Víctor Mollejo

Víctor Mollejo Carpintero (born 21 January 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for RCD Mallorca, on loan from Atlético Madrid.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mollejo and the second or maternal family name is Carpintero.
Víctor Mollejo
Personal information
Full name Víctor Mollejo Carpintero[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001
Place of birth Alcázar de San Juan, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Mallorca
(on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number 35
Youth career
Villa Don Fadrique
2010–2018 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Atlético Madrid B 29 (6)
2019– Atlético Madrid 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 36 (6)
2020–2021 → Getafe (loan) 4 (0)
2021– → Mallorca (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 Spain U16 3 (2)
2018 Spain U17 6 (1)
2019 Spain U18 1 (1)
2019–2020 Spain U19 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2020

Club career

2010–2017: Early career

Born in Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real but raised in Villa de Don Fadrique, Toledo,[2] Mollejo joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2010, from CD Villa de Don Fadrique.[3] On 12 August 2017, he appeared with the first team in a pre-season friendly against CD Leganés, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to appear for the club.[4]

2018–2019: Senior debut

Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2018–19 season, Mollejo made his official senior debut on 26 August 2018, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against AD Unión Adarve.[5] His first goal occurred on 23 September, as he scored his team's third in a 4–2 win at CDA Navalcarnero.[6]

Mollejo made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 19 January 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Thomas Lemar in a 3–0 away win.[7]

2019–20: Loan to Deportivo de La Coruña

On 2 September, he joined Segunda División side Deportivo de La Coruña on a season-long loan deal.[8]

Mollejo scored his first professional goal on 18 September 2019, netting his team's first in a 3–3 home draw against CD Numancia. He was Dépor's second-best goalscorer during the campaign with six league goals, but his side was unable to avoid relegation.

2020–21: Loans to Getafe and Mallorca

On 5 October 2020, Mollejo joined fellow top tier side Getafe CF on loan for the 2020–21 campaign.[9] On 1 February 2021, after just four matches, his loan was cut short.

Immediately after leaving Getafe, Mollejo moved to second division club RCD Mallorca on loan for the remainder of the season.[10]

Personal life

Since he was nine years old, Mollejo suffers from alopecia.[11][12]

Honours

International
Spain U19

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. "Don Víctor de La Mancha" (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. "Mollejo, la perla rojiblanca que dijo no dos veces al Atlético" [Mollejo, the red-and-white pearl who said no to Atlético twice] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. "Víctor Mollejo: the first player born in the 21st century to play for Atleti". Diario AS. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. "Otro paso de Víctor Mollejo: debut con el Atlético B" [Another step from Vítor Mollejo: debut with Atlético B] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. "El Atlético B remonta en Navalcarnero para lograr su primer triunfo" [Atlético B complete comeback over Navalcarnero to get their first triumph] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  7. "Simeone gives out his 24th and 25th academy debuts". Marca. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. "Acuerdo con el Deportivo de La Coruña para la cesión de Víctor Mollejo" [Agreement with Deportivo de La Coruña for the loan of Víctor Mollejo] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. "Acuerdo con el Getafe para la cesión de Víctor Mollejo" [Agreement with Getafe for the loan of Víctor Mollejo] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. Forteza, Gabriel (2021-02-01). "Mollejo y Koke Vegas, cedidos hasta final de temporada" [Mollejo and Koke Vegas, on loan until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  11. "Victor Mollejo, técnica y garra | Football Scouting". Football Scouting | Campionato Primavera | Calcio Giovanile (in Italian). 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  12. "¿Quién es Víctor Mollejo, la gran promesa del Atlético de Madrid que juega en el Deportivo La Coruña? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
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