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(Redirected from Ruben Vargas) Swiss footballer (born 1998)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Martinez.
Rubén Vargas
Personal information
Full name Rubén Estephan Vargas Martínez
Date of birth (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Adligenswil, Switzerland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team FC Augsburg
Number 16
Youth career
2007–2008 FC Adligenswil
2008–2014 Luzern
2014–2015 Kriens
2015–2017 Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Luzern II 25 (17)
2017–2019 Luzern 50 (9)
2019– FC Augsburg 153 (20)
International career
2018–2019 Switzerland U20 4 (2)
2018–2019 Switzerland U21 6 (2)
2019– Switzerland 50 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Rubén Estephan Vargas Martínez (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Vargas made his professional debut for FC Luzern in a 1–1 tie with FC Zürich on 27 August 2017.

He signed a 5 year contract with Augsburg in the summer of 2019, becoming the first Bundesliga player of Dominican descent. He scored his first goal in his second match, against Union Berlin.

International career

Vargas made his Switzerland senior team debut on 8 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar. He replaced Granit Xhaka in the 74th minute. On 18 November, he scored his first senior international goal against the same opposition in a 6–1 win.

Vargas scored a crucial penalty for Switzerland during UEFA Euro 2020 in a shootout against France on 28 June in the round of 16, helping Switzerland qualify for the quarter-final. However, Vargas, later missed a penalty for Switzerland during the shootout against Spain on 2 July in the quarter-final, which they would end up losing.

Vargas started all four of Switzerland's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, assisting Remo Freuler's winning goal in the Group G decider against Serbia on 2 December.

On 7 June 2024, Vargas was named in Switzerland's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He started the team's opening match, playing 74 minutes of a 3–1 win over Hungary in Cologne. He was awarded player of the match for Switzerland's round of 16 game against defending champions Italy, both scoring and assisting a goal in a 2–0 victory.

Personal life

Vargas was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland, to a Dominican father called Victor Vargas alias "Filete", and a Swiss mother, and holds citizenship of both nations. Vargas shares a hometown with his former Augsburg teammate and ex Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luzern II 2015–16 Swiss 1. Liga 6 3 — — 6 3
2016–17 Swiss 1. Liga 10 9 — — 10 9
2017–18 Swiss 1. Liga 9 5 — — 9 5
Total 25 17 — — 25 17
Luzern 2017–18 Swiss Super League 19 1 1 1 0 0 20 2
2018–19 Swiss Super League 31 8 4 1 2 0 37 9
Total 50 9 5 2 2 0 57 11
FC Augsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 33 6 0 0 — 33 6
2020–21 Bundesliga 30 6 2 1 — 32 7
2021–22 Bundesliga 29 1 1 1 — 30 2
2022–23 Bundesliga 23 3 1 0 — 24 3
2023–24 Bundesliga 31 4 1 0 — 32 4
2024–25 Bundesliga 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
Total 153 20 7 2 — 160 22
Career total 228 46 12 4 2 0 242 50
  1. Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 8 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2019 3 1
2020 5 0
2021 14 3
2022 9 0
2023 9 3
2024 10 1
Total 50 8
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Ruben Vargas
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 2–0 6–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2 31 March 2021 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland  Finland 2–2 3–2 Friendly
3 1 September 2021 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Greece 2–1 2–1
4 15 November 2021 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland  Bulgaria 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 28 March 2023 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland  Israel 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
6 15 November 2023 Pancho Arena, Felcsút, Hungary  Israel 1–0 1–1
7 18 November 2023 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Kosovo 1–0 1–1
8 29 June 2024 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Italy 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024

References

  1. ^ "Rubén Vargas". Bundesliga. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. "LUZ - FCZ | Super League 2017/2018 | Match".
  3. ^ "Ruben Vargas joins FC Augsburg". FC Augsburg. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. "Ruben Vargas: Lichtsteiner's protege, the Bundesliga's top-scoring new player and Augsburg's answer to Shaqiri". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. "Switzerland v Gibraltar game report". UEFA. 8 September 2019.
  6. "Gr.D, Gibraltar - Suisse (1-6): La réaction de Vargas après la victoire". RTS (in French). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. Murray, Scott (28 June 2021). "France 3-3 Switzerland (Aet; pens 4-5): Euro 2020 last 16 – as it happened". The Guardian.
  8. "Switzerland v Spain game report". UEFA. 2 July 2021.
  9. "World Cup 2022: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland - Swiss through after exciting victory". BBC Sport. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. "Switzerland announce 26-man squad for Euro 2024". Reuters. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  11. "Hungary 1-3 Switzerland LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 - score, updates & reaction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  12. "Switzerland 2–0 Italy: Swiss club together in Berlin". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  13. Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "FCL-Talent Ruben Vargas: "Ich will einen Stammplatz"".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. "VARGAS: "I WANT TO TAKE IT STEP BY STEP HERE"". Augsburg. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  15. Rubén Vargas at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Rubén Vargas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

External links

FC Augsburg – current squad
Switzerland squads
Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2020
Switzerland
Kobel replaced Omlin after Switzerland's first match.
Switzerland squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup
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Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2024
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