Jeisson Andrés Vargas Salazar (born 15 September 1997) is a Chilean professional

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who plays as an

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for

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Club career

Vargas made his debut at UC playing the last 15 minutes against Universidad de Concepcion in San Carlos de Apoquindo in 2014. In January 2018, Vargas signed with Montreal Impact in MLS. In 2023, he joined Qatari club

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on loan from

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on a deal for six months. In 2024, he joined

, then the Chilean champions.

International career

Along with Chile U20, he won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015. Vargas was named in Chile's provisional squad for

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but was cut from the final squad.

Honours

;Universidad Católica *

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(2): Torneo Clausura 2015–16,

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(1):

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vargas, Jeisson 1997 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean men's footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers CF Montréal players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Unión La Calera footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Al-Rayyan SC players Huachipato FC footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Major League Soccer players Qatar Stars League players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Canada Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders People from Santiago Province, Chile