Henry Vaca

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vaca and the second or maternal family name is Urquiza.

Henry Vaca Urquiza (born 27 January 1998) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Oriente Petrolero.^[1]

Henry Vaca

Personal information
Full name	Henry Vaca Urquiza
Date of birth	(1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Oriente Petrolero
Youth career
	Academía Tahuichi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Calleja
2016	O'Higgins	0	(0)
2017–2021	The Strongest	79	(9)
2019	→ Universitario (loan)	8	(0)
2020	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	1	(0)
2021–2023	Oriente Petrolero	47	(10)
2022	→ The Strongest (loan)	20	(4)
2023–2024	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	12	(0)
2024–2025	Bolivar	19	(2)
2025–	Oriente Petrolero	10	(0)
International career‡
2015	Bolivia U17	4	(2)
2017	Bolivia U20	2	(0)
2020–	Bolivia U23	3	(0)
2018–	Bolivia	26	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

Career

Vaca made his professional debut with The Strongest in 2016. In 2019, he was loaned to Universitario. In 2020, he joined Atlético Goianiense also on loan.

On 25 June 2023 signed for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh.^[2]

International career

On 10 September 2018, Vaca made his debut for the Bolivia national football team starting in a friendly against Saudi Arabia.^[3] He scored his first goal for the national team in November 2023, during a 2–0 home win for Bolivia against Peru in a CONMEBOL 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match.^[4]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 14 October 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Bolivia	2018	4	0
	2019	2	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	3	1
	2024	1	0
	2025	5	0
Total		26	1

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2023	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Peru	1–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

The Strongest

• Bolivian Primera División: 2016–17 Apertura