Rubén Vargas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Martinez.

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

Rubén Vargas

Personal information
Full name	Rubén Estephan Vargas Martínez[1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Adligenswil, Switzerland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
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	11	(2)
International career‡
2018–2019	Switzerland U20	4	(2)
2018–2019	Switzerland U21	6	(2)
2019–	Switzerland	52	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:08, 6 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

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

He signed a 5 year contract with Augsburg in the summer of 2019,^[3] becoming the first Bundesliga player of Dominican descent. He scored his first goal in his second match, against Union Berlin.^[4]

On 9 January 2025, Vargas signed a contract with Spanish club Sevilla until 2029.^[5]

International career

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.^[6] On 18 November, he scored his first senior international goal against the same opposition in a 6–1 win.^[7]

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.^[8] However, Vargas, later missed a penalty for Switzerland during the shootout against Spain on 2 July in the quarter-final, which they would end up losing.^[9]

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.^[10]

On 7 June 2024, Vargas was named in Switzerland's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.^[11] He started the team's opening match, playing 74 minutes of a 3–1 win over Hungary in Cologne.^[12] 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.^[13]

Personal life

Vargas was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland, to a Dominican father called Victor Vargas alias "Filete", and a Swiss mother, and holds citizenship of both nations.^[3][14] Vargas shares a hometown with his former Augsburg teammate and ex Switzerland captain Stephan Lichtsteiner.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 April 2025^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Luzern II	2015–16	Swiss 1. Liga	6	3	—		—		6	3
	2016–17	Swiss 1. Liga	10	9	—		—		10	9
	2017–18	Swiss 1. Liga	9	5	—		—		9	5
	Total		25	17	—		—		25	17
Luzern	2017–18	Swiss Super League	19	1	1	1	0	0	20	2
	2018–19	Swiss Super League	31	8	4	1	2[b]	0	37	9
	Total		50	9	5	2	2	0	57	11
FC Augsburg	2019–20	Bundesliga	33	6	0	0	—		33	6
	2020–21	Bundesliga	30	6	2	1	—		32	7
	2021–22	Bundesliga	29	1	1	1	—		30	2
	2022–23	Bundesliga	23	3	1	0	—		24	3
	2023–24	Bundesliga	31	4	1	0	—		32	4
	2024–25	Bundesliga	8	0	2	0	—		10	0
	Total		154	20	7	2	—		161	22
Sevilla	2024–25	La Liga	11	2	—		—		11	2
Career total			240	48	12	4	2	0	254	52

1. Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland	2019	3	1
	2020	5	0
	2021	14	3
	2022	9	0
	2023	9	3
	2024	10	1
	2025	2	1
Total		52	9

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first.^[17]

List of international goals scored by Rubén Vargas

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 November 2019	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	Gibraltar	2–0	6–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2	31 March 2021	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Finland	2–2	3–2	Friendly
3	1 September 2021	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Greece	2–1	2–1
4	15 November 2021	Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland	Bulgaria	2–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	28 March 2023	Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland	Israel	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
6	15 November 2023	Pancho Arena, Felcsút, Hungary	Israel	1–0	1–1
7	18 November 2023	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Kosovo	1–0	1–1
8	29 June 2024	Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	Italy	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2024
9	25 March 2025	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Luxembourg	1–0	3–1	Friendly