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A member of the defensive ranks at La Liga giants Real Madrid was, according to the statistics, the very worst-rated player at this summer’s Club World Cup.
The player in question? Raúl Asencio.
Defender Asencio of course played a leading role for Real Madrid at the Club World Cup this summer.
En route to the club’s exit from the competition at the semi-final stage, the 22-year-old featured in four of Los Blancos’ six fixtures.
After an impressive breakout campaign in Spain’s capital in 2024/25, however, Asencio’s performances in the USA left a lot to be desired.
The youngster was responsible for several high-profile mistakes over the course of the tournament, one of which culminated in a straight red card in a group stage meeting with Pachuca.
And as alluded to above, such woes have been firmly backed by the statistics…
As revealed by the reliable Sofascore, in fact:
‘Among 462 players that have played more than 90 minutes at the FIFA Club World Cup, Raúl Asencio is the one with the lowest average Sofascore Rating (5.40).’
> 🪨 | Rock bottom!
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> Among 462 players that have played more than 90 minutes at [#FIFACWC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFACWC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw), Raúl Asencio is the one with the lowest average Sofascore Rating (5.40). 📉
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> At least Real Madrid's young CB can be quite confident that the only way is up after such a showing! 😅 [pic.twitter.com/YrGrm9j1Rt](https://t.co/YrGrm9j1Rt)