Víctor Rodríguez (Spanish footballer)
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Víctor Rodríguez Romero (born 23 July 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
_(cropped)_2.jpg) Rodríguez with Zaragoza in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Rodríguez Romero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barberà del Vallès, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2019 | Seattle Sounders | 43 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | Elche | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Odisha | 14 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Goa | 9 | (3) |
| Total | 376 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Catalonia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Summarize
Perspective
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 star Jordi Alba. Both were released for being deemed too small.[2]
Rodríguez then signed for neighbours CF Badalona in the Segunda División B, going on to spend three full seasons at that level with the club. In 2012 he joined Real Zaragoza of La Liga, but initially as a member of the reserve team also in the third tier.[3][4] He was introduced in the main squad setup by manager Manolo Jiménez shortly after, however,[5] making his league debut on 25 August in a 2–1 away win against RCD Espanyol.[6]
On 21 October 2012, in another 2–1 away victory, now over Granada CF, Rodríguez scored once and also provided the assist in Hélder Postiga's opener.[7] As he had played in the number of first-team games required, he was immediately handed a professional contract, running until June 2015.[8]
Rodríguez returned to the top flight on 7 August 2014, after agreeing to a three-year deal at Elche CF.[9] On 2 August of the following year, he was loaned to Getafe CF of the same league for one year.[10]
On 10 June 2016, after Getafe's relegation, Rodríguez signed a four-year contract with Sporting de Gijón also in the top tier.[11] 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,[12] which turned out to be Seattle Sounders FC.[13]
On 10 November 2019, Rodríguez was named the MVP of the MLS Cup final, scoring the Sounders' second goal in a 3–1 home win over Toronto FC.[14] The following 30 January, he returned to his former club Elche.[15]
Rodríguez signed with Odisha FC in the Indian Super League in July 2022.[16] He scored his first league goal on 17 February 2023, in the 3–1 away defeat of NorthEast United FC.[17] He also won that year's Super Cup with the side.[18]
On 20 July 2023, Rodríguez joined FC Goa on a one-year deal.[19] In August 2024, he announced his retirement aged 35.[20]
International career
Rodríguez featured for the Catalonia unofficial team.[21]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Badalona | 2009–10[22] | Segunda División B | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11[22] | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12[22] | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |||
| Total | 85 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 8 | ||
| Vilajuïga (loan) | 2008–09 | Tercera División | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zaragoza B | 2012–13[22] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zaragoza | 2012–13[22] | La Liga | 33 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[22] | Segunda División | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 5 | |||
| Total | 72 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6 | ||
| Elche | 2014–15[22] | La Liga | 36 | 4 | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| Getafe (loan) | 2015–16[22] | La Liga | 33 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Sporting Gijón | 2016–17[22] | La Liga | 25 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Seattle Sounders | 2017[23] | Major League Soccer | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2018[23] | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| 2019[23] | 17 | 2 | 1[d] | 1 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 21 | 4 | |||
| Total | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 12 | ||
| Elche | 2019–20[22] | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[22] | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Odisha | 2022–23[23] | Indian Super League | 14 | 1 | 5[e] | 2 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Goa | 2023–24[23] | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 340 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 374 | 40 | ||
- Appearances in Segunda División B promotion playoffs
- Appearances in Copa del Rey
- Appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
- Appearance in U.S. Open Cup
- Appearances in Super Cup
- Appearance in AFC Cup playoffs
Honours
Seattle Sounders
Odisha
Individual
References
External links
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