Mario Hermoso Canseco (; born 18 June 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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or a

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for

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club

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. Developed at

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, he made his

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debut with Espanyol and, in 2019, signed for

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, where he totalled 174 games in five seasons and won the 2020–21 national championship. Hermoso earned his first full

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for

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in 2018.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in

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, Hermoso joined

's youth setup in 2005, aged 11, after starting out at EF Concepción. On 28 September 2012, while still a youth, he appeared with the first team in that year's

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, coming on as a second-half substitute in an 8–0 rout of

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. In summer 2014, Hermoso was promoted to the C side in the

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. On 16 July 2015, he was loaned to

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club

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in a

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-long deal. Hermoso made his professional debut on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Córdoba. Upon returning, he was assigned to Real's reserves in the

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Espanyol

On 12 July 2017, Hermoso signed a three-year deal with Espanyol. His maiden appearance in

took place on 9 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 defeat at

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. He scored his first goal in the competition the following 28 January, but also put two past his own net in a 3–2 loss away to

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Atlético Madrid

On 18 July 2019, with only one year left in his contract, Hermoso agreed to a five-year deal with

for €25 million plus €4 million in add-ons; Espanyol also retained 20% of any future sale of the player, with half of the fee being paid to Real Madrid. He made his league debut on 18 August, playing 28 minutes in the 1–0 home win against

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. Hermoso scored his first league goal on 22 December 2020, opening a 2–0 away victory over

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. He contributed 31 appearances during the season, as the club won its 11th domestic league. On 7 September 2022, Hermoso scored a

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to open a 2–1 home defeat of

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in the

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of the

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; later, he committed a

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that resulted in

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's equaliser, before

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's winner. Hermoso left the

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in June 2024, after his contract expired.

Roma

On 2 September 2024, Hermoso signed with

in Italy. He scored his first goal on 12 December, closing the 3–0 win over

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in the league phase of the

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. On 31 January 2025, Hermoso joined

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on loan until the end of the campaign.

International career

After playing for Spain at under-19 level, Hermoso was first called by the full side on 8 November 2018, for matches against

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and

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. He made his debut in the latter fixture, featuring the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 friendly win in

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Atlético Madrid *

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