Carlos Vargas (footballer)
![]() Vargas in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Alonso Vargas Tenorio[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 February 1999||
Place of birth | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Tijuana | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Tijuana | 12 | (0) |
2017–2021 | América | 47 | (0) |
2020 | → Morelia (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Mazatlán | 41 | (0) |
2023– | Cruz Azul | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Mexico U20 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Mexico U21 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 November 2018 |
Carlos Alonso Vargas Tenorio (born 14 February 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
Club career
[edit]Tijuana
[edit]In 2014, Vargas first joined Club Tijuana’s youth academy. In 2017, first-team coach Miguel Herrera promoted 18 year-old Vargas to the team competing in that year’s Clausura tournament.[2]
On 17 March 2017, Vargas made his debut against Santos Laguna. He started the match and played all 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw.[3] He made twelve appearances as Tijuana finished the tournament in first place and managed to reach the semifinals of the playoffs.
América
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Carlos_Vargas.png/120px-Carlos_Vargas.png)
In June 2017, Vargas joined Club América, reuniting with manager Miguel Herrera. He made his debut on 22 July against Querétaro. He started in the match which ended in a 0–1 defeat.
Cruz Azul
[edit]On January 18, 2023, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Vargas from Mazatlán.[4] Vargas made his season debut on February 4, against Tigres UANL and tore his right ACL in the 14th minute of the match.[5]
International career
[edit]On 25 October 2018, Vargas was called up by Diego Ramírez to participate in the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6] He would attain an injury during Mexico's first group stage match against Nicaragua and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the tournament.[7]
Vargas was included in the final roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[8] He would go on to appear in all five matches, as Mexico would go to the final against England, where Mexico lost 1–2.[9]
Vargas was included in the final roster that participated in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.[10] He appeared in two group stage matches as Mexico finished last in their group with one point.
Style of play
[edit]Vargas is described as "quick in anticipating opponent's movements and strong in the air."[11]
Honours
[edit]América
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Carlos Vargas Tenorio". Ligabancomer.mx. FMF. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Carlos Alonso Vargas Tenorio". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Carlos Vargas, el juvenil de 18 años, titular en la defensa de los líderes Xolos". agpnoticias.com (in Spanish). AGP Noticias. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Cruz Azul registró a Carlos Vargas, será el quinto refuerzo". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "La lesión que le arruinó a Carlos Vargas el Clausura 2023" [The injury that ruined Carlos Vargas' Clausura 2023 season]. mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "With the surprise of Diego Lainez, Mexico release call up for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". FMF State of Mind. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Tri Sub-20 se queda sin Carlos Vargas, baja por lesión". ESPN (in Spanish). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Simpson, Christopher. "England Beat Mexico to Win 2018 Toulon Tournament Final, 3rd Straight Title". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Diego Lainez to lead team for the Central American and Caribbean Games". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Duarte, Sergio Arturo (6 June 2018). "Despierta juarense Carlos Vargas interés en Europa". Diario.mx. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1999 births
- Living people
- Mexican men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Club Tijuana footballers
- Club América footballers
- Mazatlán F.C. footballers
- Liga MX players
- Liga Premier de México players
- Tercera División de México players
- Footballers from Chihuahua
- Sportspeople from Ciudad Juárez
- Mexico men's under-20 international footballers