Eduardo Vargas

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Eduardo Vargas
Vargas playing for Chile in 2013
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Jesús Vargas Rojas
Date of birth (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth
Santiago, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro
Number 11
Youth career
1999–2002 Internacional de Renca
2003–2004 Puerto Montt
2005–2006
Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Cobreloa B 12 (2)
2006–2009
Cobreloa
54 (10)
2010–2011 Universidad de Chile 55 (18)
2012–2015
Napoli
19 (0)
2013
Grêmio
(loan)
18 (6)
2014Valencia (loan) 17 (3)
2014–2015Queens Park Rangers (loan) 21 (3)
2015–2017 1899 Hoffenheim 29 (2)
2017–2020 Tigres UANL 120 (29)
2020– Atlético Mineiro 90 (18)
International career
2009 Chile U23 6 (4)
2009– Chile 108 (41)
Medal record
Men’s football
Representing  Chile
Copa América
Winner 2015
Winner 2016
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2017
China Cup
Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Eduardo Jesús Vargas Rojas (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo ˈβaɾɣas];[i] born 20 November 1989) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Chile national team.

Emerging as a top talent at

Grêmio, Valencia and Queens Park Rangers before moving to 1899 Hoffenheim
in 2015.

A full international since 2010, Vargas has earned over 100 caps for Chile, scoring over 40 goals. He was part of their squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the Copa América in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021. He would finish as top scorer in Chile's title-winning 2015 and 2016 Copa América campaigns.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Palestino before taking part of Deportes Puerto Montt's youth categories. In 2005, he was invited to a reality show headed by Adidas, called Adidas Selection Team, and despite not winning the competition,[3] he impressed enough to start the 2006 pre-season trialling with Puerto Rico Islanders, as the club was in Chile.[4]

Cobreloa

In 2006, Vargas was signed by

Vargas made his first team debut on 23 July 2006, aged just 16, playing the last 20 minutes in a 4–1 away loss against Puerto Montt.

Palestino.[10] On 30 August, he scored a brace in a 4–3 away win against the same opponent.[11]

Vargas established himself as a starter in 2009, contributing with four goals in 23 appearances.

Universidad de Chile

On 7 January 2010, Vargas joined Universidad de Chile for a US$700,000 transfer fee.[12] He made his debut for the club on 25 January, replacing Gabriel Vargas and scoring the last in a 5–1 home routing of Cobresal.[13]

Vargas only broke into the first team during the

Casa Blanca and twice in the 3–0 win at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago.[15]

Vargas was chosen as a candidate for South American Footballer of the Year in November 2011, eventually placing as runner-up to Neymar.[16] Then in December, Vargas was con-decorated as the Chilean Footballer of the Year.

Napoli

In December 2011, Italian club

Coppa Italia Final at the Stadio Olimpico
.

On 20 September 2012, in the first match of Napoli's UEFA Europa League campaign, Vargas scored his first Napoli goals, netting three in a 4–0 victory against AIK.[21] This was the first time that a Chilean player had scored a hat-trick in a continental competition in Europe.

Grêmio (loan)

On 17 January 2013, Vargas agreed to go on loan to Brazilian side

Grêmio.[22] He made his first appearance six days later in a Copa Libertadores match against LDU Quito. He scored his first goal on 21 February against Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores. On 31 March, he scored his first goal in the Campeonato Gaúcho, converting a penalty at the Arena do Grêmio in a 1–1 draw with Passo Fundo
.

Valencia (loan)

On 23 January 2014, Vargas joined

2013–14 season.[23] Vargas played his first official match for Los Che in a 3–2 away win at Camp Nou against champions Barcelona on 1 February 2014. He scored his first La Liga goal against Real Betis, in a 5–0 home win.[24]

Vargas recorded two goals and three assists in eight appearances as Valencia reached the semi-finals of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.[25]

Queens Park Rangers (loan)

On 21 August 2014, Vargas joined Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the 2014–15 Premier League season.[26] He made his debut for the club on 14 September against Manchester United, replacing Charlie Austin for the last 31 minutes at Old Trafford.[27] On 19 October, in a 2–3 loss against Liverpool at Loftus Road, Vargas scored twice after coming on as a substitute for Bobby Zamora in the 78th minute.[28] On 26 December, in a 2–1 loss to Arsenal, Vargas helped his goalkeeper Robert Green save an early penalty from Alexis Sánchez by pointing out which way his fellow Chilean was likely to shoot the ball.[29]

On 22 March 2015, Vargas scored his first goal in five months in QPR's 1–2 home defeat to Everton.[30] He also scored in the team's 4–1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on 4 April, but injured his knee ligament in that match, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.[31] The season ended with QPR finishing bottom of the league, resulting in their relegation to the Championship.

