Freddy Vargas (Venezuelan footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Freddy Enrique Vargas Piñero | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Deportivo Lara | 114 | (10) |
| 2021 | → FC Dallas (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | → North Texas SC (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Metropolitanos | 38 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 31 | (4) |
| 2024– | Maccabi Netanya | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Venezuela U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Venezuela | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2021 | |||
Freddy Enrique Vargas Piñero (born 1 April 1999) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Maccabi Netanya.
Club career
[edit]Born in Barquisimeto, Vargas made his professional debut for Deportivo Lara on 15 April 2017 in a Primera División match against Trujillanos. He started and played the first half before being substituted during the 1–1 draw.[1] Vargas then scored his first professional career goal on 23 August 2017 in a Copa Venezuela match against Atletico Guanare. He scored the 3rd goal in a 5–0 victory.[2]
FC Dallas (loan)
[edit]On 15 January 2021, it was announced that Vargas had joined Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on loan from Deportivo Lara for the 2021 season.[3]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Venezuela national football team on 9 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Paraguay.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 1 June 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Lara | 2017 | Venezuelan Primera División | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 2018 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 114 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 126 | 12 | ||
| FC Dallas (loan) | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| North Texas SC (loan) | 2021 | MLS Next Pro | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Metropolitanos | 2022 | Venezuelan Primera División | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2023 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 5 | ||
| Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Total | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 206 | 23 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Deportivo Lara 1–1 Trujillanos". Soccerway.
- ^ "Deportivo Lara 5–0 Atletico Guanare". Soccerway.
- ^ "FC Dallas Signs Freddy Vargas On Loan From Deportivo Lara". FC Dallas. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Paraguay v Venezuela game report". FIFA. 9 September 2021.
- ^ Freddy Vargas at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Barquisimeto
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara players
- FC Dallas players
- North Texas SC players
- Metropolitanos FC players
- Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C. players
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL League One players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers
- Venezuela men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards