Matías Vargas (footballer, born 1997)

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 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Salta, Argentina
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Shanghai Port
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Vélez Sarsfield 69 (14)
2019–2022 Espanyol 42 (0)
2021–2022 → Adana Demirspor (loan) 36 (5)
2022– Shanghai Port 68 (14)
International career‡
2019 Argentina U23 2 (1)
2018 Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2021

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 Chinese club Shanghai Port.

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.[2]

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.[3] He went on to play 16 games (13 as a starter) in the season, scoring four goals.

Espanyol

On 14 July 2019, Vargas joined La Liga side RCD Espanyol on a five-year deal,[4] for a reported club record fee of €10.5 million.[5] 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.[6]

On 25 August 2021, Vargas was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor, for one year.[7]

Shanghai Port

On 24 August 2022, Espanyol transferred Vargas to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port for a fee of around £3.5 million.[8]

International career

Vargas made his international debut for Argentina on 7 September 2018 in a 3–0 win against Guatemala.[9]

Personal life

Vargas' father Omar, nicknamed Mono, was a former footballer who played for San Martín de Mendoza and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, among other teams.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 29 September 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vélez Sarsfield 2015 Argentine Primera División 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2016 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2016–17 16 4 1 0 — — 17 4
2017–18 25 5 3 0 — — 28 5
2018–19 23 5 2 1 — 3 0 32 6
Total 69 14 6 1 0 0 3 0 78 15
Espanyol 2019–20 La Liga 21 0 2 0 10 5 — 33 5
2020–21 Segunda División 21 0 3 0 — — 24 0
Total 42 0 5 0 10 5 0 0 57 5
Adana Demirspor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 36 5 2 0 — — 38 5
Shanghai Port 2022 Chinese Super League 18 1 4 0 — — 22 2
2023 22 1 2 0 1 0 — 25 1
Total 40 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 47 2
Career total 187 21 19 1 11 5 3 0 217 27

Honours

Espanyol

Shanghai Port

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Matías Vargas". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "2015 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "2016/17 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ "¡Matías Vargas, nuevo fichaje perico!" [Matías Vargas, new perico signing!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Official: Espanyol sign Matias 'Monito' Vargas". Marca. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ^ "FC Luzern no match for Espanyol in qualifier in Switzerland". MARCA in English. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Matías Vargas, cedido al Adana Demirspor" [Matías Vargas, loaned to Adana Demirspor] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Matías Vargas, traspassat al Xangai Port FC" [Matías Vargas, transferred to Shanghai Port FC] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Argentina vs. Guatemala - 8 September 2018 - Soccerway".
  10. ^ "El Mono Vargas alentó a su hijo Matías". Ovación (in Spanish). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  11. ^ Juan Azor (15 December 2015). "Matías Vargas: "Me falta mucho para ser como mi viejo"". Mas Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  12. ^ Matías Vargas at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.