Víctor Rodríguez (Spanish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Rodríguez Romero | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Barberà del Vallès, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Barcelona | ||
| 2002–2005 | Mercantil | ||
| 2005–2008 | Badalona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Badalona | 85 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | → Vilajuïga (loan) | 36 | (11) |
| 2012 | Zaragoza B | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Zaragoza | 72 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Elche | 36 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | → Getafe (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Sporting Gijón | 25 | (2) |
| 2017– | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Catalonia | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2016 | |||
Víctor Rodríguez Romero (born 23 July 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for American club Seattle Sounders FC.
Football career
Born in Barberà del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Rodríguez played four years with FC Barcelona as a youth, sharing teams with future Valencia CF, Barcelona and Spain great Jordi Alba. Both were released for being deemed too small.[1]
Rodríguez then signed for neighbours CF Badalona in the third division, going on to play three full seasons in the category with the club. In 2012 he joined Real Zaragoza in La Liga, but initially as a member of the reserve team, also in the third level;[2][3] however, he was shortly after introduced in the main squad setup by manager Manolo Jiménez, making his league debut on 25 August in a 2–1 away win against RCD Espanyol.[4]
On 21 October 2012, in another 2–1 away success, now against Granada CF, Rodríguez scored once and also provided the assist in Hélder Postiga's opener.[5] As he had played in the number of first-team games required, he was immediately handed a professional contract, running until June 2015.[6]
On 7 August 2014, Rodríguez returned to the top flight after agreeing to a three-year deal with Elche CF.[7] On 2 August of the following year, he was loaned to fellow league team Getafe CF for one year.[8]
On 10 June 2016, after Getafe's relegation, Rodríguez signed a four-year deal with Sporting de Gijón also in the top tier.[9] He met the same fate at the end of the season, then agreed to terminate his contract in order to join a Major League Soccer team,[10] which turned out to be Seattle Sounders FC.[11]
References
- ↑ Víctor Rodríguez, otro embrión de La Masia que triunfa en Zaragoza (Víctor Rodríguez, another La Masia offspring making it big in Zaragoza); Mundo Deportivo, 22 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Víctor Rodríguez: Desparpajo y velocidad para la banda derecha del Zaragoza (Víctor Rodríguez: Pizzazz and speed for Zaragoza's right wing); Goal.com, 24 September 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El día de Víctor Rodríguez (The day of Víctor Rodríguez); Aragón Digital, 22 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Postiga pounces to net Zaragoza win; ESPN Soccernet, 25 August 2012
- ↑ Zaragoza survive 10-man Granada fightback; ESPN Soccernet, 21 October 2012
- ↑ Víctor Rodríguez renueva hasta el 2015 (Víctor Rodríguez renews until 2015); Vavel, 21 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Elche incorpora a Víctor Rodríguez (Elche adds Víctor Rodríguez); Elche CF, 7 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Víctor Rodríguez jugador del Getafe (Víctor Rodríguez player of Getafe); Getafe CF, 2 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Víctor Rodríguez, primer fichaje rojiblanco para la temporada 2016/2017 (Víctor Rodríguez, first red-and-white signing for the 2016/2017 season); Sporting de Gijón, 10 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Nota informativa sobre Víctor Rodríguez" [Informative note on Víctor Rodríguez] (in Spanish). Sporting de Gijón. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "Seattle Sounders sign winger Victor Rodriguez from Sporting Gijon". ESPN FC. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
External links
- Víctor Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Víctor Rodríguez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Víctor Rodríguez at Soccerway