Ronald Vargas
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ronald Alejandro Vargas Aranguren | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Venezuela. | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Caracas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Caracas | 32 | (9) |
| 2008–2011 | Club Brugge | 71 | (22) |
| 2011–2014 | Anderlecht | 25 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Balıkesirspor | 25 | (6) |
| 2015– | AEK Athens | 43 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Venezuela | 22 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:35, 18 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015 |
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Ronald Alejandro Vargas Aranguren (born 2 December 1986) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for AEK Athens
Vargas started his career in the youth teams of Caracas. He was promoted to the first team in 2006. His debut in the Copa Libertadores came on 14 March 2006 against Cienciano. Ronald scored his first goal in the final of the 2006–07 Primera División against Unión Atlético Maracaibo, in a 0–1 victory.
The 2007–08 season established him as a regular player in the starting line-up of Caracas. His first goal of the season came on 21 October 2007 in a league match against El Vigía. He ended the campaign with 29 games and 8 goals. In that season he also made his debut in Copa Venezuela and scored his first goal in Copa Libertadores.
On 14 May 2008, Vargas signed with the Belgian team Club Brugge on a 4-year deal. Caracas received €1.5 million, making this the most expensive transfer from a Venezuelan team in history. He made his debut on 29 August in a league match against AFC Tubize, in a 4–1 victory. His debut in the UEFA Cup came on 18 September, in a 2–2 draw against BSC Young Boys, and he scored his first goal in the competition on 27 November in another draw, this time 1–1, against AS Saint-Étienne.
In the 2010–11 season Ronald started with top performances, scoring, among other goals, four braces against Westerlo, Charleroi, Zulte-Waregem and Standard Liège. Vargas continued his good form in the start of the second part of the tournament, but on 6 February 2011 he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a league match against KRC Genk, only eight minutes after the start of the match. He was expected to be out for over six months, missing the chance of playing with his national team in the 2011 Copa América.
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