Víctor Blasco

Víctor Blasco (born 1 July 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian club Pacific FC.

Víctor Blasco
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pacific FC
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2007 Barcelona
Cornellà
Mallorca
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 VIU Mariners 13 (12)
2016–2018 VIU Mariners 21 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Whitecaps FC 2 24 (4)
2016–2017 Mid-Isle Mariners
2018–2019 CCB LFC United 19 (10)
2019– Pacific FC 35 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 15, 2020

Career

Early career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Blasco spent his youth career with Barcelona, Cornellà and Mallorca before moving to Canada to play college soccer at Vancouver Island University.[1] In the 2014 season with the Mariners, he led the PACWEST with 12 goals in 13 appearances and was named 2014 PACWEST Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year.

Whitecaps FC 2

On 25 March 2015, Blasco signed a professional contract with USL expansion club Whitecaps FC 2.[2] He made his professional debut on 29 March in a 4–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC 2.[3] Blasco was released by Vancouver on 19 April 2016 for an undisclosed breach of club policy.[4]

Pacific FC

After returning to VIU, and playing in the PCSL and the VMSL, Blasco signed with new club Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League on 7 February 2019.[5] In 25 games, Blasco scored six goals and three assists in the 2019 Canadian Premier League season, which was also the first season in league history, and also appeared in one Canadian Championship match. Pacific finished in fifth in the spring season and fourth in the fall season, not qualifying for the finals.[6]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Brandon Timko (6 April 2015). "Many firsts lead Spanish winger to Vancouver". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. "WFC2 add two local players and Spanish winger". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. Devji, Farhan (29 March 2015). "WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. Marc Weber (19 April 2016). "Whitecaps FC 2 release Victor Blasco for breach of club policy". The Province. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. "Fisk headlines trio of latest Pacific FC signings". Pacific FC. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. "Canadian Premier League". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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