Miguel Vargas (Chilean footballer)

Miguel Ángel Vargas Mañán, (born 15 June 1996) is a Chilean-Peruvian[1] footballer who currently plays for Cienciano del Cusco as a goalkeeper.

Miguel Vargas
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Vargas Mañán
Date of birth (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Cienciano
Number 25
Youth career
2008–2015 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Universidad Católica 0 (0)
2017Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) 36 (0)
2019Cobresal (loan) 0 (0)
2020Unión La Calera (loan) 1 (0)
2021 Unión La Calera 2 (0)
2022– Cienciano 3 (0)
National team
2013 Chile U17 4 (0)
2015 Chile U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2015

International career

He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against Paraguay in September 2015.[2]

Personal life

Vargas is of Peruvian descent and has been with the Chile national team at under levels. Also, his grandfather, Gustavo Vargas, was a goalkeeper who played for Peruvian club Alianza Lima.[3] Since December 2021, Vargas holds the Peruvian nationality,[1] so he is elegible to play for Peru.[4]

He is nicknamed Manotas (Big Hands) since he was a child due to the fact that a football coach noticed he wore a big gloves in a training session for Colo-Colo.[5]

Honours

Club

Universidad Católica

References

  1. Morales, Italo (2 December 2021). "Arquero chileno se nacionaliza y es presentado como refuerzo estrella en Perú" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 28 April 2022. llega con la carta de nacionalizado bajo el brazo para su nueva estación.
  2. "Chile 3-2 Paraguay". live-result.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. "Miguel Vargas, el peruano que fue convocado por Juan Antonio Pizzi y ayuda a la selección chilena". Libero.pe. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. "Miguel Vargas se abre a jugar por Perú: Uno siempre sueña con llegar a una selección". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. "Conoce a "Manotas" Vargas, el meta titular de la "Rojita"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2022.


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