Victor Blasco Llorens (born 1 July 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger for Maltese club

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Career

Early career

Born in

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, 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 Malaspina College) is a Canadian public research university serving Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia. Malaspina College opened 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

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. 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, 20 ...

of the

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

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

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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

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, where Pacific captured the championship, he departed the club.

Vida

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

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 (), also known as Svay Rieng or PKR, is a professional football club based in Krong Svay Rieng, Svay Rieng province, Cambodia, that plays in the Cambodian Premier League. The club has won 4 league an ...

who's playing in

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. He joins his former teammate at

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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
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