Ruben Estephan Vargas Martinez (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Switzerland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ruben Estephan Vargas Martinez[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 24)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Adligenswil, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club 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) |
2017–2019 | Luzern | 50 | (9) |
2019– | FC Augsburg | 92 | (13) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Switzerland U21 | 5 | (2) |
2019– | Switzerland | 26 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Vargas made his professional debut for FC Luzern in a 1–1 tie with FC Zürich on 27 August 2017.[2]
He signed a 5 year contract with Augsburg in the summer of 2019,[3] becoming the first Bundesliga player of Dominican descent. He scored his first goal in his second match, against Union Berlin.[4]
Vargas made his Switzerland senior team debut on 8 September 2019, in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar. He replaced Granit Xhaka in the 74th minute.[5]
Vargas scored a crucial penalty for Switzerland, during UEFA Euro 2020, in a penalty shootout against France on 28 June in the Round of 16 knockout stage, qualifying Switzerland for the quarter-final.[6] Vargas, however, later missed a penalty for Switzerland, during the penalty shootout against Spain on 2 July in the quarter-final.[7] Switzerland would later lose on penalties.
Vargas was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland, to a Dominican father and a Swiss mother, and holds citizenship of both nations.[3][8] Vargas shares a hometown with his former Augsburg teammate and ex Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Luzern | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | |||
Total | 92 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 95 | 15 | ||||
Career total | 142 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 26 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 November 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() | 2–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
2 | 31 March 2021 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | ![]() | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
3 | 1 September 2021 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
4 | 15 November 2021 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
FC Augsburg – current squad | |
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Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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