Four days later, having amassed 43 goals for different teams over the season,[8] Mayoral was an unused substitute in the main team's 3–0 La Liga home win over UD Almería.[9] On 4 May, he scored twice in a 3–1 win over Celta de Vigo in the quarter-finals of the División de Honor Juvenil,[10] and thirteen days later he concluded his reserve season by scoring the only goal in Castilla's win over CD Toledo.[11] He was sent off on 27 June at the end of the 2–1 loss to Rayo Vallecano in the final of the 2015 Copa del Rey Juvenil at the Estadio Alfonso Murube in Ceuta, for attacking an opponent.[12]
On 22 August 2015, Mayoral opened the 2015–16 season with a brace in a 5–1 home routing of CD Ebro.[13] On 31 October he finally made his first team debut, replacing Toni Kroos in the last minutes of a 3–1 home success over UD Las Palmas.[14] Returning to the reserves, on the following 16 January he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–0 home rout of CF Rayo Majadahonda.[15]
On 22 July 2016, Mayoral was loaned to Bundesliga team Wolfsburg for the upcoming season.[18] He made his debut on 20 August in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, replacing goalscorer Bas Dost for the final seven minutes of a 2–1 win at FSV Frankfurt.[19] On 16 October, he played his first league game for the Wolves, entering in the 77th minute in place of Luiz Gustavo in a 0–1 home loss to RB Leipzig,[20] and scored his first goal on 3 December to open a 3–2 home loss to Hertha Berlin.[21]
Return to Madrid
Mayoral (white kit) in a pre-season friendly in August 2018
Mayoral started his first game after his return to Madrid on 17 September 2017 away to Real Sociedad. He scored the team's opening goal, his first senior goal for Real Madrid.[23] In December 2017, he was part of the squad that won the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, but did not play.[24] During the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, he made four appearances, while scoring one goal, when Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall Champions League title.[25]
Loan to Levante
On 31 August 2018, Mayoral was loaned to fellow top division side Levante for the season.[26][27] He scored his first goal on 9 December in a 4–4 draw with Eibar.[28]
The loan was extended for another season on 29 July 2019.[29][30] He recorded his best La Liga figures of eight goals in 34 games in 2019–20, starting with a 3–2 loss at his parent club on 14 September and also including a 3–1 home win over leaders Barcelona on 2 November.[31][32]
Loan to Roma
On 2 October 2020, Real Madrid loaned Mayoral to Roma until 30 June 2022. The loan fee was €2 million, with the option to buy for €15 million in the first year or €20 million in the second.[33] He scored 10 goals in 31 games in his first Serie Aseason as they came 7th, including braces in home an away victories over Crotone and a 4–3 home victory over Spezia.[34][35][36] He was joint top scorer with 7 goals in 13 appearances in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, including braces against Cluj in the group stage and Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 16.[37]
On 13 January 2022, Mayoral returned to his home province, with La Liga team Getafe taking over the rest of his loan.[38][40] He played all 18 remaining games of the season as the team moved away from relegation, scoring six times including three minutes into his debut in a 4–2 home win over Granada on 20 January,[41] and both of a win at Celta Vigo on 20 April.[42]
Getafe
On 1 August 2022, Mayoral permanently joined Getafe, signing a five-year contract.[43][44] In the 2023–24 season, he became the top scorer for his club, as he also set a new personal best in La Liga by scoring 15 goals.[45]
International career
Mayoral scored in each of Spain's three qualification matches for the 2015 European Under-19 Championship: two in a 5–0 rout of Turkey and other goals in victories over rivals Portugal and hosts Georgia.[46] At the finals in Greece, he finished as top scorer with three goals,[47] including one in the 2–0 final win over Russia as Spain sealed a seventh title in the category,[48] and made the Team of the Tournament.[49]
ESPN writer Rob Train predicted in August 2015 that Mayoral could become the new Raúl, another forward produced at Real Madrid's academy.[52] Richard Martin of UEFA.com described Mayoral as "an unapologetic scavenger". Zinedine Zidane complimented Mayoral as well, when he said, that "Mayoral's a striker who scores every time he has a shot".[53]
Mayoral himself has cited Raúl and Karim Benzema as his inspirations.[53]
Mayoral was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 4 after showing excessive thirst.[54] In April 2020, he and fellow Spanish footballer Sergi Samper spoke of their isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic due to their condition.[55] He and Real Madrid teammate Nacho were made honorary patrons of the DiabetesCERO charity, for which they auctioned their shirts from the 2017 Supercopa de España.[56]
^Calemme, Mirko (2 October 2020). "Oficial: Mayoral ya es de la Roma" [Official: Mayoral is now a Roma player]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2022.