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Víctor Vázquez (footballer, born 1987)

Víctor Vázquez Solsona (born 20 January 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

Víctor Vázquez
Vázquez at an autograph signing for Toronto FC in 2018
Personal information
Full name Víctor Vázquez Solsona[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
East Bengal
Number 9
Youth career
1993–1996 Martinenc
1996–1998 Damm
1998–2005 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Barcelona C 29 (7)
2006–2011 Barcelona B 118 (12)
2008–2010 Barcelona 1 (0)
2011–2015 Club Brugge 121 (15)
2016 Cruz Azul 19 (1)
2017–2018 Toronto FC 52 (16)
2019 Al-Arabi 7 (2)
2019–2020 Umm Salal 9 (0)
2020 Eupen 1 (0)
2021–2022 LA Galaxy 54 (5)
2023 Toronto FC 12 (0)
2024– East Bengal 9 (0)
International career
2002 Spain U16 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:47, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

After starting out at Barcelona he went on to spend most of his career with Club Brugge, appearing in 165 competitive games with the latter club and winning the 2014–15 Belgian Cup. He also competed professionally in Mexico, Canada, the United States and Qatar, winning a domestic treble with Toronto FC in 2017.

Club career edit

Barcelona edit

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Vázquez joined the youth system of FC Barcelona at the age of 11. At La Masia, he was part of the iconic class of 1987 team, playing alongside future first team players Cesc Fàbregas, Lionel Messi and Gerard Piqué,[4] and being considered at one point to be the best player of the group, ahead of Messi.[5] He progressed through the youth ranks,[6] making his debut for the first team on 12 April 2008 after coming on as a substitute for Santiago Ezquerro in the final 15 minutes in a 2–2 La Liga away draw against Recreativo de Huelva.[7] Pep Guardiola called him for the team's pre-season in the following campaign,[8] where he appeared in three official games, but none in the domestic league.

Vázquez started and finished the 3–2 home loss to FC Shakhtar Donetsk on 9 December 2008, in the last UEFA Champions League group stage match,[9] but was again mainly registered with the reserves. On 8 February of the following year he suffered a serious knee injury in a game with the latter, going on to miss the remainder of the season in Segunda División B.[10]

Due to the lengthy calendar in 2009–10, many first-team players were given breaks towards the end of the year. Thus, on 29 December 2009, four Barça B players were called by Guardiola: Thiago, Gai Assulin, Jonathan dos Santos and Vázquez;[11] all returned to where they had come from the following month.

On 7 December 2010, after coming from the bench for fellow youth graduate Jeffrén Suárez, who suffered an early injury, Vázquez scored his first goal for Barcelona's first team, contributing to a 2–0 home win against FC Rubin Kazan for the Champions League group stage, as the hosts had already secured the first place in their group.[12][13]

Club Brugge edit

In late April 2011, after 14 years at the Camp Nou (including youth years), Vázquez agreed to join Club Brugge KV,[14] and a three-year contract was signed the following month.[15][16] In March 2013 he extended his link until 2016, being considered a key player and essential to the further development of the squad according to sporting director Arnar Grétarsson.[17]

At the end of the 2014–15 season, after again being first choice as his team won the regular season in the Belgian Pro League, eventually finishing second, and also capturing the Belgian Cup, Vázquez was voted the Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year.[18] He also helped his side to a quarter-final run in the UEFA Europa League in his last year with the club and, across all competitions, made 173 appearances over five seasons, scored 25 goals and provided 50 assists, including seven goals and four assists in 33 matches in the latter tournament.[19]

Cruz Azul edit

On 30 December 2015, Cruz Azul signed Vázquez to a three-year contract for US$1.5 million.[20] His time in Mexico was largely unsuccessful, however,[4] and he only made a limited number of appearances before leaving;[21] he played 23 competitive games during his spell at the Estadio Azul, scoring once and providing one assist.[19]

