▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Lev ante ▁A ▁Val encia ▁CF ▁supp orter ▁since ▁child hood , ▁Val encia - born ▁Vic ente ▁started ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁with ▁Segunda ▁División ▁side ▁Lev ante ▁U D , ▁making ▁his ▁professional ▁debut ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁against ▁CD ▁Leg an és ▁aged ▁only ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁immediately ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁of ▁leading ▁teams ▁like ▁Ar sen al , ▁Val encia ▁CF ▁and ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁but , ▁eventually , ▁Val encia ▁( and ▁its ▁sport ing ▁director ▁J avier ▁Sub ir ats ) ▁convinced ▁the ▁young ster ▁to ▁sign ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁Val encia ▁After ▁two ▁full ▁seasons ▁at ▁Lev ante , ▁Vic ente ▁signed ▁for ▁Val encia ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Initial ly , ▁his ▁fav oured ▁position ▁of ▁left ▁w inger ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Argent ine ▁K ily ▁González ▁but , ▁despite ▁serious ▁cont ention ▁for ▁a ▁first - team ▁place , ▁he ▁still ▁managed ▁to ▁net ▁five ▁goals ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁La ▁Liga ▁games , ▁adding ▁ 1 3 ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁season ' s ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁FC ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich . ▁ ▁The ▁arrival ▁of ▁Rafael ▁Ben í te z ▁as ▁coach ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁would ▁mark ▁Vic ente ' s ▁opportunity ▁to ▁prove ▁himself , ▁and