Giovanni de la Vega

Giovanni de la Vega (born 22 February 2000) is a Dutch-Chilean[1] footballer who plays for Llosetense in the Tercera División RFEF as a midfielder.

Giovanni de la Vega
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Llosetense
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2013 SV Rap
2013–2018 Ajax
2018–2021 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Jong Utrecht 19 (1)
2022 OFC Oostzaan – (–)
2022– Llosetense – (–)
International career‡
2016 Chile U17 2 (0)
2017 Netherlands U17 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2022

Club career

After being released from Jong Utrecht, in 2022 he joined OFC Oostzaan in the Derde Divisie.[2]

In July 2022, he moved to Spain and joined Tercera División RFEF club Llosetense.[3]

International career

In 2016, he represented Chile at under-17 level in a friendly tournament called Copa UC in Santiago, Chile, playing two matches.[4][5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 June 2020.[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Utrecht 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 20––0020
2019–20 131––00131
Career total 151000000151
Notes

    Personal life

    His father, Marco, is a Chilean political exiled in Netherlands due to the military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990) and his mother, Josey, is a Dutchwoman. He has two sisters, Melissa and Tamara.[7] Due to his Chilean heritage,[8] he holds both Dutch and Chilean nationality.[1]

    On October 25, 2020, he took part by first time in a Chilean referendum, voting in the national plebiscite for a new Constitution along with both his father and his sister, Melissa, in the Casa Migrante Amsterdam.[7]

    References
    1. "De la Vega gana terreno y se ilusiona con la Roja Sub 23" [De la Vega gains ground and is thrilled about The Red One U23] (in Spanish). as.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
    2. "Giovanni de La Vega van Jong FC Utrecht naar OFC". Voetbal in Zaanstad (in Dutch). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    3. @cdllosetense (16 July 2022). "Arriba magia des de Holanda a l'equip" (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via Instagram.
    4. "Chile debuta con deslucido empate frente a Paraguay". chile.as.com. October 9, 2019.
    5. "Selección Chilena Sub 17 cae ante Colombia en su segundo duelo en la Copa UC". ANFP.
    6. Giovanni de la Vega at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
    7. "El crack chileno que votó en el Plebiscito 2020 en Ámsterdam" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    8. Salas, Cristian (28 July 2021). "La nueva oportunidad del chileno formado en el Ajax". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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