Hoffenheim

On 24 August 2015, Vargas joined German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim on a four-year deal, for a reported fee of €5 million, plus an additional percentage of any sell-on fee.[32][33]

Tigres UANL

On 27 January 2017, Liga MX club Tigres UANL announced Vargas would be joining the club.[34] On 16 July 2017, he scored in the 1–0 victory over Guadalajara in the 2017 Campeón de Campeones.

Vargas played the final against Tigres' archrival:

Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Tigres beat Monterrey 2–1. Vargas and Francisco Meza
scored.

Atlético Mineiro

On 9 November 2020, Vargas joined Atlético Mineiro on a two-year contract.[35]

International career

Australian team before their group match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

In 2009, Vargas participated in the

In 2011, Vargas was recalled and scored his first goal in a 3–2 friendly defeat to Spain on 2 September.[37] On 12 October, he scored his first competitive international goal in a 4–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Peru at the Estadio Monumental.[38]

In September 2013, Vargas broke the Chile national team record for goals in consecutive matches – previously held jointly by Marcelo Salas and Carlos Caszely – by scoring twice in a 2–2 friendly draw with Spain.[15] During 2013, he scored in six consecutive matches and nine times overall for La Roja.[15]

2014 World Cup

On 1 June 2014, Vargas was named by Jorge Sampaoli in Chile's 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.[39] In Chile's second group match, against defending champions Spain at the Maracanã Stadium, Vargas scored the team's opening goal as they mathematically eliminated Spain and secured qualification to the knockout stage.[40]

2015 Copa América

On 11 June 2015, Vargas scored for Chile in the opening match of the

the final. Although Vargas was substituted out in extra time, Chile won in a penalty shootout against Argentina to win their first major international honour.[43] Vargas' four goals made him the competition's joint top scorer alongside Peruvian Paolo Guerrero, and he was named in the Team of the Tournament.[44]

Copa América Centenario

On 14 June 2016, at the Copa América Centenario, Vargas and Alexis Sánchez scored twice each in a 4–2 win over Panama in Philadelphia to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.[45] Four days later, he added four more goals at Levi's Stadium in a 7–0 rout of Mexico.[46] Chile retained their title with another win on penalties against Argentina, and Vargas was again the top scorer with six goals.[47]

Despite his previous successes with the national team, Vargas, along with Marcelo Díaz, fell out of favour following the appointment of Reinaldo Rueda in 2018 and made only a single friendly appearance for Chile in the year.[48]

2019 Copa América

Vargas was included in Chile's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil. He scored twice against Japan in a 4–0 win for Chile's opening match.[49]

2021 Copa América

Vargas scored two goals in the 2021 Copa América, one each against Argentina and Uruguay, which both ended in a 1–1 draw. On 2 July 2021, Vargas played his 100th match for Chile in a 1–0 defeat against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[50]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 March 2024[51]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cobreloa B 2006
Chilean Tercera División
12 2 12 2
Cobreloa
2006[9] Chilean Primera División 4 0 4 0
2007[9] 5 0 5 0
2008 21 4 2 0 23 4
2009 24 6 1 1 25 7
Total 54 10 3 1 57 11
Universidad de Chile
2010
Chilean Primera División 18 1 10[c] 2 28 3
2011 37 17 2 1 12[d] 11 51 29
Total 55 18 2 1 22 13 79 32
Napoli
2011–12
Serie A 10 0 2 0 1[e] 0 13 0
2012–13
9 0 0 0 6[f] 3 0 0 15 3
Total 19 0 2 0 7 3 0 0 28 3
Grêmio
(loan)
2013 Série A 18 6 6 1 3 0 10[g] 2 37 9
Valencia (loan) 2013–14 La Liga 17 3 8[f] 2 25 5
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2014–15 Premier League 21 3 1 0 22 3
1899 Hoffenheim 2015–16 Bundesliga 24 2 0 0 24 2
2016–17 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 29 2 1 0 30 2
Tigres UANL 2016–17 Liga MX 12 1 0 0 6[h] 2 18 4
2017–18 41 10 1 0 4[h] 2 1[i] 1 47 13
2018–19 34 11 5 4 8[h] 2 2[j] 0 49 17
2019–20 19 4 0 0 2[h] 1 4[k] 1 25 6
2020–21 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3
Total 120 29 6 4 20 7 7 2 153 42
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 16 2 16 2
2021 16 4 9 3 7 3 11[g] 3 43 13
2022 24 5 4 1 3 0 7[g] 0 1[l] 0 39 6
2023 12 1 9 2 3 0 7[g] 0 31 3
2024 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 68 12 25 6 13 3 25 3 1 0 132 24
Career total 413 86 31 7 31 9 92 29 8 2 575 133
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Gaúcho, Campeonato Mineiro
  2. ^ Includes Copa Chile, Coppa Italia, Copa do Brasil, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa MX
  3. ^ Nine appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ a b c d Appearance in Copa Libertadores
  8. ^
    CONCACAF Champions League
  9. ^ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  10. ^ One appearance in Campeón de Campeones, one appearance in Campeones Cup
  11. ^ One appearance in Campeón de Campeones, three appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup
  12. ^ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

International

As of match played 26 March 2024[52]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2009 1 0
2010 2 0
2011 6 2
2012 6 0
2013 12 9
2014 12 7
2015 13 7
2016 14 7
2017 15 3
2018 1 0
2019 9 3
2020 2 0
2021 11 2
2022 2 0
2023 0 0
2024 2 1
Total 108 41
Score and result columns lists Chile's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Eduardo Vargas
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 September 2011
AFG Arena, St. Gallen
, Switzerland
 Spain 2–0 2–3 Friendly
2. 12 October 2011
Estadio Monumental, Santiago
, Chile
 Peru 2–0 4–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 6 February 2013 Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain  Egypt 1–0 2–1 Friendly
4. 26 March 2013 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile  Uruguay 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 24 April 2013 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Brazil 2–2 2–2 Friendly
6. 7 June 2013 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 11 June 2013 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile  Bolivia 1–0 3–1
8. 6 September 2013  Venezuela 1–0 3–0
9. 10 September 2013 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Spain 1–0 2–2 Friendly
10. 2–1
11. 19 November 2013 Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada  Brazil 1–1 1–2
12. 30 May 2014 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile  Egypt 2–2 3–2
13. 3–2
14. 4 June 2014 Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso, Chile  Northern Ireland 1–0 2–0
15. 18 June 2014 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Spain 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup
16. 10 October 2014 Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso, Chile  Peru 1–0 3–0 Friendly
17. 3–0
18. 15 November 2014
Estadio CAP, Talcahuano
, Chile
 Venezuela 3–0 5–0
19. 11 June 2015 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile  Ecuador 2–0 2–0 2015 Copa América
20. 15 June 2015  Mexico 2–2 3–3
21. 29 June 2015  Peru 1–0 2–1 2015 Copa América
22. 2–1
23. 8 October 2015  Brazil 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
24. 13 October 2015
Estadio Nacional, Lima
, Peru
 Peru 2–2 4–3
25. 4–2
26. 14 June 2016 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States  Panama 1–1 4–2 Copa América Centenario
27. 2–1
28. 18 June 2016 Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States  Mexico 2–0 7–0 Copa América Centenario
29. 4–0
30. 5–0
31. 6–0
32. 15 November 2016 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile  Uruguay 1–1 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
33. 13 June 2017 Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania  Romania 1–0 2–3 Friendly
34. 18 June 2017
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
, Russia
 Cameroon 2–0 2–0 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
35. 5 October 2017 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile  Ecuador 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
36. 6 June 2019 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile  Haiti 1–1 2–1 Friendly
37. 17 June 2019 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil  Japan 2–0 4–0 2019 Copa América
38. 4–0
39. 14 June 2021 Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Argentina 1–1 1–1 2021 Copa América
40. 21 June 2021 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil  Uruguay 1–0 1–1
41. 22 March 2024 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy  Albania 1–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Universidad de Chile[51]

Napoli[51]

Tigres UANL

Atlético Mineiro

Chile U20

Chile

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, Vargas was pronounced [ˈbaɾɣas].

See also

References

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