Kenneth Vargas

Kenneth Vargas
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Gerardo Vargas Vargas[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2020 Herediano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Herediano 55 (12)
2020–2022 → Municipal Grecia (loan) 28 (5)
2023–2024 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 33 (6)
2024– Heart of Midlothian 17 (2)
International career‡
2023– Costa Rica U23 11 (5)
2023– Costa Rica 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Kenneth Gerardo Vargas Vargas (born 17 April 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.[2]

Club career

Herediano and Grecia loan

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.[3] He went on to score 10 goals in 41 appearances in the Liga FPD, the Costa Rican first division, in 2022.[4]

Heart of Midlothian

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.[5]

Vargas was permanently signed by Hearts on 26 March 2024 on a five-season contract.[6]

International career

Capped at under-23 level,[7] Vargas received his first call-up to the Costa Rica senior national team in 2021.[8] In October 2022 he was again called up to the national team set-up but didn't make an appearance from the substitute bench.[9]

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”.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 December 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grecia (loan) 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[a] 0 14 2
2022–23 Liga FPD 33 10 8 2 3[b] 0 8[a] 0 52 12
2023–24 Liga FPD 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 1 0
Total 45 12 8 2 3 0 11 0 67 14
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 33 6 4 3 2[d] 0 3[e] 0 42 9
Heart of Midlothian 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 17 2 0 0 8[f] 0 1[e] 0 26 2
Career total 123 25 11 4 13 0 15 0 162 29
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the Liga FPD play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the CONCACAF League
  3. ^ Appearance in the Costa Rican Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2023 3 0
2024 7 1
Total 10 1

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Kenneth Vargas
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 October 2024 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Guatemala 2–0 3–0 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A

References

  1. ^ "Player profile".
  2. ^ a b "Kenneth Vargas". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ Masis, Florela (15 January 2022). "Kenneth Vargas gives value to his signing from the first game with Herediano". nacion.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ Anderson, Barry (27 July 2023). "Hearts in talks to sign Costa Rican striker Kenneth Vargas". Edinburugh News. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Welcome Kenneth Vargas! – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Vargas signs permanent deal – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Kenneth Vargas se quedó sin habla al enterarse de su convocatoria". Everardoherrera.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.


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