Alex Vigo

Alex Vigo Gamaliel (born 28 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade on loan from River Plate.[4]

Alex Vigo
Vigo playing for Independiente in 2022
Personal information
Full name Alex Vigo Gamaliel[1]
Birth name Alex Gómez[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999
Place of birth Colastiné Sur, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 Red Star Belgrade
(on loan from River Plate)
Number 13
Youth career
UNL
2009–2019 Colón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Colón 30 (0)
2021– River Plate 17 (0)
2022–2023 → Independiente (loan) 35 (1)
2023 → Red Star Belgrade (loan) 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023

Career

Colón

Vigo joined Colón's academy in 2009 from Liga Santafesina team UNL.[1][2] His senior career got underway during the 2018–19 season, with the defender being an unused substitute in July 2018 for a Copa Argentina victory over Deportivo Morón.[5] He made his professional debut six months later, featuring for the full duration of a Primera División fixture with Argentinos Juniors on 28 January 2019; having signed his first professional contract on 23 January.[5][6][7] Vigo featured ten times in his first campaign, which included three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana as they reached the final; where he'd start, though Colón would lose to Independiente del Valle.[5]

River Plate

On 19 February 2021, Vigo completed a transfer to fellow Primera División team River Plate; twelve months on from rejecting the move due to personal issues.[1][8] He was bought for a fee around 1.75 million euros.

On 7 February 2022, Vigo was loaned out to Independiente until the end of 2022 with a purchase option of 2.5 million dollars for 50 percent of the pass.[9]

Personal life

Vigo was born under the name Alex Gómez, the surname of his mother.[1] However, aged 10, a judge ordered that he and his sister, Aixa, had to take their biological father's surname of Vigo, despite the latter leaving their mother weeks before Alex's birth.[1] Vigo's mother, Verónica, had initiated the court case due to the effects of the father's departure, which led to food shortages due to low income.[1] Vigo was born in Colastiné Sur, where his home would regularly flood from the nearby Paraná River.[1] He rejected a transfer offer from River Plate in early 2020 as he wanted to remain in Colastiné Sur to help his family contain the constant flooding.[1]

Career statistics
As of 19 February 2021.[5]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colón 2018–19 Primera División 6000103[lower-alpha 1]000100
2019–20 14000107[lower-alpha 1]000220
2020–21 1001000—00110
Total 300102010000430
River Plate 2021 Primera División 0000—0000100
Career total 300102010000430
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

References
  1. "Vigo: "Mi padre me abandonó en un rancho antes de nacer"". El Litoral. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. "Alex Vigo fue la figura sabalera en el triunfo por Copa Santa Fe". En el área. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. "Alex Vigo". World Football. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "Алекс Виго у Црвеној звезди". crvenazvezdafk.com. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. "Argentina - A. Vigo". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. "El defensor juvenil, Alex Vigo, firmó su primer contrato profesional con el Club Atlético Colón". Colón. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  7. "Colón se aseguró a Alex Vigo, una de las apuestas de Julio Comesaña". Uno Santa Fe. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. "Oficial: River le dio la bienvenida a Alex Vigo". El Litoral. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. Independiente presented Vigo with a very special video, oicanadian.com, 7 February 2022
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