Jeisson Vargas

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

Jeisson Andrés Vargas Salazar (born 15 September 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Jeisson Vargas

Personal information
Full name	Jeisson Andrés Vargas Salazar
Date of birth	(1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Recoleta, Santiago, Chile[1]
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2011–2014	Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Universidad Católica	33	(9)
2016–2019	Montreal Impact	19	(4)
2016–2017	→ Estudiantes (loan)	9	(0)
2017	→ Universidad Católica (loan)	11	(1)
2019	→ Universidad Católica (loan)	3	(0)
2020–2021	Unión La Calera	54	(13)
2022–2023	Universidad de Chile	22	(0)
2023	→ Al-Rayyan (loan)	11	(4)
2024	Huachipato	3	(0)
International career
2015–2017	Chile U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2024

Club career

Vargas made his debut for Universidad Católica playing the last 15 minutes against Universidad de Concepción in 2014.

In January 2018, Vargas signed with MLS side Montreal Impact.^[2]

In 2023, he joined Qatari club Al-Rayyan on loan from Universidad de Chile on a deal for six months.^[3]

In January 2024, Vargas joined Huachipato.^[4] In August of the same year, he ended his contract with Huachipato and moved to Europe to join Bosnian club FK Željezničar.^[5] Due to documentation issues, he could not sign with them.^[6]

International career

Along with Chile U20, Vargas won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.^[7]

Vargas was named in Chile's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.^[8]

Honours

Universidad Católica

• Primera División: Torneo Clausura 2015–16, 2019
• Supercopa de Chile: 2019

Chile U20

• L'Alcúdia International Tournament: 2015

References

1. "Jeisson Vargas Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com.
2. "Chilean attacking midfielder Jeisson Vargas joins Impact | FC Montreal".
3. Sánchez Leiva, Jorge (31 January 2023). "Se va el 10 azul: Jeisson Vargas deja Universidad de Chile para firmar por seis meses en Qatar" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
4. Arriaza, Bastián (31 December 2023). "Oficial: un ex U buscará su revancha en Huachipato". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
5. Fuentealba, Matías; Ilic, Gabriel (23 August 2024). "Jeisson Vargas rescindió su contrato con Huachipato y parte al fútbol europeo". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
6. Bahamard (2 September 2024). "Solo duró un entrenamiento: El incierto presente de Jeisson Vargas tras su frustrado paso europeo – Punto Seguido". puntoseguido.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
7. Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
8. "Sanchez, Vidal lead Chile's Copa squad". goal.com. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

External links

• Jeisson Vargas at Soccerway