Martín Matías Ezequiel Vargas (born 8 May 1997), nicknamed Monito (in English: "Little Monkey"), is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Chinese club Shanghai Port.
 Vargas with Espanyol in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Matías Ezequiel Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Salta, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Port | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Vélez Sarsfield | 69 | (14) |
| 2019–2022 | Espanyol | 42 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2022– | Shanghai Port | 55 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2021 | |||
Career
Vélez Sarsfield
Vargas started his professional career with Vélez Sarsfield under Miguel Ángel Russo's coaching, entering the field in a 0–0 draw with Colón for the 2015 Argentine Primera División.[2]
His first game as a starter was against Defensa y Justicia for the 2016–17 Argentine Primera División under Omar De Felippe's coaching, in which he scored a goal to help his team to a 2–1 victory.[3] He went on to play 16 games (13 as a starter) in the season, scoring four goals.
Espanyol
On 14 July 2019, Vargas joined La Liga side RCD Espanyol on a five-year deal,[4] for a reported club record fee of €10.5 million.[5] He made his competitive debut in Europa League third qualifying round as a substitute and also scored a goal in a 3–0 win against Luzern.[6]
On 25 August 2021, Vargas was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor, for one year.[7]
Shanghai Port
On 24 August 2022, Espanyol transferred Vargas to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port for a fee of around £3.5 million.[8]
International career
Vargas made his international debut for Argentina on 7 September 2018 in a 3–0 win against Guatemala.[9]
Personal life
Vargas' father Omar, nicknamed Mono, was a former footballer who played for San Martín de Mendoza and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, among other teams.[10][11]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 29 September 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |||
| Total | 69 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 15 | ||
| Espanyol | 2019–20 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | — | 33 | 5 | |
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Adana Demirspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 27 | ||
Honours
Espanyol
Shanghai Port
Individual
References
External links
- Matías Vargas at BDFutbol
- Matías Vargas at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Matías Vargas at Soccerway