Juan Pablo Vargas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Pablo Vargas Campos[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 June 1995||
Place of birth | Sarchí, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Millonarios | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Alajuelense | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Alajuelense | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Jacó Rays | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Belén (loan) | 34 | (4) |
2017–2020 | Herediano | 29 | (3) |
2018–2019 | → Deportes Tolima (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2020 | → Millonarios (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2021– | Millonarios | 106 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Costa Rica U21 | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Costa Rica | 19 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023 |
Juan Pablo Vargas Campos (born 6 June 1995) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Categoría Primera A club Millonarios and the Costa Rica national team.[2][3]
Club career
Alajuelense
Born in
Vargas was mainly a backup option during the following years, only making his league debut on 18 February 2015 by starting in a 2–1 home loss against Limón.[6] During the 2015–16 season, he only featured in five matches.
Herediano
Loan to Belén and transfer controversy
On 8 June 2016, Vargas signed a contract with Herediano, and was immediately loaned to Belén for the entire 2016–17 season.[7] In September, former side Alajuelense complained about his transfer to Herediano, after his federative rights were assigned to Jacó Rays before his loan to Belén;[8] Alajuelense and Herediano only reached an agreement in June 2017, after Alajuelense was assured 50% of a transfer to any foreign club.[9]
In December 2016, Vargas went on a trial at Ascenso MX side Lobos BUAP,[10] but nothing came of it. He was an undisputed starter for Belén during the season, scoring four goals in 34 league appearances.
Breakthrough
In May 2017, Vargas returned to Herediano.[11] A backup option during the 2017 Apertura, he became a first-choice during the 2018 Clausura; his side finished second in both tournaments, losing both in the Finals.
Loan to Deportes Tolima
On 1 August 2018, Vargas moved abroad and joined Categoría Primera A side Deportes Tolima on loan.[12] He failed to make an appearance during the remainder of the year,[13] and only made his debut for the club on 23 January 2019, replacing Luis González late into a 2–1 away win over Atlético Junior, for the year's Superliga Colombiana.[14]
Vargas became a regular starter for Tolima before suffering a knee injury in July 2019,[15] which kept him out for nearly three months. He left the club in December, after his loan expired.[16]
Millonarios
On 3 January 2020, Vargas joined Millonarios on loan for the year.[17] On 30 December, after being regularly used, he was bought outright and signed a permanent three-year contract with the club.[18]
Vargas has achieved great form playing for Millonarios and has been called the best defender playing in the Colombian league, with some tongue-in-cheek comparisons with Lionel Messi after an assist in a 4–1 win against Cortuluá.[19] Vargas played as Millionarios reached the final of the Copa Colombia in September 2022.[20]
International career
Vargas made his senior Costa Rica debut at the 2017 Copa Centroamericana, playing in a 3–0 win over Belize on 15 January 2017.[21] He scored his first goal for the national team in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the United States, netting the opener in a 2–0 victory on 30 March 2022.[22]
In November 2022, Vargas was named to Costa Rica's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[23] He made his debut in the competition on 1 December, starting in a 4–2 loss to Germany where he scored the second goal for his country.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 July 2023[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Alajuelense | 2013–14 | Liga FPD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
Belén | 2016–17 | Liga FPD | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
Herediano | 2017–18 | Liga FPD | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
Deportes Tolima | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2019 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Millonarios | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
2021 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
2022 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |||
2023 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
Total | 108 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 130 | 5 | |||
Career total | 194 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 13 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Superliga Colombiana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
- As of 27 July 2023[25]
National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Costa Rica | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
2023 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 March 2022 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | United States | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 1 December 2022 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar | Germany | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
3. | 4 July 2023 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | Martinique | 3–1 | 6–4 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Honours
Millonarios
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Vargas". Major League Soccer.
- ^ a b Juan Pablo Vargas at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Alajuelense presentó tres nuevos valores para el torneo de Invierno" [Alajuelense presented three new players for the Winter tournament] (in Spanish). La Nación. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Alajuelense saca la tarea ante la UCR y avanza en el Torneo de Copa" [Alajuelense do their homework against UCR and go further in the Torneo de Copa] (in Spanish). La Nación. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Limonenses volvieron a festejar en el Morera Soto tres años después" [The Limonenses throw a party at the Morera Soto three years later] (in Spanish). La Nación. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Herediano le quita a Alajuelense al juvenil Juan Pablo Vargas" [Herediano take away the youngster Juan Pablo Vargas from Alajuelense] (in Spanish). La Nación. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Alajuelense reclama fichaje anómalo de Juan Pablo Vargas" [Alajuelense complain about abnormal signing of Juan Pablo Vargas] (in Spanish). La Nación. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "La Liga lima asperezas con Herediano y llega a un acuerdo por Juan Pablo Vargas" [Liga end differences with Herediano and reach an agremeent for Juan Pablo Vargas] (in Spanish). Everardo Herrera. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Vargas va a prueba a México" [Juan Pablo Vargas goes on trial to Mexico] (in Spanish). La Nación. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Vargas llega a reforzar la defensa del Herediano" [Juan Pablo Vargas arrives to bolster the defense of Herediano] (in Spanish). CRHoy. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "El costarricense Juan Pablo Vargas, nuevo fichaje del Deportes Tolima" [Costa Rican Juan Pablo Vargas, new signing of Deportes Tolima] (in Spanish). El País. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "El extraño paso de Juan Pablo Vargas por Colombia lo tiene lleno de elogios y con tres meses esperando el debut" [The curious stint of Juan Pablo Vargas in Colombia has a lot of praise and three months waiting for the debut] (in Spanish). La Nación. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Vargas debutó en Colombia con el Tolima por la final de la Superliga" [Juan Pablo Vargas debuted in Colombia with Tolima in the final of the Superliga] (in Spanish). Everardo Herrera. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Confirmada lesión de Juan Pablo Vargas, tras el doblete amistoso del DEPORTES TOLIMA frente al Huila" [Confirmed injury of Juan Pablo Vargas, after the double friendly of DEPORTES TOLIMA against Huila] (in Spanish). El Rincón. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Vargas no sigue en el Tolima de Colombia" [Juan Pablo Vargas does not continue at Colombia's Tolima] (in Spanish). Everardo Herrera. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Vargas, nuevo defensa de Millonarios" [Juan Pablo Vargas, new Millonarios defender] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Millonarios adquirió los derechos deportivos de Juan Pablo Vargas" [Millonarios acquired the sporting rights of Juan Pablo Vargas] (in Spanish). Millonarios FC. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Vargas "dressed up as Messi" and distributed an extraordinary assistance in Colombia". futbolcentoamerica.com.
- ^ "Costa Rica: Juan Pablo Vargas one step away from making history with Millionaires in Colombia". futbolcentroamerica.com.
- ^ "Copa Centroamericano Belize vs. Costa Rica". worldfootball.com.
- ^ Sierra, Julian (30 March 2022). "VIDEO: El tremendo golazo de cabeza de Juan Pablo Vargas que tiene a Costa Rica ganándole a USA" [VIDEO: The great header goal from Juan Pablo Vargas who have Costa Rica defeating USA] (in Spanish).
- FIFA.com. 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Vargas tuvo un debut agridulce en los Mundiales, en Costa Rica vs. Alemania" [Juan Pablo Vargas had a bittersweet debut in the World Cup, in Costa Rica vs. Germany]. Caracol Televisión (in Spanish). GOL. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Juan Pablo Vargas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Repretel : Juan Pablo Vargas salió campeón de copa con Millonarios" [Repretel: Juan Pablo Vargas won the cup with Millonarios]. Repretel (in Spanish). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.