Víctor Blasco (born 1 July 1994) is a Spanish

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who plays as a midfielder for Angkor Tiger

Career

Early career

Born in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

, Blasco spent his youth career with

, Cornellà and

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before moving to Canada to play university football at

Vancouver Island University Vancouver Island University (abbreviated as VIU, formerly known as Malaspina University-College and earlier as Malaspina College) is a Canadian public university serving Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia. Malaspina College began in 196 ...

. 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

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expansion club

Whitecaps FC 2 Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer. History Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteration the team played its h ...

. He made his professional debut on 29 March in a 4–0 defeat to

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. Blasco was released by Vancouver on 19 April 2016 for an undisclosed breach of club policy.

Pacific FC

After returning to VIU, and playing in the PCSL and the VMSL, Blasco signed with new club

Pacific FC Pacific Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League, playing home matches at Starlight Stadium located in Langford. History On May 5, 201 ...

of the

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on 7 February 2019. In 25 games, Blasco scored six goals and three assists in the

2019 Canadian Premier League season The 2019 Canadian Premier League season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian professional soccer. The regular season began on April 27 and ended on October 19, with seven teams competing. The inaug ...

, which was also the first season in league history, and also appeared in one

Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship (french: Championnat canadien) is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is contest ...

match. Pacific finished in fifth in the spring season and fourth in the fall season, not qualifying for the

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. After Blasco's successful 2021 season, where Pacific captured the championship, he departed the club.

Vida

On 16 December 2021, Blasco signed with Honduran Liga Nacional club

Vida Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to: Geography * Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica * U.S. settled places: ** Vida, Montana ** Vida, Oregon ** Vida, Missour ...

Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC

On 10 June 2022, it was announced that Blasco signed with

Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Football Club ( km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ព្រះខ័នរាជស្វាយរៀង), formerly named Preah Khan Reach FC until May 2013, is a professional football club based in the prov ...

who's playing in

Cambodian Premier League The Cambodian Premier League ( km, លីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា, ) is the highest professional football division in Cambodia and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodian League 2. Starting with the 2022 ...

. He joins his former teammate at

Marcus Haber Marcus Warren Haber (born January 11, 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng. Haber began his career at local club Vancouver Selects, playing four years with th ...

Honours

Individual * CCAA All-Canadian: 2014 * PACWEST 1st-Team All Star: 2014 * PACWEST Rookie of the Year: 2014 * PACWEST Player of the Year: 2014 Pacific FC *

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References

External links

Canadian Premier league profile page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blasco, Victor 1994 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Barcelona Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Whitecaps FC 2 players Pacific FC players C.D.S. Vida players USL Championship players Canadian Premier League players Vancouver Island University alumni University and college men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Angkor Tiger FC players