Victor Blasco Llorens (born 1 July 1994) is a Spanish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for Maltese club
Balzan
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.
Career
Early career
Born in
Barcelona
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,
Catalonia
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, Blasco spent his youth career with
Barcelona
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,
Cornellà and
Mallorca
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The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
before moving to Canada to play university football at
Vancouver Island University
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. 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
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C ...
expansion club
Whitecaps FC 2
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History
Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteratio ...
. He made his professional debut on 29 March in a 4–0 defeat to
Seattle Sounders FC 2
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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
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History
On May 5, 20 ...
of the
Canadian Premier League
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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
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, which was also the first season in league history, and also appeared in one
Canadian Championship
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match. Pacific finished in fifth in the spring season and fourth in the fall season, not qualifying for the
finals
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. After Blasco's successful
2021 season
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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
Cambodian Premier League
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. He joins his former teammate at
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 ...
Marcus Haber
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Haber began his career at local club Vancouver Selects, playing fou ...
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
*
Canadian Premier League
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:
2021
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References
External links
Canadian Premier league profile page
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1994 births
Footballers from Barcelona
Living people
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Whitecaps FC 2 players
Vancouver Island University alumni
Pacific FC players
C.D.S. Vida players
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC players
Angkor Tiger FC players
Visakha FC players
Balzan F.C. players
USL Championship players
Canadian Premier League players
University and college men's soccer players in Canada
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Cambodian Premier League players
Maltese Premier League players
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
Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia
Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Malta