Eduardo Vargas

Early career

Born in Santiago, Vargas grew up in Renca, and began his career playing for Internacional de Renca's youth setup. He also had trials at Universidad Católica and Palestino before taking part of Deportes Puerto Montt's youth categories. In 2005, he was invited to a reality show headed by Adidas, called Adidas Selection Team, and despite not winning the competition, he impressed enough to start the 2006 pre-season trialling with Puerto Rico Islanders, as the club was in Chile.

Cobreloa

In 2006, Vargas was signed by Cobreloa after impressing in a ten-day trial. Initially assigned to the B-team in the Tercera División, he scored twice during his stay, netting against Universidad Arturo Prat and San Marcos de Arica in August. Vargas made his first team debut on 23 July 2006, aged just 16, playing the last 20 minutes in a 4–1 away loss against Puerto Montt. He appeared in three more matches during the season, all from the bench. After only five further appearances in 2007, he became a regular starter in 2008, scoring his first professional goal on 16 March in a 3–2 home defeat of Palestino. On 30 August, he scored a brace in a 4–3 away win against the same opponent. Vargas established himself as a starter in 2009, contributing with four goals in 23 appearances.

Universidad de Chile

On 7 January 2010, Vargas joined Universidad de Chile for a US$700,000 transfer fee. He made his debut for the club on 25 January, replacing Gabriel Vargas and…

In 2009, Vargas participated in the Toulon Tournament with the Chile under-23 national team, where he was champion and the team's second top goalscorer. On 5 November 2009, he made his full international debut for the senior team in a 2–1 win over Paraguay at the Estadio CAP. In 2011, Vargas was recalled and scored his first goal in a 3–2 friendly defeat to Spain on 2 September. On 12 October, he scored his first competitive international goal in a 4–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Peru at the Estadio Monumental. In September 2013, Vargas broke the Chile national team record for goals in consecutive matches – previously held jointly by Marcelo Salas and Carlos Caszely – by scoring twice in a 2–2 friendly draw with Spain. During 2013, he scored in six consecutive matches and nine times overall for La Roja.

2014 World Cup

On 1 June 2014, Vargas was named by Jorge Sampaoli in Chile's 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In Chile's second group match, against defending champions Spain at the Maracanã Stadium, Vargas scored the team's opening goal as they mathematically eliminated Spain and secured qualification to the knockout stage.

2015 Copa América

On 11 June 2015, Vargas scored for Chile in the opening match of the 2015 Copa América, a 2–0 win over Ecuador at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago. In the team's next fixture, Vargas scored his second goal of the tournament, heading an equalizer as the hosts drew 3–3 with Mexico on 15 June.…

Club

As of match played 18 June 2026

International

As of match played 25 March 2025

Score and result columns lists Chile's goal tally first.

Universidad de Chile

Primera División de Chile: 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura Copa Sudamericana: 2011 Napoli

Coppa Italia: 2011–12 Tigres UANL

Liga MX: Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019 Campeón de Campeones: 2017, 2018 Campeones Cup: 2018 Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021 Copa do Brasil: 2021 Campeonato Mineiro: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Supercopa do Brasil: 2022 Nacional

Uruguayan Primera División: 2025 Chile

Copa América: 2015, 2016 Individual

Copa Sudamericana Player of the Tournament: 2011 Copa Sudamericana Top Scorer: 2011 Primera División de Chile Player of the Tournament: 2011 Primera División de Chile Best Forward: 2011 CONMEBOL Team of the Season: 2011 Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2015, 2016 Copa América Top Scorer: 2015, 2016 China Cup Best Player: 2017