Matías Vargas (footballer, born 1997)

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 Spanish club RCD Espanyol.

Matías Vargas
Vargas with Espanyol in 2019
Personal information
Full name Martín Matías Ezequiel Vargas
Date of birth (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997
Place of birth Salta, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Vélez Sarsfield 75 (15)
2019– Espanyol 21 (0)
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 19 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2018

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]

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.[6]

Personal life

Matías is the son of Omar Francisco Mono Vargas, a former footballer who played for San Martín de Mendoza and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, among other teams.[7][8]

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. 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. https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/08/world/friendlies/argentina/guatemala/2805437/
  7. "El Mono Vargas alentó a su hijo Matías". Ovación (in Spanish). 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  8. Juan Azor (2015-12-15). "Matías Vargas: "Me falta mucho para ser como mi viejo"". Mas Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  • Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (in Spanish)
  • Profile at BDFA (in Spanish)
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