Pulga (footballer)

Pulga

Personal information
Full name	Victor Herrero Forcada
Date of birth	(1985-11-06) 6 November 1985
Place of birth	Almassora, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rayo Majadahonda
Youth career
2003–2005	Castellón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Castellón B
2005–2006	Castellón	7	(1)
2006–2007	Almassora
2007–2008	Logroñés	37	(2)
2008–2009	Villarreal B	24	(0)
2009–2010	Toledo	35	(3)
2010–2011	Alzira	32	(6)
2011–2012	Conquense	32	(5)
2012	Burriana
2012–2013	Iraklis Psachna	14	(3)
2013–2014	Kallithea	13	(0)
2014–2015	Kerala Blasters	15	(1)
2016–	Rayo Majadahonda	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Herrero and the second or maternal family name is Forcada.

Victor Herrero Forcada (born 6 November 1985), known as Pulga, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CF Rayo Majadahonda as a central midfielder.

Club career

Spain

Born in Almassora, Castellón, Valencian Community, Pulga graduated from CD Castellón's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in 2004, in the regional leagues. On 28 August 2005, he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute in a 0–1 away loss against UE Lleida for the Segunda División championship.

Pulga scored his first professional goal on 11 September, netting his team's in a 1–2 defeat at Xerez CD. He appeared in seven games for the main squad during the season as it narrowly avoided relegation, and signed for hometown's CE Almassora in the 2007 summer.

In July 2007, Pulga joined Logroñés CF in Segunda División B. He subsequently resumed his career mainly in the third level, representing Villarreal CF B, CD Toledo, UD Alzira, UB Conquense and CD Burriana.

Greece

Pulga moved abroad for the first time in his career in August 2012, signing for Football League Greece club Iraklis Psachna F.C.. In July of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he moved to fellow league side Kallithea FC.

Kerala Blasters

In August 2014, Pulga was announced in the international draft of the inaugural season of the Indian Super League. He was drafted by Kerala Blasters FC late in that month, his first appearance in top flight football occurring on 21 October as he started in a 1–2 away loss to Chennaiyin FC. He totalled six appearances over the season, including the loss to Atlético de Kolkata in the final.

Pulga remained in Kochi for the league's second year, playing nine games as his team finished rock bottom. On 29 November 2015, in their penultimate match, he scored his only goal in the second minute against FC Goa at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, albeit in a 1–5 loss.

External links

• Pulga profile at BDFutbol
• Indian Super League profile
• Pulga at Soccerway

• Triunfo agónico del Lleida (Agonizing triumph from Lleida); Mundo Deportivo, 29 August 2005 (Spanish)
• El Xerez se impuso a un débil Castellón, que sigue colista (Xerez defeats a feeble Castellón, who remains last); Marca, 11 September 2005 (Spanish)
• El Villarreal B ficha a Víctor Herrero, Cristóbal Márquez y Gerard Bordas (Villarreal B signs Víctor Herrero, Cristóbal Márquez and Gerard Bordas); Join Futbol, 19 June 2008 (Spanish)
• Víctor Herrero "Pulga" es oficialmente nuevo jugador del Burriana (Víctor Herrero "Pulga" is officially new player of Burriana); Golsmedia, 24 October 2012 (Spanish)