Marlon Vargas

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Marlon Vargas
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-12) January 12, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Bakersfield, California, United States
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Colorado Rapids 2
Number 39
Youth career
2015–2016 Central California Aztecs
2016–2019 Seattle Sounders FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Tacoma Defiance 88 (16)
2023– Colorado Rapids 2 31 (9)
2023 → Colorado Rapids (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 10, 2024

Marlon Vargas (born January 12, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Colorado Rapids 2 in MLS Next Pro.

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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]

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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.


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