Pedro De la Vega

Pedro De la Vega (born 7 February 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lanús.[2]

Pedro De la Vega

Personal information
Full name	Pedro De la Vega
Date of birth	(2001-02-07) 7 February 2001
Place of birth	Olavarría, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Lanús
Number	39
Youth career
	Ferrocarril Sud
2015–2018	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Lanús	16	(3)
National team^‡
2019	Argentina U20	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 november 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:53, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

De la Vega started his career in the youth of Ferrocarril Sud, prior to joining Lanús in 2015; having previously been rejected in trials with Boca Juniors and River Plate.[3][4] Having been moved into the Argentine Primera División club's first-team squad for 2018–19, De la Vega was selected for his professional debut on 16 September 2018 during a home loss to Racing Club.[2][5] He made two further appearances in September against Newell's Old Boys and River Plate respectively.[2][6][7] He scored his first goal in the 2019 Copa de la Superliga, netting in a round of sixteen defeat to Vélez Sarsfield.[2]

International career

In October 2018, De la Vega was selected to train with the Argentina U20s.[8] In December, De la Vega was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[9] In the succeeding May, Fernando Batista called De la Vega up for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[10] He featured twelve times across the two tournaments.[2]

Career statistics

As of 25 January 2020.[2]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lanús	2018–19	Primera División	13	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	16	3
Career total			10	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	13	1

References

1. "Pedro De la Vega". World Football. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. "Argentina - P. De la Vega". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
3. "Quién es el 39 de Lanús? Pedro De La Vega, el joven de 17 años que Boca y River no quisieron y ayer fue la figura Granate". Infobae. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
4. "Pepo de la Vega debutó en Lanús con 17 años y recibió una ovación cuando volvió al colegio". La Nación. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
5. "Ficha Estadistica de PEDRO DE LA VEGA". BDFA. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
6. "Quién es Pedro De La Vega, el pibe que alterna entre Lanús y el colegio secundario". Goal. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
7. "Argentina, Pedro De La Vega esordisce con il Lanus a 17 anni. E in classe..." Fox Sports. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
8. "Pedro De la Vega, de abanderado en el colegio a entrenar con la Selección Sub 20". Clarín. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
9. "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
10. "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

External links

• Pedro De la Vega at Soccerway