Camilo Vargas
{{short description|Colombian footballer (born 1989)}}
{{family name hatnote|Vargas|Gil|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Camilo Vargas
| image = Camilo Andres Vargas.jpg
| caption = Vargas celebrates winning the Superliga with Santa Fe in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bogotá, Colombia
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Atlas
| clubnumber = 12
| years1 = 2009–2014
| clubs1 = Santa Fe
| caps1 = 183
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2015–2018
| clubs2 = Atlético Nacional
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = → Argentinos Juniors (loan)
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = → Deportivo Cali (loan)
| caps4 = 41
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = → Deportivo Cali (loan)
| caps5 = 42
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = Deportivo Cali
| caps6 = 25
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2019–
| clubs7 = Atlas
| caps7 = 204
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1 = Colombia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–
| nationalteam2 = Colombia
| nationalcaps2 = 36
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23:16, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 20 March 2025
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|COL}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}
{{Medal|RU|2024 United States|}}
{{Medal|3rd|2021 Brazil|}}
}}
Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil (born 9 March 1989) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Atlas and the Colombia national team.
Club career
=Deportivo Cali=
After being loaned out to Deportivo Cali from July 2016 to July 2017, and later the 2018 season, Deportivo Cali confirmed that they had redeemed the player's purchase option and signed a contract until 2021 with the goalkeeper.[https://colombia.as.com/colombia/2018/11/29/futbol/1543456579_568497.html Deportivo Cali confirma acuerdo con Camilo Vargas], colombia.as.com, 28 November 2018
=Atlas=
On 6 July 2019, Vargas was confirmed as a new player in Club Atlas.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190716203221/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/06/c_138203901.htm Colombian goalkeeper Vargas joins Mexico's Atlas], xinhuanet.com, 6 July 2019 In 2021, Vargas was the undisputed starter for the team, including the final for the Mexican tournament (La Liga MX) against Leon for away and home matches. During the away game he was partly responsible for an error which ended in a goal for Leon. However, during the home match he played a role keeping the zero including the extra time. The match ended going for the penalties round where he made two saves giving Atlas the win. This title ended a 70 years hiatus for the team.{{Cite web|url=https://latin-american.news/camilo-vargas-grows-gigantic-and-gives-atlas-the-title/|title = Camilo Vargas grows gigantic and gives Atlas the title - Latin america News|date = 14 December 2021}}
International career
Since the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Vargas has been consistently called up to the Colombia national football team, usually as a backup for David Ospina. In 2023, Vargas was promoted to first-choice goalkeeper for his national team.
Vargas was included in the squad that had a run to the 2014 World Cup quarterfinals in Brazil, but he failed to see any action during the tournament. He made his international debut shortly after, in a 3-0 win against El Salvador at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey, on 10 October 2014. In May 2018, he was included in the team for the 2018 World Cup in Russia,{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb|title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists |website=Goal.com|access-date=14 December 2021}} although he once again failed make an appearance.
Having been an unused substitute for the 2015, 2019 and 2021 Copa América tournaments, Vargas was the main goalkeeper during 2024 Copa América,{{Cite web |date=14 June 2024 |title=Copa América 2024: All Teams Confirmed Player Rosters {{!}} CONMEBOL Copa América |url=https://copaamerica.com/en/news/roster-copa-america-2024-all-the-teams |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=copaamerica.com}} featuring in every Colombia match of the competition. He has retained his starter status throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification competition.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 15 March 2025}}{{soccerway|jose-hernandez/431840}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="9"|Santa Fe
|2007 |rowspan="8"|Categoría Primera A |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2008
|4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2009
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2010
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2011
|22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2012
|42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 47 | 0 | |||
| 2013
|41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 0 | |
| 2014
|33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 46 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!155 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Atlético Nacional
|2015 |rowspan="2"|Categoría Primera A |18 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2017
|1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!19 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Argentinos Juniors (loan)
|2016 |6 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Deportivo Cali (loan)
|2016 |rowspan="2"|Categoría Primera A |17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2017
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 22 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 41 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo Cali (loan)
|2018 |rowspan="2"|Categoría Primera A |35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 42 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="2"|Deportivo Cali
|2019 |21 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 25 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 67 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="7"|Atlas
|rowspan="6"|Liga MX |28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|36 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|46 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 46 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|33 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|34 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|28 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 215 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!480 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 554 | 3 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 20 March 2025|{{NFT player|57422|Camilo Vargas|access-date=25 June 2021}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=3|Colombia | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total||36||0 |
Honours
Independiente Santa Fe
Atlético Nacional
- Categoría Primera A: 2015-II
Atlas
Colombia
- Copa América third place: 2021, runner-up: 2024
Individual
- Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022
- Liga MX Balón de Oro: 2021–22
- Liga MX Golden Glove: 2021–22
- Liga MX All-Star: 2022{{cite web|title=LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/liga-mx-announces-roster-for-2022-mls-all-star-game-at-allianz-field|website=Major League Soccer|access-date=10 August 2022|date=19 July 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{BDFA|54870}}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{Club Atlas squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Bogotá
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