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.

For other people named Matías Vargas, see Matías Vargas (disambiguation).
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)
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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