Club career Eduardo Vargas

1 club career

1.1 cobreloa
1.2 universidad de chile
1.3 napoli

1.3.1 grêmio (loan)
1.3.2 valencia (loan)
1.3.3 queens park rangers (loan)


1.4 hoffenheim
1.5 tigres uanl

club career
cobreloa

vargas began playing in amateur teams in renca, santiago, did not participate in other youth teams because lived far away club of greater santiago. in 2006, continued playing in amateur third division team, participated in tournament played in puerto montt. top scorer of team.

later, osvaldo hurtado contacted vargas jorge aravena (then coach of cobreloa), submitted several evaluations. incorporated cobreloa squad in 2006. played cobreloa b, third division team, scoring team, against universidad arturo prat, on 7 august. scored goal against san marcos de arica on 28 august.

universidad de chile

in january 2010, vargas joined powerhouse universidad de chile us$700,000 transfer fee had quiet season, scoring 1 goal in 18 appearances. however, following season, broke first team , had brilliant performance during year, scoring 25 goals , providing 11 assists in 44 matches. won both league semestral tournaments (torneo apertura , torneo clausura), copa sudamericana, edition s top-scorer , netted goals in both final legs against ldu quito, scoring goal @ casa blanca , twice in 3–0 win @ estadio nacional in santiago.

vargas chosen candidate south american footballer of year in november 2011, placing runner-up neymar. in december, vargas con-decorated chilean footballer of year.

napoli

in december 2011, italian club napoli purchased player reported us$17.9 million (£11.5 million). on 23 december 2011, napoli club president aurelio de laurentiis, announced vargas arrive @ club: inform officially purchased vargas, few minutes ago received call dr. de nicola, visited footballer , gave okay under medical , athletic profile. signed contract , won competition strong club wanted player. testimony our observatory open , continuously looking young talents in world can make case of napoli , growth of our team. vargas arrived @ napoli on 6 january 2012 , signed on 9 january. made debut in 2–1 coppa italia defeat of cesena @ stadio san paolo on 12 january. on 20 may, unused substitute napoli defeated juventus in coppa italia final @ stadio olimpico.

on 20 september 2012, in first match of napoli s uefa europa league campaign, vargas scored first napoli goals, netting 3 in 4–0 victory against aik. first time chilean player had scored hat-trick in continental competition in europe.

grêmio (loan)

on 17 january 2013, vargas agreed go on loan brazilian side grêmio. made first appearance 6 days later in copa libertadores match against ldu quito. scored first goal on february 21 against fluminense in copa libertadores. on 31 march, scored first goal in campeonato gaúcho, converting penalty @ arena grêmio in 1–1 draw passo fundo.

valencia (loan)

on 23 january 2014, vargas joined la liga club valencia on loan rest of 2013–14 season. vargas played first official match los che in 3–2 away win @ camp nou against champions barcelona on 1 february 2014. scored first la liga goal against real betis, in 5–0 home win.

vargas recorded 2 goals , 3 assists in 8 appearances valencia reached semi-finals of 2013–14 uefa europa league.

queens park rangers (loan)

on 21 august 2014, vargas joined queens park rangers on loan until end of 2014–15 premier league season. made debut club on 14 september against manchester united, replacing charlie austin last 31 minutes @ old trafford. on 19 october, in 2–3 loss against liverpool @ loftus road, vargas scored twice after coming on substitute bobby zamora in 78th minute. on 26 december, in 2–1 loss arsenal, vargas helped goalkeeper robert green save penalty alexis sánchez pointing out way fellow chilean shoot ball.

on 22 march 2015, vargas scored first goal in 5 months in qpr s 1–2 home defeat everton. scored in team s 4–1 victory @ west bromwich albion on 4 april, injured knee ligament in match, ruling him out remainder of season. season ended qpr finishing bottom of league, resulting in relegation championship.

hoffenheim

on 24 august 2015, vargas joined german bundesliga cluib 1899 hoffenheim on four-year deal, reported fee of €5 million, plus additional percentage of sell-on fee.

tigres uanl

on 27 january 2017, liga mx club tigres uanl announced vargas joining club. on 16 july 2017, scored goal of 1–0 victory on guadalajara in 2017 campeón de campeones.