Ruben Vargas
Ruben Estephan Vargas Martinez (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Augsburg in the Bundesliga.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ruben Estephan Vargas Martinez | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Adligenswil, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | FC Adligenswil | ||
2008–2014 | Luzern | ||
2014–2015 | Kriens | ||
2015–2017 | Luzern | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Luzern | 50 | (9) |
2019– | FC Augsburg | 29 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2018– | Switzerland U21 | 5 | (2) |
2019– | Switzerland | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:43, 13 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08 December 2019 |
Club career
Vargas made his professional debut for FC Luzern in a 1–1 tie with FC Zürich on 27 August 2017.[1]
He signed a 5 year contract with Augsburg in the summer of 2019,[2] becoming the first Bundesliga player of Dominican descent. He scored his first goal in his second match, against Union Berlin.[3]
International career
He made his Switzerland national football team debut on 8 September 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar. He replaced Granit Xhaka in the 74th minute.[4]
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of match played 13 June 2020.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Augsburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 4 |
Career total | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[6]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 November 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() | 2–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Personal life
Vargas was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland, to a Dominican father and a Swiss mother, and holds citizenship of both nations.[2][7] Vargas shares a hometown with his Augsburg teammate and Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner.[8]
References
- http://www.sfl.ch/superleague/matchcenter/match/201718/luz-fcz-13019/
- "Ruben Vargas joins FC Augsburg". FC Augsburg. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- "Ruben Vargas: Lichtsteiner's protege, the Bundesliga's top-scoring new player and Augsburg's answer to Shaqiri". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- "Switzerland v Gibraltar game report". UEFA. 8 September 2019.
- "Ruben Vargas". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- "Ruben Vargas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "FCL-Talent Ruben Vargas: "Ich will einen Stammplatz"".
- "VARGAS: "I WANT TO TAKE IT STEP BY STEP HERE"". Augsburg. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
External links
- Ruben Vargas at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
- Ruben Vargas at WorldFootball.net
- Ruben Vargas – UEFA competition record
- Swiss U20 Profile
- Ruben Vargas at National-Football-Teams.com