Víctor Valdepeñas

Víctor "Valde" Valdepeñas Talavera (born 20 October 2006) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for La Liga club Real Madrid.

Early life Valdepeñas is a native of Madrid, Spain. He was born to a father from Asturias, a region in Northern Spain.

Club career As a youth player, Valdepeñas joined the youth academy of AD Villa Rosa. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Rayo Vallecano. Two years later, he joined the youth academy of La Liga side Real Madrid. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Leganés. During the summer of 2022, he returned to the youth academy of La Liga side Real Madrid and was promoted to the club's C team in 2024 before being promoted to their reserve team the same year.

Valdepeñas made his full debut for the senior Real Madrid team on 14 December 2025 in a league victory against Alavés. He started in the match and played 78 minutes.

Style of play Valdepeñas plays as a defender and is left-footed. Spanish newspaper Marca wrote in 2025 that "his physical condition stands out... this allows him to occupy the positions of full-back, wing-back... and midfielder.