Toronto FC edit

Vázquez transferred to Canadian club Toronto FC on 20 February 2017.[22] He scored his first goal on 18 March in a 2–0 away win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[23] Throughout his first season in Major League Soccer, he drew praise in the media for adding depth to his new team's attacking play, courtesy of his vision and distribution,[24][25] and formed a notable partnership in midfield with captain Michael Bradley, who was in turn freed from much of the team's creative responsibilities and played more of a defensive role, while still sharing some of the playmaking duties with the Spaniard;[10][26] Vázquez's playmaking ability and link-up play with forwards Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore[10] saw him finish as the second highest assist provider of the regular season (16) while also notching eight goals,[27] as Toronto captured the Canadian Championship[28] followed by the Supporters' Shield for most points in the league, after a 4–2 home win over New York Red Bulls on 30 September in which he scored from an injury time penalty.[29][30]

In Toronto's last match of the regular season on 22 October 2017, a 2–2 away draw to Atlanta United FC, the former club broke the league's point record of 68 points, set by LA Galaxy in 1998, by one point.[31] Eight days later, in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semi-finals in the play-offs, Vázquez scored the opening goal in a 2–1 away win over the New York Red Bulls.[32] On 29 November, in the return leg of the Eastern final against Columbus Crew SC, at BMO Field, he missed a penalty in the 26th minute, but later set up the only goal of the match scored by Altidore, which saw his side emerge conference winners for the second consecutive year and earn a place in the MLS Cup Final.[33][34] On 9 December, in the decisive match played at the same venue, he was involved in Altidore's opener and subsequently scored the final goal in a 2–0 win over the Seattle Sounders FC for an unprecedented domestic treble.[35]

Vázquez's second season at the club was less successful however, as he struggled with injuries, collecting eight goals and nine assists in 21 MLS appearances and totalling matches 26 across all competitions.[36] Although Toronto defended their Canadian Championship title,[37] and even reached the final of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2018, with him starting in the second leg,[36][38] they missed out on the playoffs for the first time in four years.[39]

Qatar edit

On 15 January 2019, Vázquez signed with Al-Arabi SC of the Qatar Stars League.[40][41] At the end of the season, he transferred to Umm Salal SC in the same competition.[42]

Eupen edit

Vázquez returned to the Belgian top division in August 2020, joining K.A.S. Eupen on a two-year contract.[43] Two months later, he asked to be released for personal reasons and left the club.[44]

LA Galaxy edit

On 16 March 2021, Vázquez returned to MLS by signing with LA Galaxy, reuniting with former Toronto head coach Greg Vanney.[45] He made his debut on 18 April against Inter Miami CF,[46] and scored his first goal on 22 July in a 2–2 away draw with Real Salt Lake.[47]

Return to Toronto edit

In November 2022, Toronto FC claimed the negotiation rights to Vázquez at the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[48] The following month, he signed a one-year contract with an option for a further season to return to the club.[49] At the end of the 2023 season, the club declined his option for the 2024 season.[50]

East Bengal FC

On 31 January 2024, Vázquez signed East Bengal FC, as a result of a call from current East Bengal coach Carles Cuadrat, who was also a product of La Masia.

Style of play edit

A skilful and creative playmaker, Vázquez is noted for his vision, technique, passing and his composure in possession, which enables him to link-up with other players, distribute the ball quickly and create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates.[24][51] A team player, he has also drawn praise for his intelligence, work-rate, stamina, awareness, selflessness, movement off the ball and positional sense on the pitch, as well as for being a key dressing room personality.[10][52][53][54][55] Although he is primarily known for his ability to create goals he is capable of scoring them himself, and is also an accurate free kick[56] and penalty taker.[57] An experienced and versatile midfielder, he usually plays as an attacking midfielder behind the strikers,[56][58] but is also capable of playing in the centre in a 3–5–2 formation,[59] or on the left wing in a 4–4–2 formation.[60]

Vázquez has also occasionally been used in a more advanced position, operating in a free, creative role, playing behind or off of another forward as a second striker.[61][62][63]

Personal life edit

Vázquez is married to Andrea.[52] Their son Leo (b. 2013) was named in honour of his childhood friend and former Barcelona teammate Messi.[56]

