Name
Eduardo Vargas

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Born
1989 (34 years old)

Birth Place
Renca, Santiago, Chile

Position
Centre-Forward

Status
Active

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Team Number
11

Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

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Right

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Market Value
€1.15m

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Sport
Soccer

Team
Atletico MG

2nd Team
Chile

League
Brazilian Serie A

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Eduardo Jesús Vargas Rojas (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 20 November 1989) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian Série A club Atlético Mineiro and the Chile national team.

Emerging as a top talent at Cobreloa, Vargas moved to Universidad de Chile where he won three titles, including the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, where he was named player of the tournament. In 2011, he was co-awarded the Chilean Footballer of the Year and also finished as runner-up for the South American Footballer of the Year. Following an £11.5 million move to Napoli, Vargas had subsequent loan spells at Grêmio, Valencia and Queens Park Rangers before moving to 1899 Hoffenheim in 2015.

A full international since 2010, Vargas has earned 100 caps for Chile, scoring 40 goals. He was part of their squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the Copa América in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2021. He would finish as top scorer in Chile's title-winning 2015 and 2016 Copa América campaigns.




Season Stats
5 appearances in the current 2024 Season
6 goals scored in the current 2024 Season


Career Honours

Campeonato Mineiro
2021

Atletico MG

Mexican Primera League
2019

Tigres

Mexican Primera League
2017

Tigres

Copa America
2016

Chile

Copa America
2015

Chile

Italian Coppa Italia
2011-2012

Napoli

CONMEBOL Sudamericana
2011

Universidad de Chile


Career Milestones


UEFA Europa League Hat-Trick
2012-09-20


Former Youth Teams

2003-2004

2005-2006


Former Senior Teams

2006-2009

2010-2011

2012-2015

2013 (Loan)

2014 (Loan)

2014-2015 (Loan)

2015-2017

2017-2020


Former Club Staff


Contracts

2020-2022


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