Víctor Casadesús
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Manuel Casadesús Castaño | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Algaida, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mallorca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Mallorca B | 50 | (19) |
| 2005–2014 | Mallorca | 220 | (42) |
| 2008 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 19 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 36 | (14) |
| 2014– | Levante | 75 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Spain U19 | 9 | (5) |
| 2005 | Spain U20 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2016 | |||
Template:Spanish name Víctor Manuel Casadesús Castaño (born 28 February 1985), known simply as Víctor, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Levante UD as a forward.
Club career
Víctor was born in Algaida, Majorca.[1] A product of hometown RCD Mallorca's youth ranks, he first appeared officially with the first team on 17 April 2005 in a 0–0 La Liga home draw against Valencia CF,[2] and established himself as a useful element in the subsequent seasons.
During the second half of 2007–08 campaign, Víctor served a six-month loan at second division club Real Sociedad,[3] scoring regularly during his stint but not being able to help the Basques ultimately promote to the top flight. He returned subsequently to the Balearic Islands but, in August 2008, was again loaned, to Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in the second level,[4] being again recalled after netting a career-high 13 goals.
In 2009–10, Víctor found himself backing up on-form Aritz Aduriz, and appeared more prominently in the Copa del Rey. On 14 January 2010, he helped the team come from behind against Rayo Vallecano with a brace for an eventual 3–1 home win (4–3 on aggregate), but had to be stretchered off with a broken clavicle;[5] in the league, the side eventually finished fifth – fourth until the last minute of the last matchday – and qualified for the UEFA Europa League, with the player contributing with four goals.
International career
Víctor appeared for Spain at the 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, scoring for the eventual champions in the 2–2 semifinal draw (eventually penalty shootout win) over Ukraine.[6] He eventually progressed into the under-20s.
Honours
- Spain U19
References
- ^ El Mallorca convence con un gran gol de Víctor (Mallorca convinces with great goal by Víctor); RCD Mallorca, 27 July 2011 Template:Es icon
- ^ Mallorca y Valencia logran un escaso empate a nada (Mallorca and Valencia get short tasteless draw); El Mundo, 17 April 2005 Template:Es icon
- ^ Víctor, a la Real Sociedad (Víctor, to Real Sociedad); Mallorca Diario, 29 January 2008 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Mallorca cede a Víctor Casadesús al Nàstic (Mallorca loans Víctor Casadesús to Nàstic); Diario de Mallorca, 23 August 2008 Template:Es icon
- ^ Mallorca: Victor Casadesús se lesiona y le agrega un nuevo problema a Manzano (Mallorca: Victor Casadesús suffers injury and creates new problem for Manzano); Goal.com, 15 January 2010 Template:Es icon
- ^ Spain shine in Switzerland; UEFA.com, 26 July 2004
External links
- Víctor Casadesús at BDFutbol
- Víctor Casadesús at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Víctor Casadesús – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Víctor Casadesús at Soccerway
- Stats at Footballdatabase
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Spanish footballers
- Balearic footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- RCD Mallorca B players
- RCD Mallorca players
- Real Sociedad footballers
- Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
- Levante UD footballers
- Spain youth international footballers