Official: Salomon Rondon is announced as a reinforcement of Real Oviedo
This Thursday, his new club welcomed the Venezuelan striker, who was captain of Pachuca of the Liga MX
Real Oviedo signed the 35-year-old Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon, who arrives from Pachuca on loan to the newly promoted club to compete in the first division and face his third stage in Spanish football.
Rondón, who with the Tuzos de Pachuca scored 36 goals in 70 matches and played in the last Club World Cup, he returns to Spanish football to play on loan at Real Oviedo, a team owned by the Pachuca Group and who have just been promoted to the first division under coach Veljko Paunovic.
In 2024, he signed his best natural year as a goalscorer and his best natural year in terms of collective titles (ConcaChampions, Champion of the Americas and Challenger Cup before playing in the Intercontinental Cup) as well as individual (MVP of the Liga MX and Concachampions, top scorer of the ConcaChampions and the Clausura of the Liga MX and candidate for The Best award for best forward).
An international with Venezuela, where he is captain, Salomon Rondon arrived in Spanish football in 2008 to play for Las Palmas, then he was at Malaga who achieved the historic qualification to the Champions League and from there he was transferred to Rubin Kazan; After his time in Russian football, Rondón played in the Premier League for West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle and Everton.
Now, after spells in Chinese football, River Plate and Tuzos de Pachuca, he returns to Spanish football to join Real Oviedo's attack, which, pending an official announcement, will also include Uruguayan Fede Vinas.
Rondon’s signing is Real Oviedo's second since its promotion to the first division, as French winger Brandon Domingues arrived before him from Hungarian side Debrecen.