Willian Vargas

Willian Vargas
Personal information
Full name Willian Andrés Vargas León
Date of birth (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Guayaquil City
Youth career
2012–2015 Toreros FC
2016–2017 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Guayaquil City 113 (3)
2022 → Independiente del Valle (loan) 19 (0)
2024 → Barcelona SC (loan) 8 (0)
2024 → Mazatlán (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Ecuador U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:50, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Willian Andrés Vargas León[a] (born 12 June 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX club Mazatlán.

Club career

Early career

Vargas began his career at Toreros FC, the affiliate of Barcelona SC. He later moved to Argentina to join the youth team of Boca Juniors.[1]

Guayaquil City

He returned to Ecuador in 2018 to join Guayaquil City, making his debut in continental competition in the Copa Sudamericana in 2021.[2]

Independiente del Valle (loan)

In 2022, Vargas joined Independiente del Valle on loan and was part of the team that won the Copa Ecuador and the Copa Sudamericana that year.[3][4]

Barcelona SC (loan)

On 11 January 2024, Vargas joined Barcelona SC on loan, with an option to buy.[5]

Mazatlán

On 28 July 2024, Vargas moved to Mexico to join Liga MX side Mazatlán on loan.[6]

International career

Youth

Vargas has represented Ecuador at under-20 level.

He played his first match in a friendly against Chile on 9 November 2016, but was substituted in the 15th minute with his team going on to lose 1–0. The same sides faced again on 11 November with Vargas playing the whole game as Ecuador lost 2–0.

Vargas was called up to the Ecuador squad for the 2017 South American U-20 Championship on home soil. In the tournament he only played once, being sent off for a second yellow card in the 46th minute in the 1–0 loss against Brazil. He did not feature again as Ecuador eventually ended as runners-up, losing the final 2–1 to Uruguay.

Honours

Independiente del Valle

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas León.

References

  1. ^ Verdezoto, Kevin (4 March 2024). "¿Quién es William Vargas, el lateral de Barcelona SC que destacó en la primera fecha de la Liga Pro?". www.ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Willian Vargas nuevo refuerzo del Guayaquil City". El blog de mi fútbol Ecuatoriano (in Spanish). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ Palacios, Juan José (13 December 2021). "William Vargas y Danny Cabezas serán jugadores de IDV". Studiofutbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Independiente del Valle confirma dos nuevos refuerzos". ecuagol.com. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ "William Vargas se suma a Barcelona SC para la temporada 2024". Primicias. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ Chávez, Isac. "Mazatlán FC quiere fichar al defensor William Vargas de cara al Apertura 2024". El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2024.