Diego_Vargas_(footballer)
Diego Vargas (footballer)
Spanish footballer
Diego Cortés Vargas (born 8 July 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Cortés Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Huelva, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Salesianos | ||
| 2008–2012 | Nuevo Molino | ||
| 2012–2017 | Recreativo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Recreativo B | 60 | (17) |
| 2016–2019 | Recreativo | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sevilla C | 13 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Salamanca B | 21 | (12) |
| 2020–2021 | Albacete B | 17 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Albacete | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2021 | |||
Born in Huelva, Andalusia, Vargas was a Recreativo de Huelva youth graduate.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 3 January 2016, playing the last 39 minutes in a 2–1 Primera Andaluza home win against CD San Roque de Lepe B.
Vargas made his first team debut on 7 May 2016, playing the last four minutes of a 1–1 away draw against CD San Roque de Lepe in the Segunda División B championship.[2] He only scored his first senior goal on 17 September of the following year, netting the B's opener in a 2–1 Tercera División home win against CD Gerena.
On 17 January 2019, after alternating between the first team and the B-side, Vargas signed for Sevilla FC and was assigned to the C-team in the fourth division.[3] On 5 August, he moved to Salamanca CF UDS,[4] but only featured for the reserves.
On 23 January 2020, Vargas agreed to a contract with another reserve team, Atlético Albacete still in the fourth division.[5] He made his debut with the main squad on 16 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nahuel Arroyo in a 0–1 away loss against Córdoba CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6]
Vargas' professional debut occurred on 21 December 2020, as he replaced Álvaro Peña in a 2–0 Segunda División away success over CD Mirandés.[7]
- "Diego Vargas, un goleador en la vida y el terreno de juego" [Diego Vargas, a goalscorer in life and on the field] (in Spanish). Albiazules. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "El San Roque desciende pero le complica la vida al Recreativo (1–1)" [San Roque is relegated but complicate Recreativo's life (1–1)] (in Spanish). Huelva Hoy. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Nueva cara en el Sevilla C" [New face at Sevilla C] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Diego Vargas ficha por el Salamanca UDS y alternará el filial con el primer equipo" [Diego Vargas signs for Salamanca UDS and will switch the reserves with the first team] (in Spanish). Huelva24. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "El Albacete ficha a Diego Vargas, delantero del Salamanca CF UDS B" [Albacete sign Diego Vargas, Salamanca CF UDS B forward] (in Spanish). Salamanca 24 Horas. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "El Córdoba CF alarga la racha ante el Albacete (1–0) y pide una ronda más en la Copa" [Córdoba CF extend their run against Albacete (1–0) and ask for another round in the Cup] (in Spanish). ABC. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Este Albacete ya sonríe" [Albacete smile already] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- Diego Vargas at BDFutbol
- Diego Vargas at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Diego Vargas at Soccerway