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Hugo Vargas-Ríos

Experienced headDijon · 31 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameHugo Vargas-Ríos
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityFrance
Age31
Date of birth2 Nov 1994
BirthplaceChambray-lès-Tours
Height175 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubDijon
Attacking midfielder
6
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
166
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Dijon.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Attacking midfielder

H. Vargas-Ríos is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Dijon, rated 21.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.54 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vargas-Ríos.

On the season, Vargas-Ríos graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 6 appearances (0.542 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 0). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 31 Vargas-Ríos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Vargas-Ríos is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2023/24Trending upRemarkably consistent
21.8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
7.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
10.8%
Minutes
limited game time
0.54
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Dijon finished 9th of 18 · a mid-table side

6
Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
G+A
0.17
Goals / app

1 goal in 6 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.54 goal contributions per 90 (0.54 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Defensive volume. 6.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 10.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.54 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.