Marlon Vargas

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Marlon Vargas
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-12) January 12, 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Bakersfield, California, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
New Mexico United
Number 18
Youth career
2015–2016 Central California Aztecs
2016–2019 Seattle Sounders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Tacoma Defiance 88 (16)
2023–2024 Colorado Rapids 2 49 (15)
2023Colorado Rapids (loan) 1 (0)
2024New Mexico United (loan) 8 (1)
2025– New Mexico United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 9, 2025

Marlon Vargas (born January 12, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.

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Club Career

He joined the academy of Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders FC in 2016 and signed a professional contract with the team's reserve side two years later. Vargas played regularly for the reserves, later renamed Tacoma Defiance, and led the team in scoring during the 2022 season. With his 12 goals and six assists, he was also named to the MLS Next Pro Best XI at the end of the season. [1]

On September 11, 2024 New Mexico United announced the loan signing of Marlon Vargas for the remainder of the 2024 USL Championship season. [2] He tallied his first goal for New Mexico on October 26th vs Memphis 901 FC. [3]

On January 9th, 2025 New Mexico United announced they had signed Vargas to a full contract for the 2025 USL Championship season. [4]

Honors

Individual

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References

  1. Oshan, Jeremiah (September 23, 2022). "Marlon Vargas named MLS NEXT Pro Best XI". Sounder At Heart. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES LOAN SIGNING OF MARLON VARGAS FROM COLORADO RAPIDS II". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. Writer, Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff (2024-10-26). "Fireworks come too late for United in 3-2 loss to Memphis". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  4. "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES RETURN OF MARLON VARGAS". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2025-01-09.