Camilo Vargas

Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil (9 March 1989) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Atlas and the Colombia national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Gil.
Camilo Vargas
Vargas celebrates winning the Superliga with Santa Fe in 2013
Personal information
Full name Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Atlas
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Santa Fe 146 (2)
2015–2018 Atlético Nacional 18 (0)
2016 → Argentinos Juniors (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Deportivo Cali (loan) 37 (0)
2018 → Deportivo Cali (loan) 35 (0)
2019 Deportivo Cali 21 (1)
2019– Atlas 104 (0)
National team‡
2009 Colombia U20 6 (0)
2014– Colombia 10 (0)
Honours
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:08, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2021

Career

Deportivo Cali

After being loaned out to Deportivo Cali from July 2016 to July 2017, and later the 2018 season, Deportivo Cali confirmed that they had redeemed the player's purchase option and signed a contract until 2021 with the goalkeeper.[2]

Atlas

On 6 July 2019, Vargas was confirmed as a new player of Club Atlas.[3] In 2021, Vargas was the undisputed starter for the team, including the final of the Mexican tournament (La Liga MX) against Leon in both away and home matches. During the away game he was partly responsible for an error which ended in a goal of Leon. However, during the home match he played a role keeping the zero including the extra time. The game ended up going to the penalties round where he made two saves giving Atlas the chance. This was the first title of the team in 70 years.[4]

International career

Since the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Vargas has been consistently called up for the Colombia national football team squad by manager José Pekerman. However, despite being named for the world cup squad, he made his debut against El Salvador at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey on 10 October 2014, in which Colombia won the match 3-0.

In May 2018 he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 9 July 2021.[6]
Colombia
YearAppsGoals
201440
201710
201910
202040
Total100

Honours

Independiente Santa Fe

Atlético Nacional

Atlas

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. Deportivo Cali confirma acuerdo con Camilo Vargas, colombia.as.com, 28 November 2018
  3. Colombian goalkeeper Vargas joins Mexico's Atlas, xinhuanet.com, 6 July 2019
  4. "Camilo Vargas grows gigantic and gives Atlas the title - Latin america News". 14 December 2021.
  5. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. "Camilo Vargas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2021.


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