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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Vargas Mañán | ||
Date of birth | 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) |
2017 | → Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) | 36 | (0) |
2019 | → Cobresal (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020 | → Unión 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
References
- 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.
- "Chile 3-2 Paraguay". live-result.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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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