Victor Muñoz Martiañez (born 25 July 1990) is a Spanish former professional
footballer who played as a
midfielder.
Career
Early career
Muñoz spent nine years with
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
's academy, spending time with
Real Madrid C
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol C, commonly known as Real Madrid C, was a Spanish association football team that played in the Tercera División – Group 7. It was Real Madrid's second reserve team. They played their home games at La Ciudad del ...
. At eighteen years old, Muñoz rejected a three-year contract from the club in order to focus on his education. He spent one season playing for
Celta de Vigo, before moving to the US.
Muñoz moved to the United States and spent 2010 playing
college soccer at
Iona College, before transferring to
UCLA in 2011.
Sporting Kansas City
On 16 January 2014 Muñoz was selected in the second round of the
2014 MLS SuperDraft
The 2014 MLS SuperDraft was the fifteenth MLS SuperDraft, SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The first two rounds of the four round draft took place on January 16, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Philadelphia Convention Center ...
by
D.C. United becoming the first Spanish player to ever being drafted from college in the history of the MLS. However, Muñoz's rights were traded to
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and t ...
on 1 April 2014.
Muñoz made his professional debut on 18 June 2014 in a
US Open Cup fixture against
Minnesota United.
Arizona United
Muñoz signed with
USL club
Arizona United on 3 March 2015. After one season in Arizona, he left the club and went back to Spain.
San Sebastián de los Reyes
On 27 July 2015, Muñoz returned to his home country and joined
UD San Sebastián de los Reyes
Unión Deportiva San Sebastián de los Reyes, also known as Sanse is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Community of Madrid, Madrid. Founded in 1971 it pla ...
.
He contributed with 32 appearances and four goals during
the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
.
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Madrid
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Tercera División players
UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players
Iona Gaels men's soccer players
UCLA Bruins men's soccer players
USL League Two players
USL Championship players
D.C. United draft picks
OC Pateadores Blues players
Sporting Kansas City players
Phoenix Rising FC players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States