Víctor Rodríguez (Spanish footballer)


Víctor Rodríguez Romero is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Elche CF.

Club 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 player Jordi Alba. Both were released for being deemed too small.
Rodríguez then signed for neighbours CF Badalona of the third division, going on to play three full seasons in that tier 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; he was introduced in the main squad setup by manager Manolo Jiménez shortly after, however, making his league debut on 25 August in a 2–1 away win against RCD Espanyol.
On 21 October 2012, in another 2–1 away victory, now against Granada CF, Rodríguez scored once and also provided the assist in Hélder Postiga's opener. As he had played in the number of first-team games required, he was immediately handed a professional contract, running until June 2015.
On 7 August 2014, Rodríguez returned to the top flight after agreeing to a three-year deal with Elche CF. On 2 August of the following year, he was loaned to fellow league side Getafe CF for one year.
On 10 June 2016, after Getafe's relegation, Rodríguez signed a four-year deal with Sporting de Gijón also in the top tier. 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, which turned out to be Seattle Sounders FC.
On 10 November 2019, Rodríguez was named the MVP of the 2019 MLS Cup Final, scoring the Sounders' second goal in a 3–1 home win over Toronto FC. The following 30 January, he returned to his former club Elche.

International career

Rodríguez featured for the Catalonia unofficial team.

Honours

Club

Seattle Sounders