Victor Muñoz (footballer, born 1990)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor Muñoz Martiañez | ||
Date of birth | 25 July 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2000–2009 | Real Madrid | ||
2009–2010 | Celta de Vigo | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Iona Gaels | 17 | (4) |
2011–2013 | UCLA Bruins | 55 | (7) |
2014 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Arizona United | 6 | (0) |
2016 | SS Reyes | 32 | (4) |
Victor Muñoz Martiañez (born July 25, 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Early career
Muñoz spent nine years with Real Madrid's academy, spending time with Real Madrid C. At eighteen years old, Muñoz rejected a three-year contract from the club in order to focus on his education.[1] 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.[2]
Sporting Kansas City
On January 16, 2014 Muñoz was selected in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United becoming the first Spanish player to ever being drafted from college in the history of the MLS.[3] However, Muñoz's rights were traded to Sporting Kansas City on April 1, 2014.[4]
Muñoz made his professional debut on June 18, 2014 in a US Open Cup fixture against Minnesota United.[5]
Arizona United
Muñoz signed with USL club Arizona United on March 3, 2015.[6] 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.[7] He contributed with 32 appearances and four goals during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División B.
References
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/15/victor-munoz-real-madrid-_n_4601776.html
- ↑ http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208193234
- ↑ http://www.dcunited.com/news/2014/01/dc-united-selects-victor-munoz-in-the-2nd-round-of-the-2014-mls-superdraft
- ↑ http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2014/04/sporting-kc-signs-midfielder-victor-munoz
- ↑ http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-06-18-sporting-kansas-city-vs-minnesota-united/preview
- ↑ http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-soccer-club-signs-jonathan-top-and-victor-munoz/
- ↑ "Víctor Muñoz, nuevo fichaje del Sanse" [Víctor Muñoz, new signing of Sanse] (in Spanish). UD SS Reyes. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.