Alex Vigo

Alex Vigo

Vigo playing for Independiente in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Alex Vigo Gamaliel [1]
Birth name	Alex Gómez [1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Colastiné Sur, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position	Right-back [3]
Team information
Current team	Talleres
Number	28
Youth career
	UNL
2009–2019	Colón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Colón	30	(0)
2021–2024	River Plate	17	(0)
2022–2023	→ Independiente (loan)	35	(1)
2023	→ Red Star Belgrade (loan)	13	(2)
2024–	Talleres	10	(0)
2025	→ Sarmiento (loan)	25	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Alex Vigo Gamaliel (born 28 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Talleres.

Career

Colón

Vigo joined Colón's academy in 2009 from Liga Santafesina team UNL. ^{[1] [2]} His senior career got underway during the 2018–19 season, with the defender being an unused substitute in July 2018 for a Copa Argentina victory over Deportivo Morón. ^[4] He made his professional debut six months later, featuring for the full duration of a Primera División fixture with Argentinos Juniors on 28 January 2019; having signed his first professional contract on 23 January. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Vigo featured ten times in his first campaign, which included three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana as they reached the final; where he'd start, though Colón would lose to Independiente del Valle. ^[4]

River Plate

On 19 February 2021, Vigo completed a transfer to fellow Primera División team River Plate; twelve months on from rejecting the move due to personal issues. ^{[1] [7]} He was bought for a fee around 1.75 million euros.

On 7 February 2022, Vigo was loaned out to Independiente until the end of 2022 with a purchase option of 2.5 million dollars for 50 percent of the pass. ^[8]

Personal life

Vigo was born under the name Alex Gómez, the surname of his mother. ^[1] However, aged 10, a judge ordered that he and his sister, Aixa, had to take their biological father's surname of Vigo, despite the latter leaving their mother weeks before Alex's birth. ^[1] Vigo's mother, Verónica, had initiated the court case due to the effects of the father's departure, which led to food shortages due to low income. ^[1] Vigo was born in Colastiné Sur, where his home would regularly flood from the nearby Paraná River. ^[1] He rejected a transfer offer from River Plate in early 2020 as he wanted to remain in Colastiné Sur to help his family contain the constant flooding. ^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 April 2024. ^[4]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colón	2018–19	Primera División	6	0	0	0	1	0	3 [a]	0	0	0	10	0
	2019–20		14	0	0	0	1	0	7 [a]	0	0	0	22	0
	2020–21		10	0	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
	Total		30	0	1	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	43	0
River Plate	2021	Primera División	17	0	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	0	0	19	0
Independiente (loan)	2022	Primera División	35	1	4	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	0	0	42	0
Red Star Belgrade (loan)	2022–23	SuperLiga	13	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	2
Talleres	2024	Primera División	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			98	3	9	0	2	0	15	0	0	0	124	3

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2022–23
• Serbian Cup: 2022–23

References

1. "Vigo: "Mi padre me abandonó en un rancho antes de nacer"". El Litoral. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
2. "Alex Vigo fue la figura sabalera en el triunfo por Copa Santa Fe". En el área. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
3. "Alex Vigo". World Football. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
4. "Argentina - A. Vigo". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
5. "El defensor juvenil, Alex Vigo, firmó su primer contrato profesional con el Club Atlético Colón". Colón. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
6. "Colón se aseguró a Alex Vigo, una de las apuestas de Julio Comesaña". Uno Santa Fe. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
7. "Oficial: River le dio la bienvenida a Alex Vigo". El Litoral. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
8. Independiente presented Vigo with a very special video, oicanadian.com, 7 February 2022

External links

• Alex Vigo at Soccerway