Kerwin Vargas
Colombian footballer (born 2002)
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Kerwin Andrés Calderón Vargas (born 2 January 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC.
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Full name
Kerwin Andrés Calderón Vargas
Date of birth
2 January 2002
Place of birth
Concordia, Magdalena, Colombia
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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Vargas with Charlotte FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kerwin Andrés Calderón Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Concordia, Magdalena, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte FC | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cundy FC | |||
| 2011–2016 | CA Santa Marta | ||
| 2017 | Boca Juniors de Cali | ||
| 2018–2020 | Academia Europea | ||
| 2020–2021 | Feirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Feirense | 28 | (7) |
| 2022– | Charlotte FC | 109 | (16) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:21, 22 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in a small village in Concordia, Magdalena, Colombia, Vargas started his career with Cundy FC, before moving to CA Santa Marta at the age of nine.[1] He left for a short spell with Boca Juniors de Cali at the age of 15, but returned to CA Santa Marta, who were later renamed Academia Europea.[1][2]
After traveling with numerous top teams across Europe, he moved to Portugal in 2020, and signed for Feirense.[1][2] After two years, he joined Charlotte FC for its inaugural season.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 7 October 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feirense | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 8 | |
| Charlotte FC | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Career totals | 68 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 10 | ||
