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Miguel Vargas (footballer, born 1996)

Chilean footballer (born 1996)

Miguel Vargas
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Vargas Mañán
Date of birth	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28)
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

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

International career

Along with Chile U20, he won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.^[1]

He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against Paraguay in September 2015.^[2]

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.^[3] Since December 2021, Vargas holds the Peruvian nationality,^[4] 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

Primera División (3): 2016–A, 2016–C, 2018
Supercopa de Chile (1): 2016

Chile U20

L'Alcúdia International Tournament (1): 2015

References

^ Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Chile 3-2 Paraguay". live-result.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Conoce a "Manotas" Vargas, el meta titular de la "Rojita"" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2022.