Víctor Vázquez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Vázquez Solsona | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | CF Damm | ||
| 1997–2005 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Barcelona C | 29 | (7) |
| 2006–2011 | Barcelona B | 118 | (12) |
| 2008–2011 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Club Brugge | 103 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Víctor Vázquez Solsona (born 20 January 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Club Brugge K.V. as an attacking midfielder.
Football career
Barcelona
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Vázquez joined the youth system of FC Barcelona at the age of nine. He progressed through its ranks, making his debut for the first team on 12 April 2008 after coming on as a substitute for Santiago Ezquerro in the final 15 minutes in a 2–2 away draw against Recreativo de Huelva.[1] Pep Guardiola called him for the team's pre-season in the following campaign, where he appeared in three official games, but none in La Liga.
On 9 December 2008 Vázquez started and finished in the 2–3 home loss against FC Shakhtar Donetsk, in the last UEFA Champions League group stage match, but was again mainly registered with the B-team. On 8 February of the following year he suffered a serious knee injury in a game for the reserves, going on to miss the remainder of the season in Segunda División B.
Due to the lengthy calendar in 2009–10, many first-team players were given breaks towards the end of the year. Thus, on 29 December 2009, four Barça B players were called by Guardiola: Vázquez, Thiago Alcântara, Gai Assulin and Jonathan dos Santos.[2] All returned to the B-side the following month.
On 7 December 2010, after coming from the bench for fellow youth graduate Jeffrén Suárez, who suffered an early injury, Vázquez scored his first goal for Barcelona's first team, contributing to a 2–0 home win against FC Rubin Kazan for the Champions League group stage, as the Blaugrana had already secured the first place in their group.[3]
Club Brugge
In late April 2011, after 14 years with the same club (including youth years), Vázquez agreed to join Belgian team Club Brugge KV,[4] and a three-year contract was signed the following month.[5][6] In March 2013 he extended his link until 2016, being considered a key player and essential to the further development of the squad according to sporting director Arnar Grétarsson.[7]
Honours
- Barcelona
- Club Brugge
- Belgian Cup (1): 2014–15
Club statistics
- As of 16 September 2014[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[9] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona C | 2005–06 | 29 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 7 |
| Total | 29 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 7 | |
| Barcelona B | 2006–07 | 29 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 27 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 9 | |
| 2008–09 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 25 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 1 | |
| Total | 118 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118 | 12 | |
| Barcelona | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Club Brugge | 2011–12 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 47 | 7 |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 87 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 110 | 15 | |
| Career totals | 235 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 35 | |
References
- ↑ "Recreativo Huelva 2–2 Barcelona". ESPN Soccernet. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ "El Barça sube a 4 del filial" [Barça promote 4 from reserves] (in Spanish). Sport. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ↑ "Rubin blown away by Barcelona young guns". UEFA.com. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ↑ "Victor Vazquez in Brugge, maar nog niet voor handtekening" [Victor Vazques in Bruges, but not yet for signature]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 30 April 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ↑ "Brujas: oficial la llegada de Víctor Vázquez" [Club Brugge: arrival of Víctor Vázquez official] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ "El presidente del Brujas confirma el fichaje de Víctor Vázquez" [Club Brugge president confirms signing of Víctor Vázquez] (in Spanish). Sport. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ "Victor Vazquez verlengt contract bij Club Brugge" [Victor Vazques extends contract at Club Brugge]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ↑ "Víctor Vázquez". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
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