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
editBorn 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
editRodríguez featured for the Catalonia unofficial team.[21]
Career statistics
edit| 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 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Segunda División B promotion playoffs
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in Copa del Rey
- ^ a b c Appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
- ^ Appearance in U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearances in Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in AFC Cup playoffs
Honours
editSeattle Sounders
Odisha
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b c "Victor Rodriguez". Diario AS. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Artús, José Luis (22 October 2012). "Víctor Rodríguez, otro embrión de La Masia que triunfa en Zaragoza" [Víctor Rodríguez, another La Masia offspring making it big in Zaragoza]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Víctor Rodríguez: Desparpajo y velocidad para la banda derecha del Zaragoza" [Víctor Rodríguez: Pizzazz and speed for Zaragoza's right wing] (in Spanish). Goal. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ Castarlenas Vaquero, Francisco Javier (22 October 2012). "El día de Víctor Rodríguez" [The day of Víctor Rodríguez] (in Spanish). Aragón Digital. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ Valero, Santiago (5 March 2018). "Víctor Rodríguez: "Soy el jugador que soy gracias sobre todo al Real Zaragoza"" [Víctor Rodríguez: "I am the player I am thanks mainly to Real Zaragoza"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Postiga pounces to net Zaragoza win". ESPN FC. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Zaragoza survive 10-man Granada fightback". ESPN FC. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Víctor Rodríguez renueva hasta el 2015" [Víctor Rodríguez renews until 2015] (in Spanish). Vavel. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "El Elche incorpora a Víctor Rodríguez" [Elche add Víctor Rodríguez] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Víctor Rodríguez jugador del Getafe" [Víctor Rodríguez player of Getafe] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Víctor Rodríguez, primer fichaje rojiblanco para la temporada 2016/2017" [Víctor Rodríguez, first red-and-white signing for the 2016/2017 season] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Nota informativa sobre Víctor Rodríguez" [Informative note on Víctor Rodríguez] (in Spanish). Sporting 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.
- ^ a b Le Miere, Jason (10 November 2019). "Victor Rodriguez wins MLS Cup 2019 MVP Award after Seattle Sounders beat Toronto FC". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "OFICIAL | Víctor Rodríguez regresa al Elche C.F." [OFFICIAL | Víctor Rodríguez returns to Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Víctor Rodríguez Romero is ready to set the Kalinga Stadium alight". Odisha FC. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "ISL 2022–23: Odisha FC edges closer to playoffs spot after 3–1 win against NorthEast". The Hindu. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Spanish midfielder and Super Cup winner Victor Rodriguez joins FC Goa". FC Goa. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Victor Rodriguez has announced his retirement from football ⚽️ 👋🇪🇸". Twitter. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Irigoyen, Juan I. (26 December 2015). "Fiesta en Catalunya; copa para Euskadi" [Party in Catalonia; cup to Euskadi]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Víctor Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- ^ a b c d e Víctor Rodríguez at Soccerway
- ^ "Seattle Sounders are 2019 MLS Cup champions: Rave Green win second MLS title". Major League Soccer. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
External links
edit- Víctor Rodríguez at BDFutbol
- Víctor Rodríguez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Víctor Rodríguez at Major League Soccer
