Willian Vargas
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1997)
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Willian Andrés Vargas León (born 12 June 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Barcelona SC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willian Andrés Vargas León | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona SC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Toreros FC | ||
| 2016–2017 | Boca Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Guayaquil City | 119 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Independiente del Valle (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2024– | Barcelona SC | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Ecuador U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 October 2024 | |||
Club career
Early career
Vargas began his career at Toreros FC, the affiliate of Barcelona SC. He later moved to Argentina to join the youth team of Boca Juniors.[1]
Guayaquil City
He returned to Ecuador in 2018 to join Guayaquil City, making his debut in continental competition in the Copa Sudamericana in 2021.[2]
Independiente del Valle (loan)
In 2022, Vargas joined Independiente del Valle on loan and was part of the team that won the Copa Ecuador and the Copa Sudamericana that year.[3][4]
Barcelona SC
On 11 January 2024, Vargas joined Barcelona SC.[5]
Mazatlán
On 28 July 2024, Vargas moved to Mexico to join Liga MX side Mazatlán on loan.[6]
International career
Youth
Vargas has represented Ecuador at under-20 level.
He played his first match in a friendly against Chile on 9 November 2016, but was substituted in the 15th minute with his team going on to lose 1–0. The same sides faced again on 11 November with Vargas playing the whole game as Ecuador lost 2–0.[citation needed]
Vargas was called up to the Ecuador squad for the 2017 South American U-20 Championship on home soil. In the tournament he only played once, being sent off for a second yellow card in the 46th minute in the 1–0 loss against Brazil. He did not feature again as Ecuador eventually ended as runners-up, losing the final 2–1 to Uruguay.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 November 2024.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toreros FC | 2014 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Boca Juniors | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guayaquil City | 2018 | 39 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2022 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Guayaquil City | 2023 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 119 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 3 | |
| Barcelona SC | 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mazatlán | 2024-25 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 163 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 184 | 4 | |
Honours
Independiente del Valle