Camilo Vargas


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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Gil.

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.

Camilo Vargas

Vargas celebrates winning the Superliga with Santa Fe in 2013

Personal information
Full name Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil[1]
Date of birth 9 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information

Current team

Atlas
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Santa Fe 146 (2)
2015–2018 Atlético Nacional 18 (0)
2016Argentinos Juniors (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017Deportivo Cali (loan) 37 (0)
2018Deportivo Cali (loan) 35 (0)
2019 Deportivo Cali 21 (1)
2019– Atlas 175 (0)
International career
2009 Colombia U20 6 (0)
2014– Colombia 31 (0)

Medal record

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:56, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

After 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]

On 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

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Since 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]

As of match played 27 April 2024[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
Total 177 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 185 0
Career total 453 3 21 0 43 0 7 0 524 3
As of match played 10 September 2024[7]
Colombia
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 12 0
Total 31 0

Independiente Santa Fe

Atlético Nacional

Atlas

Colombia

Individual

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Deportivo Cali confirma acuerdo con Camilo Vargas, colombia.as.com, 28 November 2018
  3. ^ Colombian goalkeeper Vargas joins Mexico's Atlas, xinhuanet.com, 6 July 2019
  4. ^ "Camilo Vargas grows gigantic and gives Atlas the title - Latin america News". 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ^ Camilo Vargas at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Camilo Vargas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ^ "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.