{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Víctor Blasco | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Victor Blasco Llorens | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Barcelona, Spain | height = 1.78 m | position = Winger / Attacking-midfielder | currentclub = Hougang United | clubnumber = 80 | youthyears1 = 2003–2007 | youthclubs1 = Barcelona | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Cornellà | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Mallorca | collegeyears1 = 2014 | college1 = VIU Mariners | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | collegeyears2 = 2016–2018 | college2 = VIU Mariners | collegecaps2 = | collegegoals2 = | years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Whitecaps 2 | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = VIU Mariners | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = CCB LFC United | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2019–2021 | clubs4 = Pacific FC | caps4 = 49 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = Vida | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | caps6 = 18 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2023 | clubs7 = Angkor Tiger | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 4 | years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = Visakha | caps8 = 19 | goals8 = 7 | years9 = 2024–2025 | clubs9 = Balzan | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 1 | pcupdate = 26 June 2025 | years10 = 2025– | clubs10 = Hougang United | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 1 }} '''Victor Blasco Llorens''' (born 1 July 1994), better known as '''Victor Blasco''' or just '''Blasco''', is a Spanish professional footballer who plays primarily as a winger for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United. He is known for his speed, dribbling and power shots. Primarily a winger, '''Blasco''' is also capable of being deployed as an attacking-midfielder.
==Career== ===Early career=== Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Blasco spent his youth career with Barcelona, Cornellà and Mallorca before moving to Canada to play university football at Vancouver Island University.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Brandon Timko |title=Many firsts lead Spanish winger to Vancouver |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2015/04/06/many-firsts-lead-spanish-winger-vancouver |publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC |access-date=7 February 2019 |date=6 April 2015}}</ref> 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 2=== On 25 March 2015, Blasco signed a professional contract with USL expansion club Whitecaps 2.<ref>{{cite web|title=WFC2 add two local players and Spanish winger|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/2015/03/wfc2-add-two-local-players-and-spanish-international|website=WhitecapsFC.com|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|access-date=7 May 2015|date=25 March 2015}}</ref> He made his professional debut on 29 March in a 4–0 defeat to Seattle Sounders 2.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Devji|first1=Farhan|title=WFC2 fall 4-0 to Sounders FC 2 in USL opener|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/2015/03/wfc2-drop-first-ever-match-s2|website=WhitecapsFC.com|access-date=7 May 2015|date=29 March 2015}}</ref> Blasco was released by Vancouver on 19 April 2016 for an undisclosed breach of club policy.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Marc Weber |title=Whitecaps FC 2 release Victor Blasco for breach of club policy |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/soccer/whitecaps-fc-2-release-victor-blasco-for-breach-of-club-policy |publisher=The Province |access-date=7 February 2019 |date=19 April 2016}}</ref>
===Pacific === After returning to VIU, and playing in the PCSL and the VMSL, Blasco signed with new club Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League on 7 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fisk headlines trio of latest Pacific FC signings |url=https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/article/fisk-headlines-trio-of-latest-pacific-fc-signings |website=Pacific FC |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> In 25 games, Blasco scored six goals and three assists in the 2019 Canadian Premier League season, which was also the first season in league history, and also appeared in one Canadian Championship match. Pacific finished in fifth in the spring season and fourth in the fall season, not qualifying for the finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/|title=Canadian Premier League|website=Canadian Premier League|language=en-CA|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> After Blasco's successful 2021 season, where Pacific captured the championship, he departed the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/article/thank-you-victor-blasco|date=December 16, 2021|title=Thank you, Victor Blasco!|work=Pacific FC}}</ref>
===Vida=== On 16 December 2021, Blasco signed with Honduran Liga Nacional club Vida.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jacques |first=John |title=Blasco Joins Honduran Side CDS Vida |url=https://northerntribune.ca/honduras-victor-blasco-cds-vida/ |publisher=Northern Tribune |access-date=16 December 2021 |date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
===Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng === On 10 June 2022, it was announced<ref>{{Citation |title=Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC - We go together {{!}} #91 Victor Blasco {{!}} Facebook{{!}} By Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC {{!}} កីឡាករថ្មីរបស់យើង សញ្ជាតិអេស្ប៉ាញ!! New arrival coming in from Spain!! #pkrsvayriengfc #wegotogether #91VictorBlasco |url=https://www.facebook.com/pkrsvrofficial/videos/we-go-together-91-victor-blasco/1183294205770295/ |language=en |access-date=2022-06-10}}</ref> that Blasco signed with Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng who's playing in Cambodian Premier League. He joins his former teammate at Pacific, Marcus Haber.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|25 May 2024}} <ref>{{cite web |title=Stats Milos Zlatkovic |url=https://sg.soccerway.com/players/milo-zlatkovi/317304/}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|UEFA Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="4"| Pacific |2019 |rowspan="3"|Canadian Premier League |26||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||26||6 |- |2020 |10||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||2 |- |2021 |17||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||17||1 |- ! colspan=2|Total !53!!9!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!53!!9 |- |rowspan="2"| Vida |2021–22 |rowspan="1"|Liga Nacional de Guatemala |14||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||1 |- ! colspan=2|Total !14!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!14!!1 |- |rowspan="2"| Svay Rieng |2022 |rowspan="1"|Cambodian Premier League |19||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||19||2 |- ! colspan=2|Total !19!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!19!!2 |- |rowspan="2"| Angkor Tiger |2023–24 |rowspan="1"|Cambodian Premier League |9||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||4 |- ! colspan=2|Total !9!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!9!!4 |- |rowspan="3"| Visakha |2023–24 |rowspan="2"|Cambodian Premier League |17||7||0||0||0||0||0||0||17||7 |- |2024–25 |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- ! colspan=2|Total !19!!7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!19!!7 |- |rowspan="2"| Balzan |2024–25 |rowspan="1"|Maltese Premier League |16||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||16||1 |- ! colspan=2|Total !16!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!16!!1 |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Hougang United |2025–26 |Singapore Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"| Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !130!!24!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!130!!24 |}
==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: 2021
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://canpl.ca/player/6re5keaha87h6kc01848h53ah Canadian Premier league profile page]
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