| Byron Vásquez | |
| Fullname: | Byron Gustavo Andrés Vásquez Maragaño |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 2000 |
| Birth Place: | San Miguel, Chile |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Machida Zelvia |
| Clubnumber: | 39 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aomori Yamada HS |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Iwaki FC |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Universidad Católica (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Machida Zelvia |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15 October 2023, 12:26 (UTC) |
Byron Gustavo Andrés Vásquez Maragaño also known as Byron Vásquez (born 16 May 2000) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Machida Zelvia.
Vásquez started his youth career with Aomori Yamada High School from 2016 to 2018. Vásquez started his first career with Iwaki FC in 2019 after graduation from high school in two years, but returned in 2021 after loan to Chilean club.[1]
In 2020, Vasquez loan to Chilean club, Universidad Catolica but he left the club after a season at Chile.
On 5 December 2021, he brought his club promotion to the J3 League as well as JFL champions for the first time in their respective history. 24 days later at same month and year, Vasquez signed to J2 club, Tokyo Verdy from Iwaki FC for upcoming 2022 season.[2]
On 6 July 2023, Vasquez announcement officially permanent transfer to Machida Zelvia, where his high school teacher Go Kuroda is the manager.[3]
Vásquez was born in Chile but moved to Japan at an early age. On 16 May 2022, he announced his intention to acquire Japanese nationality through naturalization.[4]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Iwaki FC | 2019 | Tohoku Soccer League | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 5 | 21 | 10 | ||
| 2020 | JFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 11 | |||
| Universidad Católica (loan) | 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2022 | J2 League | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 6 | |||
| Machida Zelvia | 2023 | J2 League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 86 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 101 | 18 | |||
Iwaki
Machida Zelvia