based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Puebla.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Millonarios — Primera A: 15 apps, 0g 0a, 1136 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Puebla; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liga MX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 6.85 |
Scout report
J. Vargas is a 31-year-old full-back at Puebla, rated 20.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 78th of 97 on scout potential in the Liga MX. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (41.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.84 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vargas.
Judged on this season alone, Vargas graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 8th of 10 of the 10 full-backs in the Liga MX, on 2 clean sheets and 2.835 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 12).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 9th of 10 of the 10 full-backs in the Liga MX. At 31 Vargas is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Puebla finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
2.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 41.5% 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
With a Rating of 20.5, Vargas carries the 9th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Liga MX of 10 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.84 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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