Henry Vaca

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vaca and the second or maternal family name is Urquiza.
Henry Vaca
Personal information
Full name Henry Vaca Urquiza
Date of birth (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Club Bolívar
Number 8
Youth career
Academía Tahuichi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Calleja
2016 O'Higgins 0 (0)
2017–2021 The Strongest 79 (9)
2019 → Universitario (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2023 Oriente Petrolero 47 (10)
2022 → The Strongest (loan) 20 (4)
2023–2024 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 12 (0)
2024- Bolivar 18 (2)
International career‡
2015 Bolivia U17 4 (2)
2017 Bolivia U20 2 (0)
2020– Bolivia U23 3 (0)
2018– Bolivia 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024

Henry Vaca Urquiza (born 27 January 1998) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Club Bolívar.[1]

Career

Vaca made his professional debut with The Strongest in 2016. In 2019, he was loaned to Universitario. In 2020, he joined Atlético Goianiense also on loan.

On 25 June 2023 signed for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh.[2]

International career

On 10 September 2018, Vaca made his debut for the Bolivia national football team starting in a friendly against Saudi Arabia.[3] He scored his first goal for the national team in November 2023, during a 2–0 home win for Bolivia against Peru in a CONMEBOL 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[4]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 5 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bolivia 2018 4 0
2019 2 0
2020 1 0
2021 8 0
2022 2 0
2023 3 1
2024 1 0
Total 21 1

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 November 2023 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia  Peru 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

The Strongest

References

  1. ^ "Bolivia - H. Vaca - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Igal (25 June 2023). "רשמי: הנרי ואקה חתם בבני ריינה" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Bolivia - 10 September 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ Blanco Pagan, Jose Luis (16 November 2023). "Peru suffers: Henry Vaca from Bolivia scored with a left foot after an error by Carlos Zambrano [VIDEO]". rpp.pe. Retrieved 16 November 2023.