Miguel Vargas (footballer, born 1996)

Miguel Ángel Vargas Mañán (born 15 June 1996) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Cienciano del Cusco as a goalkeeper.

International career
Along with Chile U20, he won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.

He got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for a friendly against Paraguay in September 2015.

Personal life
Vargas is of Peruvian descent and has been with the Chile national team at under levels. Also, his grandfather, Gustavo Vargas, was a goalkeeper who played for Peruvian club Alianza Lima. Since December 2021, Vargas holds the Peruvian nationality, so he is eligible to play for Peru.

He is nicknamed Manotas (Big Hands) since he was a child due to the fact that a football coach noticed he wore a big gloves in a training session for Colo-Colo.

Honours

 * Universidad Católica
 * Primera División (3): 2016–A, 2016–C, 2018
 * Supercopa de Chile (1): 2016


 * Chile U20
 * L'Alcúdia International Tournament (1): 2015