Eduardo Vargas é um atacante chileno, bicampeão e duas vezes artilheiro da Copa América (2015 e 2016), artilheiro da Sul-Americana 2011 e campeão brasileiro pelo Atlético-MG em 2021.
Eduardo Vargas
Eduardo Vargas is a Chilean striker born in Santiago on November 20, 1989. Brought through by Cobreloa, he gained prominence at Universidad de Chile under Jorge Sampaoli, which won the Apertura, Clausura and South American Cup in 2011. In the South American Cup, Vargas was the top scorer with 11 goals. His success led him to Napoli, which loaned him to Grêmio, Valencia and Queens Park Rangers. Later, he played for Hoffenheim in Germany and Tigres in Mexico. For the Chilean national team, Vargas was a key player in the generation that won Copa América in 2015 and Copa América Centenário in 2016. He was the top scorer in both editions: he shared the 2015 top scorer award with Paolo Guerrero, with 4 goals, and finished 2016 with 6 goals, four of them in the 7-0 rout over Mexico. In the 2014 World Cup, he scored against Spain in a 2-0 victory at the Maracanã. In Brazil, he stood out again at Atlético-MG, champion of the Brasileirão and Copa do Brasil in 2021.