| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Gerardo Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 2002 | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Heart of Midlothian (on loan from Herediano) | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Herediano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Herediano | 55 | (12) |
| 2020–2022 | → Municipal Grecia (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2023– | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Costa Rica U23 | 11 | (5) |
| 2023– | Costa Rica | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kenneth Gerardo Vargas (born 17 April 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Heart of Midlothian, on loan from C.S. Herediano.[1]
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 2 January 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grecia | 2020–21 | Liga FPD | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| Herediano | 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga FPD | 33 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 52 | 12 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga FPD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 45 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 14 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Career totals | 91 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 118 | 22 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance in the Liga FPD play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the CONCACAF League
- ↑ Appearance in the Costa Rican Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
International career
Capped at under-23 level,[6] Vargas received his first call-up to the Costa Rica national football team in 2021.[7] In October 2022 he was again called up to the national team set-up but didn't make an appearance from the substitute bench.[8]
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”.[9]
References
- ↑ "Kenneth Vargas". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ Masis, Florela (15 January 2022). "Kenneth Vargas gives value to his signing from the first game with Herediano". nacion.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ Anderson, Barry (27 July 2023). "Hearts in talks to sign Costa Rican striker Kenneth Vargas". Edinburugh News. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "Welcome Kenneth Vargas! – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ Kenneth Vargas at Soccerway
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Kenneth Vargas se quedó sin habla al enterarse de su convocatoria". Everardoherrera.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.