# Rubén Vargas

Rubén Estephan Vargas Martínez (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Spanish La Liga club Sevilla and the Switzerland national team.

## Club career

Vargas made his professional debut for FC Luzern in a 1–1 tie with FC Zürich on 27 August 2017.
He signed a 5 year contract with Augsburg in the summer of 2019, becoming the first Bundesliga player of Dominican descent. He scored his first goal in his second match, against Union Berlin.
On 9 January 2025, Vargas signed a contract with Spanish club Sevilla until 2029.

## International career

Vargas made his Switzerland senior team debut on 8 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar. He replaced Granit Xhaka in the 74th minute. On 18 November, he scored his first senior international goal against the same opposition in a 6–1 win.
Vargas scored a crucial penalty for Switzerland during UEFA Euro 2020 in a shootout against France on 28 June in the round of 16, helping Switzerland qualify for the quarter-final. However, Vargas, later missed a penalty for Switzerland during the shootout against Spain on 2 July in the quarter-final, which they would end up losing.
Vargas started all four of Switzerland's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, assisting Remo Freuler's winning goal in the Group G decider against Serbia on 2 December.
On 7 June 2024, Vargas was named in Switzerland's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He started the team's opening match, playing 74 minutes of a 3–1 win over Hungary in Cologne. He was awarded player of the match for Switzerland's round of 16 game against defending champions Italy, both scoring and assisting a goal in a 2–0 victory.

## Personal life

Vargas was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland, to a Dominican father called Victor Vargas alias "Filete", and a Swiss mother, and holds citizenship of both nations. Vargas shares a hometown with his former Augsburg teammate and ex Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Luzern II | 2015–16 | Swiss 1. Liga | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 |
| Luzern II | 2016–17 | Swiss 1. Liga | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 |
| Luzern II | 2017–18 | Swiss 1. Liga | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 |
| Luzern II | Total | Total | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 17 |
| Luzern | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Luzern | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 |
| Luzern | Total | Total | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 11 |
| FC Augsburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 |
| FC Augsburg | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 7 |
| FC Augsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| FC Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 |
| FC Augsburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 |
| FC Augsburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| FC Augsburg | Total | Total | 154 | 20 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 161 | 22 |
| Sevilla | 2024–25 | La Liga | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 238 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 252 | 51 |
* ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 8 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Switzerland | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2021 | 14 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2023 | 9 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2024 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 50 | 8 |
    Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Ruben Vargas :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 18 November 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 2–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 2 | 31 March 2021 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | Finland | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 1 September 2021 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Greece | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 15 November 2021 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 28 March 2023 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | Israel | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 6 | 15 November 2023 | Pancho Arena, Felcsút, Hungary | Israel | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 7 | 18 November 2023 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Kosovo | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 8 | 29 June 2024 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | Italy | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 |