Marcelo Vega (footballer, born 1986)

Marcelo Damián Vega (born 16 September 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Almirante Brown.[1]

Marcelo Vega
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Damián Vega
Date of birth (1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Isidro Casanova, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Almirante Brown
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Villa Cubas
2006–2010 Deportivo Morón 132 (10)
2010–2012 Aldosivi 65 (3)
2012–2013 Olimpo 31 (3)
2013–2014 Talleres 17 (1)
2014 All Boys 9 (0)
2015 Barracas Central 27 (0)
2016–2017 Almirante Brown 42 (2)
2017–2021 Platense 39 (1)
2021– Almirante Brown 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Vega started out his career with Torneo Argentino C's Villa Cubas.[2] Deportivo Morón of Primera B Metropolitana signed Vega in 2006.[2] He remained in Morón for four years, scoring ten goals in one hundred and thirty-two appearances.[2] On 30 June 2010, Vega moved to Aldosivi.[1][3] He made his debut on 7 August against CAI, which was one of sixty-five matches he featured in over two seasons as they secured seventh and eleventh-place finishes; he also scored three times.[1] Vega joined Primera B Nacional side Olimpo in 2012.[1] He netted against Rosario Central, Ferro Carril Oeste and Atlético Tucumán as they won promotion to the Primera División.[1][4]

Between 2013 and 2014, Vega had stints in the second tier with Talleres, where he suffered relegation, and All Boys before agreeing to play for Barracas Central in Primera B Metropolitana.[1] In 2016, Almirante Brown became Vega's eighth club.[1][5] Two goals in forty-two fixtures followed, with his last appearance occurring on 30 June 2017 versus Deportivo Español.[1][6] Third tier Platense completed the signing of Vega in the succeeding July.[1] His first campaign, 2017–18, concluded with Platense winning the league title to gain promotion to Primera B Nacional.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 13 March 2019.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aldosivi 2010–11 Primera B Nacional 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2011–12 34 3 1 0 0 0 35 3
Total 65 3 1 0 0 0 66 3
Olimpo 2012–13 Primera B Nacional 31 3 1 0 0 0 32 3
Talleres 2013–14 17 1 1 0 0 0 18 1
All Boys 2014 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Barracas Central 2015 Primera B Metropolitana 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Almirante Brown 2016 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2016–17 29 2 0 0 0 0 29 2
Total 42 2 0 0 0 0 42 2
Platense 2017–18 Primera B Metropolitana 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
2018–19 Primera B Nacional 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 22 1 0 0 0 0 22 1
Career total 213 10 3 0 0 0 216 10

Honours

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Platense[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Argentina - M. Vega". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Ficha Estadistica de MARCELO VEGA". BDFA. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ ""Cuando tuvimos que jugar, jugamos, y cuando hubo que meter, metimos"". La Capital MdP. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Marcelo Vega se fue con bronca". La Nueva. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Vega: "Son seis meses a todo o nada"". El1Digital. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Vega: "Somos culpables de que Morón haya salido campeón antes"". El1Digital. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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