Vázquez had the words "solo el mas fuerte sobrevive" (only the strongest survives) tattooed on his arm as he recovered from his second knee surgery.[56] He also had several other tattoos which reference his wife, son, grandmother and sister, including the text "Life is meaningless without you, forever yours" on his back, dedicated to his wife.[10]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 7 October 2023[64][65][66]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona C 2005–06 Tercera División 29 7 29 7
Barcelona B 2006–07 Segunda División B 29 1 29 1
2007–08 Tercera División 27 9 27 9
2008–09 Segunda División B 19 0 19 0
2009–10 18 1 18 1
2010–11 Segunda División 25 1 25 1
Total 118 12 118 12
Barcelona 2007–08 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Total 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1
Club Brugge 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 35 6 1 0 11 1 47 7
2012–13 28 3 1 0 5 1 34 4
2013–14 20 2 1 0 1 0 22 2
2014–15 24 4 4 2 12 5 37 11
2015–16 14 0 1 0 8 1 23 1
Total 121 15 7 2 37 8 165 25
Cruz Azul 2015–16 Liga MX 14 1 4 0 18 1
2016–17 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 19 1 0 0 23 1
Toronto FC 2017 Major League Soccer 31 8 3 0 5 2 39 10
2018 21 8 0 0 5 0 0 0 26 8
Total 52 16 3 0 5 0 5 2 65 18
Al-Arabi 2018–19 Qatar Stars League 7 2 0 0 7 2
Umm Salal 2019–20 Qatar Stars League 9 0 3 0 12 0
Eupen 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 1 0
LA Galaxy 2021 Major League Soccer 28 3 28 3
2022 26 2 1 0 1 0 28 2
Total 54 5 1 0 1 0 56 5
Toronto FC 2023 Major League Soccer 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
East Bengal 2024-25 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 419 57 18 2 43 9 6 2 487 70

