Willian Andrés Vargas León (born 12 June 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Barcelona SC.
Club career Early career Vargas began his career at Toreros FC, the affiliate of Barcelona SC. He later moved to Argentina to join the youth team of Boca Juniors.
Guayaquil City He returned to Ecuador in 2018 to join Guayaquil City, making his debut in continental competition in the Copa Sudamericana in 2021.
Independiente del Valle (loan) In 2022, Vargas joined Independiente del Valle on loan and was part of the team that won the Copa Ecuador and the Copa Sudamericana that year.
Barcelona SC On 11 January 2024, Vargas joined Barcelona SC.
Mazatlán On 28 July 2024, Vargas moved to Mexico to join Liga MX side Mazatlán on loan.
International career Youth Vargas has represented Ecuador at under-20 level.
He played his first match in a friendly against Chile on 9 November 2016, but was substituted in the 15th minute with his team going on to lose 1–0. The same sides faced again on 11 November with Vargas playing the whole game as Ecuador lost 2–0.
Vargas was called up to the Ecuador squad for the 2017 South American U-20 Championship on home soil. In the tournament he only played once, being sent off for a second yellow card in the 46th minute in the 1–0 loss against Brazil. He did not feature again as Ecuador eventually ended as runners-up, losing the final 2–1 to Uruguay.
Career statistics Club . ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsToreros FC201440——40201590——90Total1300000130Boca Juniors201600000000201700000000Total00000000Guayaquil City2018391——39120190020—202020210——2102021301—10311Independiente del Valle20221906061311Guayaquil City202329100—291Total119320101223Barcelona SC2024800030110Mazatlán2024-2540—3070Career total1633801311844
Honours Independiente del Valle Copa Sudamericana: 2022 Copa Ecuador: 2022
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