Alex Vigo

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Alex Vigo
Personal information
Full name Alex Vigo Gamaliel[1]
Birth name Alex Gómez[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Colastiné Sur, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[3]
Club information
Current team
 Independiente
Youth career
UNL
2009–2019 Colón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Colón 30 (0)
2021– River Plate 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:27, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Alex Vigo Gamaliel (born 28 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right back for Independiente.[4]

Career[]

Colón[]

Vigo joined Colón's academy in 2009 from Liga Santafesina team UNL.[1][2] His senior career got underway during the 2018–19 season, with the defender being an unused substitute in July 2018 for a Copa Argentina victory over Deportivo Morón.[4] He made his professional debut six months later, featuring for the full duration of a Primera División fixture with Argentinos Juniors on 28 January 2019; having signed his first professional contract on 23 January.[4][5][6] Vigo featured ten times in his first campaign, which included three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana as they reached the final; where he'd start, though Colón would lose to Independiente del Valle.[4]

River Plate[]

On 19 February 2021, Vigo completed a transfer to fellow Primera División team River Plate; twelve months on from rejecting the move due to personal issues.[1][7]

Personal life[]

Vigo was born under the name Alex Gómez, the surname of his mother.[1] However, aged 10, a judge ordered that he and his sister, Aixa, had to take their biological father's surname of Vigo, despite the latter leaving their mother weeks before Alex's birth.[1] Vigo's mother, Verónica, had initiated the court case due to the effects of the father's departure, which led to food shortages due to low income.[1] Vigo was born in Colastiné Sur, where his home would regularly flood from the nearby Paraná River.[1] He rejected a transfer offer from River Plate in early 2020 as he wanted to remain in Colastiné Sur to help his family contain the constant flooding.[1]

Career statistics[]

As of 19 February 2021.[4]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colón 2018–19 Primera División 6 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 0 0 10 0
2019–20 14 0 0 0 1 0 7[a] 0 0 0 22 0
2020–21 10 0 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 11 0
Total 30 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 43 0
River Plate 2021 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 30 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 43 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vigo: "Mi padre me abandonó en un rancho antes de nacer"". El Litoral. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Alex Vigo fue la figura sabalera en el triunfo por Copa Santa Fe". En el área. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Alex Vigo". World Football. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Argentina - A. Vigo". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. ^ "El defensor juvenil, Alex Vigo, firmó su primer contrato profesional con el Club Atlético Colón". Colón. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Colón se aseguró a Alex Vigo, una de las apuestas de Julio Comesaña". Uno Santa Fe. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Oficial: River le dio la bienvenida a Alex Vigo". El Litoral. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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