Carlos Vargas (footballer)
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Vargas in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alonso Vargas Tenorio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Tijuana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Tijuana | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | América | 47 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Morelia (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Mazatlán | 41 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cruz Azul | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Mexico U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Mexico U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:07, 1 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 November 2018 | |||
Carlos Alonso Vargas Tenorio (born 14 February 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
Club career
Tijuana
In 2014, Vargas first joined Tijuana's youth academy. In 2017, first-team coach Miguel Herrera promoted 18 year-old Vargas to the team competing in that year’s Clausura tournament.[2]
On 17 March 2017, Vargas made his debut against Santos Laguna. He started the match and played all 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw.[3] He made twelve appearances as Tijuana finished the tournament in first place and managed to reach the semifinals of the playoffs.
América
In June 2017, Vargas joined América, reuniting with manager Miguel Herrera. He made his debut on 22 July against Querétaro. He started in the match which ended in a 0–1 defeat.
Cruz Azul
On 18 January 2023, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Vargas from Mazatlán.[4] Vargas made his season debut on 4 February, against Tigres UANL and tore his right ACL in the 14th minute of the match.[5]
International career
On 25 October 2018, Vargas was called up by Diego Ramírez to participate in the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[6] He would attain an injury during Mexico's first group stage match against Nicaragua and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the tournament.[7]
Vargas was included in the final roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[8] He would go on to appear in all five matches, as Mexico would go to the final against England, where Mexico lost 1–2.[9]
Vargas was included in the final roster that participated in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.[10] He appeared in two group stage matches as Mexico finished last in their group with one point.
Style of play
Vargas is described as "quick in anticipating opponent's movements and strong in the air."[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 April 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tijuana | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| América | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Liga MX | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Morelia (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Mazatlán (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Mazatlán | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga MX | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Cruz Azul | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa MX
- ^ All appearances in CONCACAF Champions League/Cup
- ^ One appearance in Supercopa MX
- ^ One appearance in Campeones Cup
Honours
América
Cruz Azul
References
- ^ a b c "Carlos Vargas Tenorio". Ligabancomer.mx. FMF. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Carlos Alonso Vargas Tenorio". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Carlos Vargas, el juvenil de 18 años, titular en la defensa de los líderes Xolos". agpnoticias.com (in Spanish). AGP Noticias. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Cruz Azul registró a Carlos Vargas, será el quinto refuerzo". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "La lesión que le arruinó a Carlos Vargas el Clausura 2023" [The injury that ruined Carlos Vargas' Clausura 2023 season]. mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "With the surprise of Diego Lainez, Mexico release call up for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". FMF State of Mind. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Tri Sub-20 se queda sin Carlos Vargas, baja por lesión". ESPN (in Spanish). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Simpson, Christopher. "England Beat Mexico to Win 2018 Toulon Tournament Final, 3rd Straight Title". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Diego Lainez to lead team for the Central American and Caribbean Games". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Duarte, Sergio Arturo (6 June 2018). "Despierta juarense Carlos Vargas interés en Europa". Diario.mx. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ Carlos Vargas at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2025.