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 Saudi Pro League side Al Fateh SC.
 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 | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Fateh | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Vélez Sarsfield | 69 | (14) |
| 2019–2022 | Espanyol | 42 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Shanghai Port | 68 | (14) |
| 2025– | Al Fateh | 49 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U23 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2021 | |||
Career
editVélez Sarsfield
editVargas 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
editOn 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
editOn 24 August 2022, Espanyol transferred Vargas to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port for a fee of around £3.5 million.[8]
On 27 December 2024, Shanghai Port announced that Vargas is leaving the club as a free agent. [9]
Al Fateh
editOn 8 January 2025, Vargas joined Saudi Pro League side Al Fateh for free.[10]
International career
editPersonal life
editVargas' father Omar, nicknamed Mono, was a former footballer who played for San Martín de Mendoza and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, among other teams.[12][13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 26 February 2026[14]
| 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 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Total | 69 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 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 | — | 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 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 18 | |
| Total | 68 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 20 | ||
| Al Fateh | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | |||
| 2025–26 | Saudi Pro League | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| Total | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 257 | 47 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 299 | 59 | ||
Honours
editEspanyol
Shanghai Port
Individual
References
edit- 1 2 "Matías Vargas". RCD Espanyol. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ "2015 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "2016/17 Tournament statistics". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "¡Matías Vargas, nuevo fichaje perico!" [Matías Vargas, new perico signing!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Official: Espanyol sign Matias 'Monito' Vargas". Marca. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "FC Luzern no match for Espanyol in qualifier in Switzerland". MARCA in English. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Matías Vargas, cedido al Adana Demirspor" [Matías Vargas, loaned to Adana Demirspor] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "Matías Vargas, traspassat al Xangai Port FC" [Matías Vargas, transferred to Shanghai Port FC] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ "海港官宣外援巴尔加斯离队，他特别感谢球迷：上海充满太多美好的回忆" (in Chinese). 解放日报. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ "الأرجنتيني فارغاس ينضم إلى صفوف الفتح حتى عام 2026".
- ↑ "Argentina vs. Guatemala - 8 September 2018 - Soccerway".
- ↑ "El Mono Vargas alentó a su hijo Matías". Ovación (in Spanish). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ Juan Azor (15 December 2015). "Matías Vargas: "Me falta mucho para ser como mi viejo"". Mas Deportes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ Matías Vargas at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
External links
edit- Matías Vargas at BDFutbol
- Matías Vargas at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Matías Vargas at Soccerway