Pau Víctor Delgado (born 26 November 2001) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a forward or winger for

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club

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Club career

Girona

Born in

Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Cugat del Vallès () is a town and municipality north of Barcelona, Catalonia. Known as ''Castrum Octavianum'' in antiquity (which means ''the castle of Octavianus'') and as ''Pins del Vallès'' during the Second Spanish Republic, it is nam ...

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, Víctor began his career with hometown side Junior Futbol Club, and joined

Girona Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...

's youth setup in 2018, from

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. On 20 July 2020, before even having appeared for the reserves, he made his professional debut coming on as a second-half substitute for Jairo Izquierdo in a 0–2

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away loss against

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. Víctor alternated between the first and reserve teams during the 2020–21 season, and scored his first senior goals on 13 December 2020, netting a brace in a 3–1

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home win over Grama. In the 2021–22 campaign, he featured exclusively for the B's, being their top scorer with eight goals as they missed out promotion in the play-offs.

Loan to Sabadell

On 29 August 2022, Víctor and teammate Álex Sala were loaned out to

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side Sabadell for one year. He scored seven goals and provided six assists to help the team to stay in the third tier.

Loan to Barcelona Atlètic

On 17 August 2023, Víctor renewed his contract with Girona until 2025 and was loaned to

, being assigned to the reserve side also in the third division. In October, he was called up to the main squad for a match against

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, and also featured on the bench in two

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matches (against

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and Unionistas de Salamanca). With the B-team, Víctor was an ever-present figure and scored a career-best 20 goals, as they missed out promotion to

in the play-offs.

Barcelona

On 24 July 2024, Víctor joined ''Barça'' permanently, signing a contract until 2029 and being included in the first team squad. On 30 July 2024, he made his debut in a friendly match against

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, in which he scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw. He made his second appearance on 3 August in another friendly against

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, scoring a brace in a 2–1 victory. Víctor made his

debut on 17 August, replacing Lamine Yamal late into a 2–1 away win over

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. Due to Barcelona's administrative failure to register both Víctor and fellow teammate

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for the second half of the

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, there was a possibility of both players becoming

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s. However, on 8 January 2025, the

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approved the registration of both Olmo and Víctor, meaning that both players could participate for Barcelona in La Liga, the

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, the

and the eventual Supercopa de España final victory against Real Madrid.

Personal life

Victor's younger brother Guillem is also a footballer. A

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, he plays in the youth categories of Barcelona.

Career statistics

Honours

Barcelona *

: 2024–25 *

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Individual *

top scorer: 2023–24

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Victor, Pau 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Sant Cugat del Vallès Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Primera Federación players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players Girona FC players Girona FC B players CE Sabadell FC footballers FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen