*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 22 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
Vargas made his professional debut for FC Luzern in a 1–1 tie with FC Zürich on 27 August 2017.[2]
He signed a 5 year contract with Augsburg in the summer of 2019,[3] becoming the first Bundesliga player of Dominican descent. He scored his first goal in his second match, against Union Berlin.[4]
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.[7] 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.[8]
On 7 June 2024, Vargas was named in Switzerland's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[10] He started the team's opening match, playing 74 minutes of a 3–1 win over Hungary in Cologne.[11] 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.[12]
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.[3][13] Vargas shares a hometown with his former Augsburg teammate and ex Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner.[14]
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