Henry Vaca
Bolivian footballer (born 1998)
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Henry Vaca Urquiza (born 27 January 1998) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Oriente Petrolero.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Vaca Urquiza | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Bolivar | 19 | (2) |
| 2025– | Oriente Petrolero | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Bolivia U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017 | Bolivia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bolivia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bolivia | 26 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
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 14 October 2025
| 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 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 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