| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Estephan Vargas Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 25) | ||
| 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 | 146 | (20) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U21 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019– | Switzerland | 47 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 23:24, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 20:00, 29 June 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 goal in a 2–0 victory.
Personal life※
Vargas was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland,——to a Dominican father 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 10 May 2024
| 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 | ||
| Total | 146 | 20 | 5 | 2 | — | 151 | 22 | |||
| Career total | 221 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 50 | ||
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International※
- As of match played 29 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
| 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※
- ^ "Rubén Vargas". Bundesliga. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "LUZ - FCZ | Super League 2017/2018 | Match".
- ^ "Ruben Vargas joins FC Augsburg". FC Augsburg. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Switzerland v Gibraltar game report". UEFA. 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Gr.D, Gibraltar - Suisse (1-6): La réaction de Vargas après la victoire". RTS (in French). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Murray, Scott (28 June 2021). "France 3-3 Switzerland (Aet; pens 4-5): Euro 2020 last 16 – as it happened". The Guardian.
- ^ "Switzerland v Spain game report". UEFA. 2 July 2021.
- ^ "World Cup 2022: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland - Swiss through after exciting victory". BBC Sport. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Switzerland announce 26-man squad for Euro 2024". Reuters. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Hungary 1-3 Switzerland LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 - score, updates & reaction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Switzerland 2–0 Italy: Swiss club together in Berlin". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Luzern, Luzerner Zeitung AG 6006. "FCL-Talent Ruben Vargas: "Ich will einen Stammplatz"".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "VARGAS: "I WANT TO TAKE IT STEP BY STEP HERE"". Augsburg. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Ruben Vargas at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Ruben Vargas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
External links※
- Ruben Vargas en Fútbol Dominicano. Net
- Ruben Vargas at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
- Ruben Vargas at WorldFootball.net
- Ruben Vargas – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Swiss U20 Profile
- Ruben Vargas at National-Football-Teams.com
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