Ronald Vargas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Alejandro Vargas Aranguren | ||
Date of birth | 2 December 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Guatire, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2006 |
Caracas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 |
Caracas | 32 | (9) |
2008–2011 |
Club Brugge | 71 | (22) |
2011–2014 | Anderlecht | 25 | (4) |
2014–2015 | Balıkesirspor | 25 | (6) |
2015–2017 | AEK Athens | 43 | (11) |
2017–2019 | Newcastle Jets | 30 | (5) |
2019–2020 | Oostende | 18 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Deinze | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008–2015 | Venezuela | 23 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ronald Alejandro Vargas Aranguren (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈronal(d) ˈβaɾɣas];[a] born 2 December 1986) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Caracas
Vargas started his career in the youth teams of
The
Club Brugge
On 14 May 2008, Vargas signed with the Belgian team
In the
Anderlecht
Contractual differences between Vargas and Club Brugge emerged in summer 2011, finishing with his transfer to R.S.C. Anderlecht on 29 June 2011. The transfer fee was reported to be €2.5 million. Because of the rivalry between the two clubs mutual transfers aren't very common. It was the first transfer from Club Brugge to Anderlecht since Aleksandar Ilić in 2000.
Vargas made his debut with the team in a
The American team New York Red Bulls and Basel were interested in Ronald Vargas, if Anderlecht managed to get Thorgan Hazard. At the end of this season Vargas finished his contract with Anderlecht. However, the club was willing to keep him one more year. Anderlecht hoped that, with Vargas playing on loan, they would have been able to sell him for more money afterwards.[4]
Balıkesirspor
On 28 July 2014, Vargas signed a one-year contract with the
AEK Athens
As
On 6 January 2016, AEK won against
On 13 February 2016, Vargas scoring after
In December 2016, the agent of Venezuelan attacking midfielder was in talks with the administration of AEK over his client's contract extension. The current contract of 30-year-old international expires at the end of
Newcastle Jets
In September 2017, Vargas signed for Australian
Vargas scored his first goal for Newcastle in their 1–1 draw with Adelaide United FC in Round 2 of the 2018–19 season.
International career
Vargas has played 23 times for the Venezuela national team, scoring 3 goals.[20] His debut came in the 1–0 match against Haití, in February 2008. He scored his first goal in the historic win against Brazil at the Gillete Stadium, in June 2008; his partner Giancarlo Maldonado scored too, and Venezuela won 2–0.
On 9 September 2009, Ronald Vargas scored the last goal in Venezuela's 3–1 victory over Peru.[21]
Vargas was among the 23-final squad for Copa America. Venezuela beat Colombia 1–0 at the 2015 Copa América, the biggest upset of the tournament so far and their first victory over their South American neighbours in the history of the competition. Vargas had an excellent performance, almost gave the Venezuelans the lead in the 27th minute, forcing David Ospina to make a fine reflex save.[22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 April 2017[23]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Caracas
|
2006–07 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
2007–08 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 10 | |
Total | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 11 | |
Club Brugge
|
2008–09 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
2009–10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
2010–11 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 16 | |
Total | 71 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 92 | 25 | |
Anderlecht | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2012–13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
2013–14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
Total | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
Balıkesirspor | 2014–15 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
Total | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
AEK Athens
|
2015–16
|
26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 |
2016–17
|
14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
Total | 40 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 14 | |
Newcastle Jets
| |||||||||
2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
Total | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
Career totals | 211 | 55 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 260 | 64 |
International goals
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 6 June 2008 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States | Brazil | 0–2 | 0–2 | Friendly |
2. | 14 June 2008 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 9 September 2009 | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz , Venezuela |
Peru | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Caracas FC
Anderlecht
AEK
Notes
References
- ^ Grave lesión de Ronald Vargas (Ronald Vargas seriously injured) Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine lavinotinto.com, 6 February 2011. (in Spanish)
- ^ Ronald Vargas (Anderlecht) suffers a season-threatening injury on his return to football) www.101greatgoals.com, 27 October 2011.
- ^ Ronald Vargas fuera por cuatro meses (Ronald Vargas out for four months) eluniversal.com, 27 October 2011. (in Spanish)
- ^ York Red Bulls and Basel want Vargas) www.anderlecht-online.be, 15 January 2014
- ^ "RONALD VARGAS BALIKESİRSPOR'DA!". www.balikesirspor.org.tr (in Turkish). 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Vargas resmen Balıkesirspor'da". www.milliyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Vargas signs AEK deal". www.sdna.gr. 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Vargas handed three-match ban". www.sdna.gr. 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Vargas signs AEK deal". www.sdna.gr. 6 January 2016.
- ^ "AEK win derby against PAOK". www.sdna.gr. 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Vargas the best Venezuelan of month January". www.sdna.gr. 2 February 2016.
- ^ "AEK beat Olympiakos after three red cards' derby". www.sdna.gr. 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Vargas strikes again, AEK beat Panathinaikos". www.sdna.gr. 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Tραυματίας ο Βάργκας, χάνει το ματς με Πανιώνιο". www.ert.gr. 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Επαφές για το συμβόλαιο του Βάργκας". www.newsbeast.gr. 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Πρόταση ανανέωσης σε Βάργκας". www.sport24.gr. 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Παγωμένος με την ΑΕΚ ο Βάργκας". www.sport24.gr. 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Στην πράσινη ατζέντα οι Βάργκας,Μασούντ και Γιουνές". www.sport24.gr. 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Jets sign Venezuela international Vargas". The World Game. SBS. 16 September 2017.
- ^ García Regalado, Jesús. "Venezuela – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Venezuela 3 Peru 1 - Eliminatorias 2010". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ "Venezuela make history by beating Colombia 1-02010". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ UEFA.com – Ronald Vargas uefa.com,
External links
- Ronald Vargas at Soccerway
- R.S.C. Anderlecht profile
- Official website (In Spanish)
- Ronald Vargas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ronald Vargas at Soccerway