Matías Vargas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Matías Ezequiel Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Salta, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Vélez Sarsfield | 33 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:03, 13 January 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2018 | |||
Martín Matías Ezequiel Vargas (born 8 May 1997), nicknamed Monito (in English: "Little Monkey") is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vélez Sarsfield in the Argentine Primera División.
Career
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.
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.[3]
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.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "2015 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ↑ "2016/17 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ↑ https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/08/world/friendlies/argentina/guatemala/2805437/
- ↑ "El Mono Vargas alentó a su hijo Matías". Ovación (in Spanish). 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ↑ Juan Azor (2015-12-15). "Matías Vargas: "Me falta mucho para ser como mi viejo"". Mas Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-30.