Domestic-league season · Atletico Madrid.
Missed 4 of Atletico Madrid's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 12 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Earlier this season at Seattle Sounders — Major League Soccer: 28 apps, 5g 1a, 2546 min
Earlier this season at Seattle Sounders — Leagues Cup: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 270 min
Earlier this season at Seattle Sounders — CONCACAF Champions League: 4 apps, 0g 1a, 270 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Atletico Madrid; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccerat Seattle Sounders | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2546 | 7.24 |
 La Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 740 | 6.95 |
 World Cup - U20at Mexico U20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 6.63 |
 Leagues Cupat Seattle Sounders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 7.4 |
 CONCACAF Champions Leagueat Seattle Sounders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 270 | 6.9 |
 FIFA Club World Cupat Seattle Sounders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 6.63 |
 Friendliesat Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6.6 |
 Copa del Rey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.3 |
Vargas's current-season form is down 50% on last season (Season 34→17), while his Rating climbed 47→81. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 34).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Seattle Sounders · 5th | 28 | 5 | 1 | 7.24 | 81 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Seattle Sounders · 8th | 33 | 1 | 2 | 7.09 | 47 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | Seattle Sounders · 8th | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 42 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | Seattle Sounders · 7th | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 40 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | Seattle Sounders · 7th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 37 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
O. Vargas is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at Atletico Madrid, rated 80.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 71st of 389 in the La Liga and 43rd of 1023 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.74 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 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 34 of the 34 defensive midfielders in the La Liga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.743 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 81, top 21% of the 34 defensive midfielders in the La Liga. At 20 Vargas is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 75.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Vargas missed 4 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 38 this season. The 12 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Vargas is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 80.8, Vargas carries the 7th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the La Liga of 34 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~89), then tapers with age. At 20, Vargas sits on 75.8, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Vargas's projected Rating — 80.8 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.
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