Marlon Vargas (born January 12, 2001) is an American

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player who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

He joined the academy of

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in 2016 and signed a professional contract with the team's reserve side two years later. Vargas played regularly for the reserves, later renamed

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, and led the team in scoring during the 2022 season. With his 12 goals and six assists, he was also named to the MLS Next Pro Best XI at the end of the season. On September 11, 2024

announced the loan signing of Marlon Vargas for the remainder of the

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season. He tallied his first goal for New Mexico on October 26 vs Memphis 901 FC. On January 9, 2025 New Mexico United announced they had signed Vargas to a full contract for the 2025 USL Championship season.

Honors

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Best XI:

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* * Men's association football midfielders American men's soccer players Tacoma Defiance players Colorado Rapids 2 players USL Championship players Soccer players from Bakersfield, California Soccer players from Washington (state) 2001 births Living people American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent MLS Next Pro players 21st-century American sportsmen New Mexico United players Colorado Rapids players Major League Soccer players {{US-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub