under-20 levels,{{cite news|url=https://as.com/opinion/2013/02/20/blogs/1361365806_1089745.html|title=La Sub-20 cae ante el Castilla en un amistoso con tensión (0–5)|trans-title=The Under-20s fall to Castilla in tense friendly (0–5)|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Aritz|last=Gabilondo|language=es|date=20 February 2013|access-date=5 June 2024}} also featuring once for the Canary Islands under-18 side.{{cite news|url=https://www.laprovincia.es/deportes/2010/01/28/espana-tumba-canarias-10807234.html|title=España tumba a Canarias|trans-title=Spain down Canary Islands|newspaper=La Provincia|language=es|date=28 January 2010|access-date=5 June 2024}}

In May 2012, Mascarell was called by Equatorial Guinea for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Tunisia and Sierra Leone. He travelled to Malabo,{{cite web|url=http://clubbalonmanotejina.es/index.php?am=2012-06|title=Cargando las pilas|trans-title=Charging batteries|publisher=Club Balonmano Tejina|language=es|date=5 June 2012|access-date=13 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130044301/http://clubbalonmanotejina.es/index.php?am=2012-06|archive-date=30 November 2012}} but nonetheless declined to play in any of the two matches because he had already appeared for Spain at youth level and did not want to give up on that option; according to the local press, the Equatoguinean Football Federation was completing the administrative procedures of his eligibility.{{cite web|url=http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticia.php?id=2702&lang=en|title=The National Nzalang begins the journey to Brazil 2014 with a match against Tunisia|publisher=Guinea Ecuatorial Press|first=David|last=Monsuy Senior|date=2 June 2012|access-date=13 February 2013}}

In December 2023, Mascarell was pre-selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations;{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/media/szzh20fx/afcon-2023-provisional-squads-list.pdf|title=Provisional squads list|publisher=Confederation of African Football|page=16|date=December 2023|access-date=21 December 2023}} he did not make the final cut, however.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/67285720|title=Afcon 2023: Squads for tournament including Ghana, Nigeria and Egypt|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024}} He made his debut on 5 June 2024, in a 1–0 loss away to Tunisia for the 2026 World Cup qualifying phase.{{cite news|url=https://letemps.news/2024/06/05/tunisie-guinee-equatoriale-1-0-une-victoire-sans-plus/|title=Tunisie – Guinée Equatoriale 1/0 : une victoire sans plus…|trans-title=Tunisia – Equatorial Guinea 1/0: run-of-the-mill win…|newspaper=Le Temps|language=fr|date=5 June 2024|access-date=19 June 2024}}

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