Matías Vargas (footballer, born 1997)

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Matías Vargas
Matías Vargas 2019.jpg
Vargas with Espanyol in 2019
Personal information
Full name Martín Matías Ezequiel Vargas
Date of birth (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Salta, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Adana Demirspor
(on loan from Espanyol)
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Vélez Sarsfield 75 (15)
2019– Espanyol 42 (0)
2021– → Adana Demirspor (loan) 27 (4)
National team‡
2019 Argentina U23 2 (1)
2018– Argentina 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:26, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2021

Martín Matías Ezequiel Vargas (born 8 May 1997), nicknamed Monito (in English: "Little Monkey") is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Turkish club Adana Demirspor, on loan from Spanish club Espanyol.

Career[]

Vélez Sarsfield[]

Vargas started his professional career with Vélez Sarsfield under Miguel Ángel Russo's coaching, entering the field in a 0–0 draw with Colón for the 2015 Argentine Primera División.[1]

His first game as a starter was against Defensa y Justicia for the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División under Omar De Felippe's coaching, in which he scored a goal to help his team to a 2–1 victory.[2] He went on to play 16 games (13 as a starter) in the season, scoring 4 goals.

Espanyol[]

On 14 July 2019, Vargas joined La Liga side RCD Espanyol on a five-year deal,[3] for a reported club record fee of €10.5 million.[4] He made his competitive debut in Europa League third qualifying round as a substitute and also scored a goal in a 3–0 win against Luzern.[5]

On 25 August 2021, Vargas was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor, for one year.[6]

International career[]

Vargas made his international debut for Argentina on September 8, 2018 in a 3–0 international friendly against the Guatemala national football team.[7]

Personal life[]

Vargas' father , nicknamed Mono, was a former footballer who played for San Martín de Mendoza and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, among other teams.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  2. ^ "2016/17 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  3. ^ "¡Matías Vargas, nuevo fichaje perico!" [Matías Vargas, new perico signing!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Official: Espanyol sign Matias 'Monito' Vargas". Marca. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. ^ "FC Luzern no match for Espanyol in qualifier in Switzerland". MARCA in English. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Matías Vargas, cedido al Adana Demirspor" [Matías Vargas, loaned to Adana Demirspor] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Argentina vs. Guatemala - 8 September 2018 - Soccerway".
  8. ^ "El Mono Vargas alentó a su hijo Matías". Ovación (in Spanish). 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  9. ^ Juan Azor (2015-12-15). "Matías Vargas: "Me falta mucho para ser como mi viejo"". Mas Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-30.

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