Juan Vargas

Vargas's current-season form is level with last season (Season 10→12), while his Rating eased 21→19. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Puebla · 5th	5	0	1	6.9	19	12
2025/26	Puebla · 17th	14	1	0	6.98	21	10
2025/26	Millonarios · 12th	15	0	0	6.74	11	12
2024/25	Millonarios	28	3	2	7.16	—	—
2023/24	Millonarios	34	3	1	7.24	—	—
2022/23	Millonarios	33	2	1	7.22	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Costa Rica · international

Side	Apps	G
Costa Rica	39	1
Costa Rica U21	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

J. Vargas is a 31-year-old full-back at Puebla, rated 20.5 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Vargas graded 10 for current form (age-blind), 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. 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.

20.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.84

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Puebla finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.84

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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

Rated 20.5 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.071

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.071

Defensive actions / 902.835

Player flow

Goal involvements1

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 31, Vargas sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vargas's projected Rating — 20.5 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Passing

Assists0—

Defending

Tackles14—

Interceptions13—

Blocks13—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

PueblaDec 2025 – now

MillonariosJan 2020 – Dec 2025

Deportes TolimaJul 2018 – Jan 2020

CCS Heredianountil Jul 2018

About J. Vargas

Juan Pablo Vargas Campos is a 31-year-old full-back who plays for Puebla, born on June 6, 1995 in Valverde Vega, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Costa Rica. Puebla currently sit 5th of 18 in the Liga MX.

This season

In the current season, J. Vargas has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 450 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 6 rated games.

When J. Vargas plays, Puebla's record this season is 2W-1D-3L.

Recent matches

August 18, 2026: 3-2 win away at CF Pachuca (50 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 13, 2026: 2-3 loss away at San Diego (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 7, 2026: 2-5 loss away at Portland Timbers (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
August 1, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Guadalajara Chivas (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
July 22, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Cruz Azul (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 18, 2026: 1-0 win away at FC Juarez (90 minutes, 7 rating)

J. Vargas's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Puebla face Club America away in the Liga MX.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Vargas at 20.5 with a Season form score of 9.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Superliga and the Primera A. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, J. Vargas has totalled 273 club appearances with 17 goals and 6 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 35 appearances for Millonarios.

J. Vargas's career has also included time at Millonarios, Deportes Tolima and CCS Herediano.

On the international stage, J. Vargas has represented Costa Rica and Costa Rica U21 — 42 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.