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Rubén Vargas
Vargas with Switzerland in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rubén Estephan Vargas Martínez[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Adligenswil, Switzerland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2008 FC Adligenswil
2008–2014 Luzern
2014–2015 Kriens
2015–2017 Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Luzern II 25 (17)
2017–2019 Luzern 50 (9)
2019–2025 FC Augsburg 154 (20)
2025– Sevilla 35 (5)
International career‡
2018–2019 Switzerland U20 4 (2)
2018–2019 Switzerland U21 6 (2)
2019– Switzerland 67 (13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:15, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:45, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Rubén Estephan Vargas Martínez (born 5 August 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Sevilla and the Switzerland national team.

Club career

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Vargas made his professional debut for FC Luzern in a 1–1 tie with FC Zürich on 27 August 2017.[2]

He signed a five-year contract with FC Augsburg in June 2019,[3] becoming the first Bundesliga player of Dominican descent. He scored his first goal in his second match, against Union Berlin on 24 August.[4] On 25 July 2021, he signed a four-year contract extension with Augsburg, running until June 2025.[5]

On 9 January 2025, Vargas signed a contract with Spanish club Sevilla until 2029.[6]

International career

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Vargas made his Switzerland senior team debut on 8 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar. He replaced Granit Xhaka in the 74th minute.[7] On 18 November, he scored his first senior international goal against the same opposition in a 6–1 win.[8]

Vargas scored a crucial penalty for Switzerland during UEFA Euro 2020 in a shootout against France on 28 June in the round of 16, helping Switzerland qualify for the quarter-final.[9] However, Vargas, later missed a penalty for Switzerland during the shoot-out against Spain on 2 July in the quarter-final, which they would end up losing.[10]

Vargas started all four of Switzerland's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, assisting Remo Freuler's winning goal in the Group G decider against Serbia on 2 December.[11]

On 7 June 2024, Vargas was named in Switzerland's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[12] He started the team's opening match, playing 74 minutes of a 3–1 win over Hungary in Cologne.[13] He was awarded player of the match for Switzerland's round of 16 game against defending champions Italy, both scoring and assisting a goal in a 2–0 victory.[14]

On 20 May 2026, Vargas was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[15] He scored his first World Cup goals against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Canada in the group stage.[16][17] He scored the winning penalty during the shootout against Colombia in the round of 16, securing his nation's place in the quarter-finals for the first time since 1954.[18][19]

Personal life

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Vargas was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland, to a Dominican father named Victor Vargas alias "Filete", and a Swiss mother, and holds citizenship of both nations.[3][20] He is a Christian.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 May 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luzern II 2015–16 Swiss 1. Liga 63——63
2016–17 Swiss 1. Liga 109——109
2017–18 Swiss 1. Liga 95——95
Total 2517——2517
Luzern 2017–18 Swiss Super League 1911100202
2018–19 Swiss Super League 318412[b]0379
Total 50952205711
FC Augsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 33600—336
2020–21 Bundesliga 30621—327
2021–22 Bundesliga 29111—302
2022–23 Bundesliga 23310—243
2023–24 Bundesliga 31410—324
2024–25 Bundesliga 8020—100
Total 1542072—16122
Sevilla 2024–25 La Liga 112——112
2025–26 La Liga 24310—253
Total 35510—365
Career total 264511342027955

International

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As of match played 11 July 2026[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201931
202050
2021143
202290
202393
2024101
202583
202692
Total6713
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.[23]
List of international goals scored by Rubén Vargas
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 November 2019Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar3 Gibraltar2–06–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
231 March 2021Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland11 Finland2–23–2Friendly
31 September 2021St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland17 Greece2–12–1
415 November 2021Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland22 Bulgaria2–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
528 March 2023Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland33 Israel1–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
615 November 2023Pancho Arena, Felcsút, Hungary38 Israel1–01–1
718 November 2023St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland39 Kosovo1–01–1
829 June 2024Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany47 Italy2–02–0UEFA Euro 2024
925 March 2025Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland52 Luxembourg1–03–1Friendly
103–0
1118 November 2025Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo58 Kosovo1–01–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1218 June 2026SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States63 Bosnia and Herzegovina2–04–12026 FIFA World Cup
1324 June 2026BC Place, Vancouver, Canada64 Canada1–02–1

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Rubén Vargas". Bundesliga. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "LUZ - FCZ | Super League 2017/2018 | Match".
  3. 1 2 "Ruben Vargas joins FC Augsburg". FC Augsburg. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ruben Vargas: Lichtsteiner's protege, the Bundesliga's top-scoring new player and Augsburg's answer to Shaqiri". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ruben Vargas signs contract extension". FC Augsburg. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "RUBÉN VARGAS BECOMES FIRST SIGNING OF 2025". Sevilla FC. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Switzerland v Gibraltar game report". UEFA. 8 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Gr.D, Gibraltar - Suisse (1-6): La réaction de Vargas après la victoire". RTS (in French). 18 November 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Murray, Scott (28 June 2021). "France 3-3 Switzerland (Aet; pens 4-5): Euro 2020 last 16 – as it happened". The Guardian.
  10. ↑ "Switzerland v Spain game report". UEFA. 2 July 2021.[dead link]
  11. ↑ "World Cup 2022: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland - Swiss through after exciting victory". BBC Sport. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Switzerland announce 26-man squad for Euro 2024". Reuters. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Hungary 1-3 Switzerland LIVE: UEFA Euro 2024 - score, updates & reaction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "Switzerland 2–0 Italy: Swiss club together in Berlin". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Rodriguez and Xhaka feature in Yakin's Switzerland squad". 20 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Rubén Vargas becomes our eighth player of all time to score at a World Cup". Sevilla FC. 19 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Switzerland outwit Canada to claim Group B at 2026 World Cup". RFI. 24 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals". Yahoo! Sports. 8 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Swiss roll into quarters after shootout drama". beIN SPORTS. 8 July 2026.
  20. ↑ Wyrsch, Daniel (15 January 2018). "FCL-Talent Ruben Vargas: "Ich will einen Stammplatz"". Luzerner Zeitung. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  21. ↑ Eyte, Chris. "UEFA Euro 24 footballers open up about their faith, "only defining performance is Jesus"". Christian Daily International. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  22. ↑ Rubén Vargas at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  23. 1 2 "Rubén Vargas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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