| Matías Vargas | |
| Fullname: | Martín Matías Ezequiel Vargas |
| Birth Date: | 1997 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Salta, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.68 m[1] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Shanghai Port |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Caps1: | 69 |
| Goals1: | 14 |
| Years2: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Espanyol |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Adana Demirspor (loan) |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Shanghai Port |
| Caps4: | 55 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Argentina |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 29 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 30 May 2021 |
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 Chinese club Shanghai Port.
Vargas 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.
On 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]
On 24 August 2022, Espanyol transferred Vargas to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port for a fee of around £3.5 million.[8]
Vargas made his international debut for Argentina on 7 September 2018 in a 3–0 win against Guatemala.[9]
Vargas' father Omar, nicknamed Mono, was a former footballer who played for San Martín de Mendoza and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, among other teams.[10] [11]
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 187 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 27 | |||
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