Honours edit

Barcelona

Club Brugge

Toronto FC

Individual

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Not to be confused with Victor Vazquez footballer born 1989 In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Vazquez and the second or maternal family name is Solsona Victor Vazquez Solsona born 20 January 1987 is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club East Bengal Victor VazquezVazquez at an autograph signing for Toronto FC in 2018Personal informationFull nameVictor Vazquez Solsona 1 Date of birth 1987 01 20 20 January 1987 age 37 2 Place of birthBarcelona Spain 2 Height1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 3 Position s Attacking midfielderTeam informationCurrent teamEast BengalNumber9Youth career1993 1996Martinenc1996 1998Damm1998 2005BarcelonaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2005 2006Barcelona C29 7 2006 2011Barcelona B118 12 2008 2010Barcelona1 0 2011 2015Club Brugge121 15 2016Cruz Azul19 1 2017 2018Toronto FC52 16 2019Al Arabi7 2 2019 2020Umm Salal9 0 2020Eupen1 0 2021 2022LA Galaxy54 5 2023Toronto FC12 0 2024 East Bengal9 0 International career2002Spain U161 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 03 47 8 April 2024 UTC After starting out at Barcelona he went on to spend most of his career with Club Brugge appearing in 165 competitive games with the latter club and winning the 2014 15 Belgian Cup He also competed professionally in Mexico Canada the United States and Qatar winning a domestic treble with Toronto FC in 2017 Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Barcelona 1 2 Club Brugge 1 3 Cruz Azul 1 4 Toronto FC 1 5 Qatar 1 6 Eupen 1 7 LA Galaxy 1 8 Return to Toronto 2 Style of play 3 Personal life 4 Career statistics 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksClub career editBarcelona edit Born in Barcelona Catalonia Vazquez joined the youth system of FC Barcelona at the age of 11 At La Masia he was part of the iconic class of 1987 team playing alongside future first team players Cesc Fabregas Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique 4 and being considered at one point to be the best player of the group ahead of Messi 5 He progressed through the youth ranks 6 making his debut for the first team on 12 April 2008 after coming on as a substitute for Santiago Ezquerro in the final 15 minutes in a 2 2 La Liga away draw against Recreativo de Huelva 7 Pep Guardiola called him for the team s pre season in the following campaign 8 where he appeared in three official games but none in the domestic league Vazquez started and finished the 3 2 home loss to FC Shakhtar Donetsk on 9 December 2008 in the last UEFA Champions League group stage match 9 but was again mainly registered with the reserves On 8 February of the following year he suffered a serious knee injury in a game with the latter going on to miss the remainder of the season in Segunda Division B 10 Due to the lengthy calendar in 2009 10 many first team players were given breaks towards the end of the year Thus on 29 December 2009 four Barca B players were called by Guardiola Thiago Gai Assulin Jonathan dos Santos and Vazquez 11 all returned to where they had come from the following month On 7 December 2010 after coming from the bench for fellow youth graduate Jeffren Suarez who suffered an early injury Vazquez scored his first goal for Barcelona s first team contributing to a 2 0 home win against FC Rubin Kazan for the Champions League group stage as the hosts had already secured the first place in their group 12 13 Club Brugge edit In late April 2011 after 14 years at the Camp Nou including youth years Vazquez agreed to join Club Brugge KV 14 and a three year contract was signed the following month 15 16 In March 2013 he extended his link until 2016 being considered a key player and essential to the further development of the squad according to sporting director Arnar Gretarsson 17 At the end of the 2014 15 season after again being first choice as his team won the regular season in the Belgian Pro League eventually finishing second and also capturing the Belgian Cup Vazquez was voted the Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year 18 He also helped his side to a quarter final run in the UEFA Europa League in his last year with the club and across all competitions made 173 appearances over five seasons scored 25 goals and provided 50 assists including seven goals and four assists in 33 matches in the latter tournament 19 Cruz Azul edit On 30 December 2015 Cruz Azul signed Vazquez to a three year contract for US 1 5 million 20 His time in Mexico was largely unsuccessful however 4 and he only made a limited number of appearances before leaving 21 he played 23 competitive games during his spell at the Estadio Azul scoring once and providing one assist 19 Toronto FC edit Vazquez transferred to Canadian club Toronto FC on 20 February 2017 22 He scored his first goal on 18 March in a 2 0 away win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23 Throughout his first season in Major League Soccer he drew praise in the media for adding depth to his new team s attacking play courtesy of his vision and distribution 24 25 and formed a notable partnership in midfield with captain Michael Bradley who was in turn freed from much of the team s creative responsibilities and played more of a defensive role while still sharing some of the playmaking duties with the Spaniard 10 26 Vazquez s playmaking ability and link up play with forwards Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore 10 saw him finish as the second highest assist provider of the regular season 16 while also notching eight goals 27 as Toronto captured the Canadian Championship 28 followed by the Supporters Shield for most points in the league after a 4 2 home win over New York Red Bulls on 30 September in which he scored from an injury time penalty 29 30 In Toronto s last match of the regular season on 22 October 2017 a 2 2 away draw to Atlanta United FC the former club broke the league s point record of 68 points set by LA Galaxy in 1998 by one point 31 Eight days later in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semi finals in the play offs Vazquez scored the opening