Pedro de la Vega

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Pedro de la Vega
Personal information
Full name Pedro de la Vega[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Olavarría, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 10
Youth career
Ferrocarril Sud
2015–2018 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Lanús 103 (13)
2024– Seattle Sounders FC 1 (1)
International career
2019 Argentina U20 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024

Pedro de la Vega (born 7 February 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.[3]

Club career[edit]

Lanús[edit]

De la Vega started his career in the youth of Ferrocarril Sud before joining Lanús in 2015, having previously been rejected in trials with Boca Juniors and River Plate.[4][5] Having been moved into the Argentine Primera División club's first-team squad for 2018–19, De la Vega was selected for his professional debut on 16 September 2018 during a home loss to Racing Club.[6][7] He made two further appearances in September against Newell's Old Boys and River Plate respectively.[6][8][9] He scored his first goal in the 2019 Copa de la Superliga, netting in a round of sixteen defeat to Vélez Sarsfield.[6]

Seattle Sounders FC[edit]

On 24 January 2024, de la Vega joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side Seattle Sounders FC as a Designated Player for a club record $7.5 million transfer fee,[10] with Lanús retaining a 20% stake in any future sales. He signed a contract with the Sounders through the 2027 MLS season, with a club option for 2028.[11] De la Vega had been scouted by the team six years prior and began negotiations in 2023.[12] He made his MLS debut in the season opener on 24 February against Los Angeles FC and scored a penalty kick in the 2–1 loss.[13] Pedro de la Vega left early in the second half of the team's home match on 2 March with a right hamstrung injury. The Sounders later announced would prevent him from playing for six to eight weeks.[14]

International career[edit]

In October 2018, de la Vega was selected to train with the Argentina U20s.[15] In December, De la Vega was picked for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[16] In the succeeding May, Fernando Batista called De la Vega up for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[17] He featured twelve times across the two tournaments.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Born in Argentina, de la Vega is of Italian descent.[18]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 7 January 2021[6]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lanús 2018–19 Primera División 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2019–20 17 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 4
2020–21[nb 1] 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 12 1
Career total 33 4 5 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 46 6

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Pedro De la Vega". World Football. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Pedro de la Vega signing complete, will arrive on Tuesday". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Quién es el 39 de Lanús? Pedro De La Vega, el joven de 17 años que Boca y River no quisieron y ayer fue la figura Granate". Infobae. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Pepo de la Vega debutó en Lanús con 17 años y recibió una ovación cuando volvió al colegio". La Nación. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Argentina - P. De la Vega". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de PEDRO DE LA VEGA". BDFA. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Quién es Pedro De La Vega, el pibe que alterna entre Lanús y el colegio secundario". Goal. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Argentina, Pedro De La Vega esordisce con il Lanus a 17 anni. E in classe..." Fox Sports. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. ^ Evans, Jayda (24 January 2024). "Sounders officially announce signing of international star Pedro de la Vega". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Pedro de la Vega officially joins Sounders". sounderatheart.com. Sounder at Heart. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  12. ^ Lazo, Jessica (24 January 2024). "Scouting Pedro de la Vega: An in-depth look of the Argentine winger's recruiting process". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  13. ^ Evans, Jayda (24 February 2024). "Short-handed Sounders fall on road to LAFC in MLS season opener". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  14. ^ Evans, Jayda (7 March 2024). "Pedro de la Vega to miss 6-8 weeks, adding to Sounders' injury woes to start season". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Pedro De la Vega, de abanderado en el colegio a entrenar con la Selección Sub 20". Clarín. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  18. ^ 🖉"Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.

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