Federico "Fede" Darío José Vega (born 4 February 1993) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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. He is currently playing for

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in the

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Club career

Born in

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, Vega joined River Plate's youth setup in 2004. In January 2013 he was called up to the main squad by manager

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for the pre-season, being subsequently promoted to the first team. On 13 October 2013 Vega made his professional – and Primera División – debut, starting in a 0–1 away loss against

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. After appearing in a 1–2 home loss against Estudiantes, he was demoted to the reserves, as Díaz was dismissed. On 4 February 2015 Vega was released by River. Late in the month, he was linked to a possible move to

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, but nothing came of it. In July 2015 Vega joined

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo Domingo, ...

in Spain. Initially assigned to the reserves, he appeared the whole pre-season with the main squad and was granted a first team number on 19 August, being assigned #2 jersey. Vega made his debut for the ''Alfareros'' on 9 September 2015, starting in a 0–1

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home defeat against

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. In late January 2016, he was chosen as first-choice by manager Juan Muñiz, and remained a starter until the end of the campaign. On 22 June 2016, Vega renewed with Alcorcón for a further campaign. On 11 September he scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only in a home success over

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. On 28 June 2017, Vega left the club as his contract was due to expire, and joined

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side

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

on 18 July. The following 31 January, he returned to the second tier after agreeing to a deal with

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Honours

;River Plate * Argentina Primera Division: 2014 Final *

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Individual

* Proximus League Team of the Season: 2018–19 * Proximus League Team of the Season: 2019–20

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vega, Federico 1993 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Segunda División players Segunda División B players AD Alcorcón footballers Real Murcia CF players Lorca FC players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Challenger Pro League players Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Argentine sportsmen