Pablo Vaca

Pablo Vaca

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Delmar Vaca Justiniano[1]
Date of birth	(2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Always Ready
Number	3
Youth career
2011–2021	Tahuichi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Always Ready	49	(0)
International career^‡
2020	Bolivia U20	1	(0)
2024	Bolivia U23	4	(0)
2023–	Bolivia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023

Pablo Delmar Vaca Justiniano (born 31 May 2002) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Bolivian Primera División side Always Ready and the Bolivia national team.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Vaca was a youth product of the local Tahuichi football academy, where he joined at 9 years old. In March 2024, he joined Bolivian top flight team Always Ready, signing his a three-year contract.[2]

International career

Bolivia U23

In January 2024, Vaca was called up to the Bolivia U23 team for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[3]

Bolivia senior

Vaca made his international debut with Bolivia national team on 27 August 2023 in a friendly game against Panama. In the last minutes of the game, he failed to clear the ball on time, leading Panama to score their second goal, thus ended the game in a 1–2 defeat for his team.[4][5]

In June 2024, Vaca was named in Bolivia's preliminary squad for the 2024 Copa América.[6]

References

1. "Pablo Vaca". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
2. "El campeón nacional se nutre de jóvenes figuras de la Tahuichi" (in Spanish). Ed Sports. 16 March 2021.
3. "Estos son los 23 jugadores elegidos por Zago para disputar el torneo Preolímpico" [These are the 23 players selected by Zago for the Pre-Olympic tournament] (in Spanish). Unitel. 16 January 2024.
4. "BOLIVIA VS. PANAMA 1-2". Soccerway. 27 August 2023.
5. "Bolivia cayó ante Panamá y deja dudas de cara al inicio de las Eliminatorias" (in Spanish). Late!. 27 August 2023.
6. "Conoce a los 29 convocados de Bolivia para la Copa América" [Meet the 29 called-up players of Bolivia for the Copa América] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.