Ruben Vargas

Ruben Estephan Vargas Martinez (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for superleague  club panathinaikos fc 

Club career
Vargas made his professional debut for FC Luzern in a 1–1 draw 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.

International career
Vargas made his Switzerland senior team debut on 8 September 2019, in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar. He replaced Granit Xhaka in the 74th minute.

Euro 2020
Vargas scored an important penalty for Switzerland, during UEFA Euro 2020, in a penalty shootout against France on 28 June in the Round of 16 knockout stage, qualifying Switzerland for the quarter-final.
Vargas, however, later missed a penalty for Switzerland, during the penalty shootout against Spain on 2 July in the quarter-final. Switzerland would later lose on penalties.

Personal life
Vargas was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland, to a Dominican father and a Swiss mother, and holds citizenship of both nations. Vargas shares a hometown with his previous Augsburg teammate and previous Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLuzern II2015–16Swiss 1. Liga63——632016–17Swiss 1. Liga109——1092017–18Swiss 1. Liga95——95Total2517——2517Luzern2017–18Swiss Super League19111002022018–19Swiss Super League3184120379Total50952205711FC Augsburg2019–20Bundesliga33600—3362020–21Bundesliga30621—3272021–22Bundesliga29111—3022022–23Bundesliga23310—2432023–24Bundesliga31410—3242024–25Bundesliga8020—100Total1542072—16122Sevilla2024–25La Liga112——1122025–26La Liga7100—71Total18300—183Career total247491242026153

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSwitzerland20193120205020211432022902023932024101202552Total5510

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.

+ List of international goals scored by Rubén Vargas No.  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 1  18 November 2019  Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar    2–0  6–1  UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 2  31 March 2021  Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland    2–2  3–2  Friendly 3  1 September 2021  St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland    2–1  2–1 4  15 November 2021  Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland    2–0  4–0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 5  28 March 2023  Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland    1–0  3–0  UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 6  15 November 2023  Pancho Arena, Felcsút, Hungary   1–0  1–1 7  18 November 2023  St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland    1–0  1–1 8  29 June 2024  Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany    2–0  2–0  UEFA Euro 2024 9  25 March 2025  Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland    1–0  3–1  Friendly 10  3–0

References

Other websites
Ruben Vargas en Fútbol Dominicano. Net

 SFL Profile 


 Swiss U20 Profile


Category:1998 births
Category:Living people
Category:Swiss footballers
Category:FC Augsburg players
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Sportspeople from the canton of Lucerne
Category:UEFA Euro 2024 players