Mario Soberón

Mario Soberón
Personal information
Full name	Mario Soberón Gutiérrez
Date of birth	18 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Unquera, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza
Youth career
	Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2018	Racing B
2018–2019	Racing Santander
2019	→ Amorebieta (loan)
2019–2020	Valladolid B
2020–2021	Levante B
2021–2022	Logroñés
2022–2024	Eldense
2024–	Zaragoza
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Mario Soberón Gutiérrez (born 18 May 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Real Zaragoza.

Club career

Soberón was born in Unquera, Val de San Vicente, Cantabria, and represented Racing de Santander as a youth. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 August 2015, starting and scoring his side's third in a 4–2 Tercera División home win over SD Atlético Albericia.

On 13 July 2018, Soberón renewed his contract with the Verdiblancos until 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División B.^[1] The following 7 January, after featuring rarely, he was loaned to fellow league team SD Amorebieta for the remainder of the season.^[2]

On 11 July 2019, Soberón signed a two-year deal with Real Valladolid and was assigned to the B-team also in division three.^[3] On 10 January of the following year, however, he moved to another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD of the same league.^[4]

On 5 July 2021, Soberón joined Primera División RFEF side SD Logroñés.^[5] On 25 June 2022, he signed for fellow league team CD Eldense,^[6] and was a regular starter during the campaign as the club returned to Segunda División after 59 years.

Soberón made his professional debut on 28 August 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Juanto Ortuño in a 2–1 home win over SD Eibar.^[7] He scored his first goal as a professional on 17 September, netting the opener in a 3–3 away draw against RCD Espanyol.

On 21 June 2024, Soberón agreed to a two-year contract with fellow second division side Real Zaragoza.^[8]

References

^ "El Real Racing Club renueva a Mario Soberón hasta el 30 de junio de 2021" [Real Racing Club renew Mario Soberón until 30 June 2021] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Mario Soberón, cedido a la Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta hasta el 30 de junio de 2019" [Mario Soberón, loaned to Sociedad Deportiva Amorebieta until 30 June 2019] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "El Promesas incorpora al delantero Mario Soberón" [Promesas sign the forward Mario Soberón] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "El delantero Mario Soberón ficha por el Atlético Levante UD procedente del Real Valladolid Promesas" [Forward Mario Soberón signs for Atlético Levante UD from Real Valladolid Promesas] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "La SD Logroñés ficha al delantero cántabro Mario Soberón" [SD Logroñés sign Cantabrian forward Mario Soberón] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "El delantero Mario Soberón ficha por el Eldense" [Forward Mario Soberón signs for Eldense] (in Spanish). Alicante Plaza. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "El Pepico Amat sorprende al Eibar en un estreno para recordar" [Pepico Amat surprises Eibar in a debut to remember] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ "¡Bienvenido, Mario Soberón!" [Welcome, Mario Soberón!] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.