Román Vega
Argentine footballer
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Román Gabriel Vega (born 1 January 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Full name
Román Gabriel Vega[1]
Date of birth
1 January 2004[1]
Place of birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
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Vega with Zenit in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Román Gabriel Vega[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Argentinos Juniors | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2025– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Argentina U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024 | Argentina U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Career
Vega started his career with Argentine top flight side Argentinos Juniors.[2][3] In 2022, he was sent on loan to Barcelona Atlètic in the Spanish third tier.[4][5]
On 3 July 2025, Vega signed a five-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 23 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 13[c] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 65 | 1 | ||
| Barcelona B (loan) | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 111 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Eleven appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional, two appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional play-offs
- Appearances in Torneo Apertura play-offs
- Appearance in Russian Super Cup
Honours
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
