José Salomón Rondón Giménez (Spanish pronunciation: [saloˈmon ronˈdon]; born 16 September 1989) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Pachuca and captains the Venezuela national team.

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.

He eventually beat competition from ageing Ruud van Nistelrooy,[15] again finishing as Málaga's best scorer – this included goals in narrow home wins against RCD Espanyol (2–1)[16] and Levante UD (1–0),[17] and a brace against Rayo Vallecano (4–2 success, also at La Rosaleda Stadium).

[18] In August 2012, Rondón signed for Russian Premier League team FC Rubin Kazan, for a reported fee of €10 million[19] which made him the most expensive Venezuelan player in history.

[21] Rondón made his first appearance in the UEFA Europa League against Inter Milan, and he scored once in a 2–2 group stage away draw, also playing the entire match.

[23] On 10 March 2013, following the winter break in the Russian Premier League, Rondón scored the only goal of the match as Rubin claimed a home victory over reigning champions FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

[28] On 31 January 2014, Rondón underwent a medical and joined fellow league club Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year contract for a fee in the region of £15.8 million.

[35] On 23 August, he made his first start, at the expense of Tottenham Hotspur-linked Saido Berahino, in a 2–3 home defeat to Chelsea, assisting James Morrison in his first goal and later being brought down by John Terry who received a straight red card.

[37] On 19 December, he was sent off at the end of a 1–2 home loss to AFC Bournemouth for thrusting his head at Dan Gosling, with teammate James McClean also dismissed in the first half;[38] he finished his first season in English football with ten goals.

[52] On 19 July 2019, Rondón signed with Dalian Yifang of the Chinese Super League, reuniting with manager Rafael Benítez who had joined the club two weeks before and reportedly activated the player's release clause of £16.5 million.

[61] With Jarrad Branthwaite already sent off, he was shown a red card on 15 May in a 3–2 home loss to Brentford for a foul on Rico Henry within four minutes of entering the pitch; he wrote an apology.

[64] He played 34 games overall in his first year in Buenos Aires, scoring 10 goals, one behind club top scorer Miguel Borja; the team won the Argentine Primera División title.

[65] His tally started on 9 April with two goals in a 3–0 win at Club Atlético Huracán,[66] and included the opener of a 2–0 victory away to Boca Juniors in the Superclásico on 1 October.

[70] Previously, on 3 February 2008, 18-year-old Rondón made his debut for the senior team in a friendly with Haiti,[71] scoring his first goal on 23 March against El Salvador (another exhibition match, another 1–0 win).

[79] On 10 June 2019, after his brace in a 3–0 friendly victory over the United States in Cincinnati, Rondón surpassed former holder Juan Arango to become Venezuela's all-time top scorer at 24 goals.