Víctor Rodríguez Romero (born 23 July 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
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 star Jordi Alba. Both were released for being deemed too small.
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. 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 over 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.
Rodríguez returned to the top flight on 7 August 2014, after agreeing to a three-year deal at Elche CF. On 2 August of the following year, he was loaned to Getafe CF of the same league for one year.
On 10 June 2016, after Getafe's relegation, Rodríguez signed a four-year contract 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 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.
Rodríguez signed with Odisha FC in the Indian Super League in July 2022. He scored his first league goal on 17 February 2023, in the 3–1 away defeat of NorthEast United FC. He also won that year's Super Cup with the side.
On 20 July 2023, Rodríguez joined FC Goa on a one-year deal. In August 2024, he announced his retirement aged 35.
International career Rodríguez featured for the Catalonia unofficial team.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBadalona2009–10Segunda División B25100——2512010–1134300—303732011–1226400—20284Total858000050908Vilajuïga (loan)2008–09Tercera División??00——00Zaragoza B2012–13Segunda División B1000——10Zaragoza2012–13La Liga33150——3812013–14Segunda División39500——395Total726500000776Elche2014–15La Liga36420——384Getafe (loan)2015–16La Liga33210——342Sporting Gijón2016–17La Liga25220——272Seattle Sounders2017Major League Soccer7200—411112018195000020215201917211—31214Total4391100925312Elche2019–20Segunda División6000—20802020–21La Liga16030——190Total220300020270Odisha2022–23Indian Super League14152—10203Goa2023–249300——93Career total340351930017237640
Honours Seattle Sounders MLS Cup: 2019
Odisha Super Cup: 2023
Individual MLS Cup MVP: 2019
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