Miguel Vargas (footballer, born 1996)

Miguel Ángel Vargas Mañán (born 15 June 1996) is a Chilean-Peruvian[1] footballer who currently plays for Cienciano del Cusco as a goalkeeper.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Mañán.
Miguel Vargas
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Vargas Mañán
Date of birth (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cienciano
Number 25
Youth career
2008–2015 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Universidad Católica 0 (0)
2017 → Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) 36 (0)
2019 → Cobresal (loan) 0 (0)
2020 → Unión La Calera (loan) 1 (0)
2021 Unión La Calera 2 (0)
2022– Cienciano 3 (0)
International career‡
2013 Chile U17 4 (0)
2015 Chile U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2015

International career

Along with Chile U20, he won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.[2]

He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against Paraguay in September 2015.[3]

Personal life

Vargas is of Peruvian descent and has been with the Chile national team at under levels. Also, his grandfather, Gustavo Vargas, was a goalkeeper who played for Peruvian club Alianza Lima.[4] Since December 2021, Vargas holds the Peruvian nationality,[1] so he is eligible to play for Peru.[5]

He is nicknamed Manotas (Big Hands) since he was a child due to the fact that a football coach noticed he wore a big gloves in a training session for Colo-Colo.[6]

Honours
Universidad Católica
Chile U20

References
  1. Morales, Italo (2 December 2021). "Arquero chileno se nacionaliza y es presentado como refuerzo estrella en Perú" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 28 April 2022. llega con la carta de nacionalizado bajo el brazo para su nueva estación.
  2. Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. "Chile 3-2 Paraguay". live-result.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. "Miguel Vargas, el peruano que fue convocado por Juan Antonio Pizzi y ayuda a la selección chilena". Libero.pe. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. "Miguel Vargas se abre a jugar por Perú: Uno siempre sueña con llegar a una selección". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. "Conoce a "Manotas" Vargas, el meta titular de la "Rojita"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2022.


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