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Hugo Vargas-Ríos

Experienced head

Dijon · 31 yrsNot playing

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

Profile

Full nameHugo Vargas-Ríos

PositionDefensive midfielder

NationalityFrance

Age31

Date of birth2 Nov 1994

BirthplaceChambray-lès-Tours

Height175 cm

Shirt number#20

ClubDijon

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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Dijon.

Career

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Following his move to Dijon, Vargas-Ríos's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 9→0), while his Rating eased 27→12. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 9).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Dijon · 14th	1	0	6.9	12	0
2023/24	Le Mans · 5th	24	2	—	27	9
2021/22	Le Mans · 10th	32	0	—	37	0
2020/21	Stade Briochin · 10th	29	0	—	38	0
2019/20	Chasselay MDA	19	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

H. Vargas-Ríos is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Dijon, rated 18.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vargas-Ríos.

On the season, Vargas-Ríos graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 9 defensive actions 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 18. At 31 Vargas-Ríos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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

18.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

0.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

0.7%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Dijon finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

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Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 1 appearance. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 0.7% 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 18.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (9 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %0.7%

Available fixtures3 of 3

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 909

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %77

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 31, Vargas-Ríos sits on 3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vargas-Ríos's projected Rating — 18.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

DijonJul 2024 – nowFree

Le MansJul 2021 – Jul 2024

Stade BriochinJul 2020 – Jul 2021

CChasselay MDAuntil Jul 2020

About H. Vargas-Ríos

Hugo Vargas-Ríos is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Dijon, born on November 2, 1994 in Chambray-lès-Tours, standing 175 cm tall. He is from France. Dijon currently sit 14th of 18 in the Ligue 2.

This season

In the current season, H. Vargas-Ríos has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 10 minutes.

H. Vargas-Ríos's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Dijon face Saint Etienne at home in the Ligue 2.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates H. Vargas-Ríos at 18.1 with a Season form score of 0.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, H. Vargas-Ríos has totalled 230 club appearances with 10 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 32 appearances for Le Mans.

H. Vargas-Ríos's career has also included time at Le Mans, Stade Briochin and CChasselay MDA.

Transfer news

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