Kenneth Vargas

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Kenneth Vargas
Personal information
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2020 Herediano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Herediano 55 (12)
2020–2022 → Municipal Grecia (loan) 28 (5)
2023–2024 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 25 (4)
2024– Heart of Midlothian 3 (1)
International career
2023– Costa Rica U23 11 (5)
2023– Costa Rica 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Kenneth Gerardo Vargas (born 17 April 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Heart of Midlothian. [1]

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Career

Vargas played for Municipal Grecia on loan from C.S. Herediano. After returning to Herediano, he scored on his senior league debut for the club, against Grecia, on 15 January 2022. [2] He went on to score 10 goals in 41 appearances in the Liga FPD, the Costa Rican first division, in 2022. [3]

On 7 August 2023, Vargas joined Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian on a season-long loan deal from Herediano, with an option to purchase outright. [4] Vargas was permanently signed by Heart of Midlothian on 26 March 2024 on a 5 season contract. [5]

Career statistics

As of 22 April 2024 [6]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grecia 2020–21 Liga FPD 11200——112
2021–22Liga FPD17300——173
Total285000000285
Herediano 2021–22Liga FPD12200—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0142
2022–23Liga FPD3310823 [lower-alpha 2] 08 [lower-alpha 1] 05212
2023–24Liga FPD0000—1 [lower-alpha 3] 010
Total451282301106714
Heart of Midlothian 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 285432 [lower-alpha 4] 03 [lower-alpha 5] 0378
Career totals101221145014013126
  1. 1 2 Appearance in the Liga FPD play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in the CONCACAF League
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Costa Rican Super Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish League Cup

International career

Capped at under-23 level, [7] Vargas received his first call-up to the Costa Rica national football team in 2021. [8] In October 2022 he was again called up to the national team set-up but didn't make an appearance from the substitute bench. [9]

Personal life

His father, also called Kenneth Vargas and nicknamed “Huevo”, was a professional footballer in Costa Rica who played as a striker. Kenneth Vargas Jnr is subsequently nicknamed “Huevito”. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kenneth Vargas". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Masis, Florela (15 January 2022). "Kenneth Vargas gives value to his signing from the first game with Herediano". nacion.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Barry (27 July 2023). "Hearts in talks to sign Costa Rican striker Kenneth Vargas". Edinburugh News. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Welcome Kenneth Vargas! – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Vargas signs permanent deal – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Kenneth Vargas at Soccerway
  7. ↑ Anderson, Mark (27 July 2023). "Hearts working on deal for Costa Rican starlet Kenneth Vargas as talks continue over six-figure fee". Scotsman. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kenneth Vargas se quedó sin habla al enterarse de su convocatoria". Everardoherrera.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Castillo, Luis Felipe (21 October 2022). "Kenneth Vargas works in search of scoring points to go to the World Cup with La Sele". Amprensa.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Arraya, Fernando José (29 March 2021). "Kenneth Vargas joins the group of fathers and sons who scored in Primera". Teletica.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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