Víctor Rofino
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Víctor Rofino Gordo | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Leiria | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2013 | Atlético Madrid | ||
2013–2014 | AFE | ||
2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid | ||
2015–2018 | Leganés | ||
2018–2021 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Real Madrid B | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Intercity (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Valladolid B | 19 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Valladolid | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Murcia (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2024– | Leiria | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024 |
Víctor Rofino Gordo (born 28 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Leiria. Born in Spain, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau natioanl team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Madrid to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Spanish mother,[1] Rofino joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2018, from CD Leganés. On 10 August 2021, after finishing his formation, he moved to Segunda División RFEF side CF Intercity on loan for one year.[2]
Rofino made his senior debut on 5 September 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against CD Eldense,[3] and featured in another 17 matches during the season as the club achieved promotion to Primera Federación. On 20 August 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Real Valladolid, being initially assigned to the reserves in the fourth division.[4]
Rofino made his first team debut on 11 August 2023, starting in a 2–0 Segunda División home win over Sporting de Gijón.[5][6] On 31 August, he was loaned to third division side Real Murcia for the 2023–24 season.[7]
On 30 July 2024, Rofino moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Liga Portugal 2 side U.D. Leiria on a three-year contract.[8]
International career
[edit]In April 2018, Rofino was called up to the Spain national under-16 team.[9][10] On 1 October 2024, he was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team.[11] He made his debut for the Guinea-Bissau national team on 11 October 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mali at Stade du 26 Mars. He substituted Sambinha at half-time as Mali won 1–0.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "ESPANHA: VÍCTOR ROFINO ESTREIA PELO REAL VALLADOLID NA II LIGA". 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Víctor Rofino, nuevo jugador del CF Intercity" [Víctor Rofino, new player of CF Intercity.] (in Spanish). CF Intercity. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "CD Eldense y CF Intercity no ven puerta en el Nuevo Pepico Amat" [CD Eldense and CF Intercity do not score at the Nuevo Pepico Amat] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Víctor Rofino, refuerzo en defensa" [Víctor Rofino, addition in the defense] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "El Pucela doblega a un desdibujado Sporting" [Pucela double a blurred Sporting] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Noche de Cédric y otros cinco estrenos" [Cédric's night and another five debuts] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Víctor, al Real Murcia" [Víctor, to Real Murcia] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "União de Leiria reforça defesa com Víctor Rofino" [União de Leiria bolster defense with Víctor Rofino] (in Portuguese). UD Leiria. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Víctor Rofino called up for Spain U16s". CD Leganés. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Victor Rofino, del Cadete A del Leganés, convocado con la Selección Española Sub-16" [Víctor Rofino, of the Cadete A of Leganés, called up with the Spain under-16 national team] (in Spanish). Vavel. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "VÍCTOR ROFINO É UMA DAS NOVIDADES PARA A DUPLA JORNADA COM O MALI". October 2024.
- ^ "Mali v Guinea-Bissau game report". ESPN. 11 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Víctor Rofino at BDFutbol
- Víctor Rofino at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Madrid
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Bissau-Guinean people of Spanish descent
- Sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Spanish people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- CF Intercity players
- Real Valladolid Promesas players
- Real Valladolid players
- Real Murcia CF players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen