Pedro de la Vega

Pedro de la Vega (born 7 February 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.^[3]

Pedro de la Vega

Personal information
Full name	Pedro de la Vega[1]
Date of birth	(2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Olavarría, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger[2]
Team information
Current team	Seattle Sounders FC
Number	10
Youth career
	Ferrocarril Sud
2015–2018	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Lanús	103	(13)
2024–	Seattle Sounders	19	(1)
International career
2019	Argentina U20	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2025

Club career

Lanús

De la Vega started his career in the youth of Ferrocarril Sud before joining Lanús in 2015, having previously been rejected in trials with Boca Juniors and River Plate.^[4][5] Having been moved into the Argentine Primera División club's first-team squad for 2018–19, De la Vega was selected for his professional debut on 16 September 2018 during a home loss to Racing Club.^[6][7] He made two further appearances in September against Newell's Old Boys and River Plate respectively.^[6][8][9] He scored his first goal in the 2019 Copa de la Superliga, netting in a round of sixteen defeat to Vélez Sarsfield.^[6]

Seattle Sounders

On 24 January 2024, de la Vega joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side Seattle Sounders FC as a Designated Player for a club record $7.5 million transfer fee,^[10] with Lanús retaining a 20% stake in any future sales. He signed a contract with the Sounders through the 2027 MLS season, with a club option for 2028.^[11] De la Vega had been scouted by the team six years prior and began negotiations in 2023.^[12] He made his MLS debut in the season opener on 24 February against Los Angeles FC and scored a penalty kick in the 2–1 loss.^[13] Pedro de la Vega left early in the second half of the team's home match on 2 March with a right hamstrung injury. The Sounders later announced the injury would prevent him from playing for six to eight weeks.^[14]

On 31 July, de la Vega scored two goals in 20 minutes as Sounders beat Cruz Azul 7-0 in the Leagues cup, with his second goal being a long range volley in the last minute of the match.^[15][16]

International career

In October 2018, de la Vega was selected to train with the Argentina U20s.^[17] In December, De la Vega was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.^[18] In the succeeding May, Fernando Batista called De la Vega up for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.^[19] He featured twelve times across the two tournaments.^[6]

Personal life

Born and raised in Argentina, de la Vega is of Italian descent.^[20]

Career statistics

As of 30 November 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lanús	2018–19	Primera División	10	0	—		3	1	—		—		13	1
	2019–20		17	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	—		21	4
	2020–21[nb 1]		6	0	0	0	—		8	1	—		14	1
	2021		31	3	2	0	—		5	1	—		38	4
	2022		1	0	—		—		0	0	—		1	0
	2023		38	6	2	0	—		—		—		40	6
	Total		103	13	6	0	4	1	14	2	—		127	16
Seattle Sounders FC	2024	MLS	16	1	1	0	—		—		6	0	23	1
Career total			119	14	7	0	4	1	14	2	6	0	150	17

Notes

1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.