goal in a 2 1 away win over the New York Red Bulls 32 On 29 November in the return leg of the Eastern final against Columbus Crew SC at BMO Field he missed a penalty in the 26th minute but later set up the only goal of the match scored by Altidore which saw his side emerge conference winners for the second consecutive year and earn a place in the MLS Cup Final 33 34 On 9 December in the decisive match played at the same venue he was involved in Altidore s opener and subsequently scored the final goal in a 2 0 win over the Seattle Sounders FC for an unprecedented domestic treble 35 Vazquez s second season at the club was less successful however as he struggled with injuries collecting eight goals and nine assists in 21 MLS appearances and totalling matches 26 across all competitions 36 Although Toronto defended their Canadian Championship title 37 and even reached the final of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2018 with him starting in the second leg 36 38 they missed out on the playoffs for the first time in four years 39 Qatar edit On 15 January 2019 Vazquez signed with Al Arabi SC of the Qatar Stars League 40 41 At the end of the season he transferred to Umm Salal SC in the same competition 42 Eupen edit Vazquez returned to the Belgian top division in August 2020 joining K A S Eupen on a two year contract 43 Two months later he asked to be released for personal reasons and left the club 44 LA Galaxy edit On 16 March 2021 Vazquez returned to MLS by signing with LA Galaxy reuniting with former Toronto head coach Greg Vanney 45 He made his debut on 18 April against Inter Miami CF 46 and scored his first goal on 22 July in a 2 2 away draw with Real Salt Lake 47 Return to Toronto edit In November 2022 Toronto FC claimed the negotiation rights to Vazquez at the 2022 MLS Re Entry Draft 48 The following month he signed a one year contract with an option for a further season to return to the club 49 At the end of the 2023 season the club declined his option for the 2024 season 50 East Bengal FCOn 31 January 2024 Vazquez signed East Bengal FC as a result of a call from current East Bengal coach Carles Cuadrat who was also a product of La Masia Style of play editA skilful and creative playmaker Vazquez is noted for his vision technique passing and his composure in possession which enables him to link up with other players distribute the ball quickly and create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates 24 51 A team player he has also drawn praise for his intelligence work rate stamina awareness selflessness movement off the ball and positional sense on the pitch as well as for being a key dressing room personality 10 52 53 54 55 Although he is primarily known for his ability to create goals he is capable of scoring them himself and is also an accurate free kick 56 and penalty taker 57 An experienced and versatile midfielder he usually plays as an attacking midfielder behind the strikers 56 58 but is also capable of playing in the centre in a 3 5 2 formation 59 or on the left wing in a 4 4 2 formation 60 Vazquez has also occasionally been used in a more advanced position operating in a free creative role playing behind or off of another forward as a second striker 61 62 63 Personal life editVazquez is married to Andrea 52 Their son Leo b 2013 was named in honour of his childhood friend and former Barcelona teammate Messi 56 Vazquez had the words solo el mas fuerte sobrevive only the strongest survives tattooed on his arm as he recovered from his second knee surgery 56 He also had several other tattoos which reference his wife son grandmother and sister including the text Life is meaningless without you forever yours on his back dedicated to his wife 10 Career statistics editAs of match played 7 October 2023 64 65 66 Appearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League Cup Continental Other a TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsBarcelona C 2005 06 Tercera Division 29 7 29 7Barcelona B 2006 07 Segunda Division B 29 1 29 12007 08 Tercera Division 27 9 27 92008 09 Segunda Division B 19 0 19 02009 10 18 1 18 12010 11 Segunda Division 25 1 25 1Total 118 12 118 12Barcelona 2007 08 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02008 09 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 02009 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1Total 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1Club Brugge 2011 12 Belgian Pro League 35 6 1 0 11 1 47 72012 13 28 3 1 0 5 1 34 42013 14 20 2 1 0 1 0 22 22014 15 24 4 4 2 12 5 37 112015 16 14 0 1 0 8 1 23 1Total 121 15 7 2 37 8 165 25Cruz Azul 2015 16 Liga MX 14 1 4 0 18 12016 17 5 0 0 0 5 0Total 19 1 0 0 23 1Toronto FC 2017 Major League Soccer 31 8 3 0 5 2 39 102018 21 8 0 0 5 0 0 0 26 8Total 52 16 3 0 5 0 5 2 65 18Al Arabi 2018 19 Qatar Stars League 7 2 0 0 7 2Umm Salal 2019 20 Qatar Stars League 9 0 3 0 12 0Eupen 2020 21 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 1 0LA Galaxy 2021 Major League Soccer 28 3 28 32022 26 2 1 0 1 0 28 2Total 54 5 1 0 1 0 56 5Toronto FC 2023 Major League Soccer 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0East Bengal 2024 25 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career total 419 57 18 2 43 9 6 2 487 70 Includes Supercopa de Espana UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup and MLS Cup PlayoffsHonours editBarcelona UEFA Champions League 2008 09 2010 11 64 Club Brugge Belgian Pro League 2015 16 67 Belgian Cup 2014 15 64 Toronto FC MLS Cup 2017 35 Canadian Championship 2017 28 2018 64 Supporters Shield 2017 29 Trillium Cup 2017 Eastern Conference Championship Playoffs 2017 33 Individual Belgian Footballer of the Year 2014 15 68 MLS Best XI 2017 69 Red Patch Boys Player of the Year 2017 70 References edit Victor Vazquez Diario AS in Spanish Archived from the original on 18 April 2021 Retrieved 15 April 2021 a b Victor Vazquez Eurosport Retrieved 7 October 2020 Victor Vazquez LA Galaxy Archived from the original on 20 August 2022 Retrieved 20 August 2022 a b Kelly Cathal 1 November 2017 Victor Vazquez is key to Toronto FC and his pubis will be fine The Globe and Mail Archived from the original on 1 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