Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil (born 9 March 1989) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Atlas and the Colombia national team.
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| Full name | Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlas | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Santa Fe | 183 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Atlético Nacional | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Deportivo Cali (loan) | 41 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Deportivo Cali (loan) | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Deportivo Cali | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Atlas | 196 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Colombia U20 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Colombia | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 19 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editDeportivo Cali
editAfter being loaned out to Deportivo Cali from July 2016 to July 2017, and later the 2018 season, Deportivo Cali confirmed that they had redeemed the player's purchase option and signed a contract until 2021 with the goalkeeper.[2]
Atlas
editOn 6 July 2019, Vargas was confirmed as a new player in Club Atlas.[3] In 2021, Vargas was the undisputed starter for the team, including the final for the Mexican tournament (La Liga MX) against Leon for away and home matches. During the away game he was partly responsible for an error which ended in a goal for Leon. However, during the home match he played a role keeping the zero including the extra time. The match ended going for the penalties round where he made two saves giving Atlas the win. This title ended a 70 years hiatus for the team.[4]
International career
editSince the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Vargas has been consistently called up in the Colombia national football team by manager José Pekerman. Despite being included in the World Cup squad, he made his debut against El Salvador at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey on 10 October 2014, that Colombia won, 3-0.
In May 2018, he was included in the Colombia preliminary 35 man team for the 2018 World Cup, in Russia.[5]
Since 2023, Vargas is the undisputed starter for Colombia; being the main goalkeeper throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification competition.
During 2024, Vargas was part of Colombia's 26 man squad for 2024 Copa América,[6] being the main goalkeeper of the team, playing every single match of the competition.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 5 October 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santa Fe | 2007 | Categoría Primera A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| Total | 155 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 2 | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Deportivo Cali (loan) | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| Deportivo Cali (loan) | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| Deportivo Cali | 2019 | 21 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 67 | 1 | |||
| Atlas | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 46 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 34 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 196 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 461 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 535 | 3 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024[8]
| Colombia | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 |
Honours
editIndependiente Santa Fe
Atlético Nacional
- Categoría Primera A: 2015-II
Atlas
Colombia
- Copa América third place: 2021, runner-up: 2024
Individual
- Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022
- Liga MX Balón de Oro: 2021–22
- Liga MX Golden Glove: 2021–22
- Liga MX All-Star: 2022[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ^ Deportivo Cali confirma acuerdo con Camilo Vargas, colombia.as.com, 28 November 2018
- ^ Colombian goalkeeper Vargas joins Mexico's Atlas, xinhuanet.com, 6 July 2019
- ^ "Camilo Vargas grows gigantic and gives Atlas the title - Latin america News". 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Copa América 2024: All Teams Confirmed Player Rosters | CONMEBOL Copa América". copaamerica.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Camilo Vargas at Soccerway
- ^ "Camilo Vargas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
edit- Camilo Vargas at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Camilo Vargas at Soccerway
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