Salomón Rondón

Aragua

Born in Caracas, Rondón's sporting idols growing up were Ronaldo and Michael Jordan. He made his debut in the Venezuelan Primera División at the age of 17, appearing for Aragua FC against Carabobo FC on 8 October 2006; on 8 April of the following year he scored his first goals for the club, in a 2–2 draw against Caracas FC.

Las Palmas

In the summer of 2008, Rondón was signed by UD Las Palmas in Spain, and made his official debut on 5 October in a 1–2 away loss against Deportivo Alavés in the Segunda División. Almost a year after his arrival, on 2 September 2009, he netted his first goal, in a Copa del Rey match against Cádiz CF – becoming the youngest foreign player to ever score for the club, at the age of 19 years, 11 months and 17 days – and finished the season with ten goals in 36 games, as the Canary Islands side narrowly avoided relegation.

Málaga

On 19 July 2010, Málaga CF signed Rondón for a record €3.5 million transfer fee. He scored his first goal for the Andalusians exactly two months later, in a 1–2 home defeat against Sevilla FC in La Liga. Four days later, he opened the score in a 2–0 win at Getafe CF, adding a third the following week in a 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF. On 1 May 2011, Rondón contributed with one goal as Málaga came from behind at home to defeat Hércules CF 3–1. That was his 13th goal of the campaign, with which he surpassed the record of goals from a Venezuelan footballer in the Spanish top flight previously…

Youth

Rondón appeared for the Venezuela under-20 side in the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Egypt. He scored four times during the competition – as teammate Yonathan del Valle, with both netting hat-tricks in the 8–0 group stage routing of Tahiti – as the former managed to qualify for the Round of 16 stage.

Senior

Previously, on 3 February 2008, 18-year-old Rondón made his debut for the senior team in a friendly with Haiti, scoring his first goal on 23 March against El Salvador (another exhibition match, another 1–0 win). In the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, the team came fourth and received copper medals; he scored to open a 3–3 draw with Paraguay that saw both teams advance. Selected by manager Noel Sanvicente to the 2015 Copa América, he scored in La Vinotinto's first game of the tournament to help defeat Colombia 1–0; later that year, he was among 15 national players who threatened to quit the team after the president of the Venezuelan Football Federation accused them of conspiring to get the manager sacked. On 5 June 2016, during the 2016 Copa América Centenario, Rondón earned his 50th cap, starting in a 1–0 group stage win against Jamaica in Chicago. He scored the only goal of the following game against Uruguay to become the first Venezuelan player to find the net at three tournaments, and repeated the feat in the quarter-finals, a 1–4 defeat to Argentina. On 10 June 2019, after his brace in a 3–0 friendly victory over the United States in Cincinnati,…

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026

International

As of match played 30 March 2026

As of match played 27 March 2026 Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rondón goal.

Aragua

Copa Venezuela: 2007–08 Zenit Saint Petersburg

Russian Premier League: 2014–15 Russian Super Cup: 2015 River Plate

Argentine Primera División: 2023 Pachuca

CONCACAF Champions Cup: 2024 FIFA Derby of the Americas: 2024 FIFA Challenger Cup: 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 2024 Venezuela Kirin Cup: 2019 FIFA Series runner-up: 2026 Individual

Newcastle United Player of the Year: 2019 Liga MX top scorer: Clausura 2024 (shared) CONCACAF Champions Cup Golden Ball: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup top scorer: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup Best XI: 2024 IFFHS Top 11 Copa América: 2024 Liga MX All-Star: 2024, 2026