Víctor Muñoz (footballer, born 2003)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Muñoz Villanueva | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Osasuna | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Sant Gabriel | ||
| 2014–2017 | Barcelona | ||
| 2017–2021 | Damm | ||
| 2021–2022 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | RSC Internacional | 31 | (10) |
| 2023–2025 | Real Madrid B | 63 | (13) |
| 2025 | Real Madrid | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Osasuna | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:41, 24 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Víctor Muñoz Villanueva (born 13 July 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger or forward for La Liga club Osasuna.
Career
Early career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Muñoz joined FC Barcelona's La Masia at the age of fourteen, after starting it out at CE Sant Gabriel.[1] In 2017, he left the club and joined the youth academy of CF Damm.
Real Madrid
In June 2021, Muñoz joined the youth sides of Real Madrid,[2] where he played in the UEFA Youth League. After making his senior debut with farm team RSC Internacional FC in 2022, he was promoted to the club's reserve team in Primera Federación in the following year.
During the 2024–25 season, Muñoz was regarded to have established himself as a starter for Castilla.[3] On 11 May 2025, he made his La Liga debut, substituting Vinícius Júnior in El Clásico match against former side Barcelona which ended in a 4–3 away defeat.[4]
On 18 June 2025, Muñoz made his FIFA Club World Cup debut in Real Madrid's first match under new head coach Xabi Alonso, coming on in the 80th minute for Vinícius Júnior in a 1–1 draw against Al Hilal SFC.[5]
Osasuna
On 11 July 2025, Muñoz signed a five-year contract with fellow top tier side CA Osasuna, after the club paid € 5 million for 50% of his economic rights, with a further 1 million on variables.[6]
Style of play
Muñoz plays as a winger or as a forward. American news website The Sporting News wrote in 2024 that "his speed is what makes him stand out the most and made him recently known as the fastest player in the Real Madrid squad".[7]
References
- ^ "El "avión" del Castilla de Raúl que creció junto a Fermín y Balde en La Masia: "Que te echen del Barça genera resquemor y el Madrid aprovechó..."" [Raúl's "Castilla plane" that grew up with Fermín and Balde in La Masia: "Being kicked out of Barça generates resentment and Madrid took advantage..."] (in Spanish). Relevo. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "El Madrid se hace con una joya del DAMM con pasado azulgrana" [Madrid get a pearl from Damm with a blue-and-red past] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "De ser descartado por el Barcelona a ser convocado por Ancelotti: la historia de Víctor Muñoz" [From being discarded by Barcelona to being called up by Ancelotti: the story of Víctor Muñoz] (in Spanish). Okdiario. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ Brotherton, Alex (11 May 2025). "Barcelona 4–3 Real Madrid". BBC Sport.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "El Club Atlético Osasuna ficha a Víctor Muñoz para las próximas cinco temporadas" [Club Atlético Osasuna sign Víctor Muñoz for the following five seasons] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Rechazado por el Barcelona y convocado por Ancelotti: quién es Víctor Muñoz, el delantero del Real Madrid" [Rejected by Barcelona and called up by Ancelotti: who is Víctor Muñoz, the Real Madrid striker?] (in Spanish). The Sporting News. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
External links
- Real Madrid profile
- Víctor Muñoz at BDFutbol
- Víctor Muñoz at Soccerway