Alex Vigo
Alex Vigo Gamaliel (born 28 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade on loan from River Plate.[4]
| Vigo playing for Independiente in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Vigo Gamaliel[1] | ||
| Birth name | Alex Gómez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Colastiné Sur, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade (on loan from River Plate) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UNL | |||
| 2009–2019 | Colón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Colón | 30 | (0) |
| 2021– | River Plate | 17 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Independiente (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Red Star Belgrade (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023 | |||
Career edit
Colón edit
Vigo joined Colón's academy in 2009 from Liga Santafesina team UNL.[1][2] His senior career got underway during the 2018–19 season, with the defender being an unused substitute in July 2018 for a Copa Argentina victory over Deportivo Morón.[5] He made his professional debut six months later, featuring for the full duration of a Primera División fixture with Argentinos Juniors on 28 January 2019; having signed his first professional contract on 23 January.[5][6][7] Vigo featured ten times in his first campaign, which included three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana as they reached the final; where he'd start, though Colón would lose to Independiente del Valle.[5]
River Plate edit
On 19 February 2021, Vigo completed a transfer to fellow Primera División team River Plate; twelve months on from rejecting the move due to personal issues.[1][8] He was bought for a fee around 1.75 million euros.
On 7 February 2022, Vigo was loaned out to Independiente until the end of 2022 with a purchase option of 2.5 million dollars for 50 percent of the pass.[9]
Personal life edit
Vigo was born under the name Alex Gómez, the surname of his mother.[1] However, aged 10, a judge ordered that he and his sister, Aixa, had to take their biological father's surname of Vigo, despite the latter leaving their mother weeks before Alex's birth.[1] Vigo's mother, Verónica, had initiated the court case due to the effects of the father's departure, which led to food shortages due to low income.[1] Vigo was born in Colastiné Sur, where his home would regularly flood from the nearby Paraná River.[1] He rejected a transfer offer from River Plate in early 2020 as he wanted to remain in Colastiné Sur to help his family contain the constant flooding.[1]
Career statistics edit
- As of 19 February 2021.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colón | 2018–19 | Primera División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| River Plate | 2021 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours edit
Red Star Belgrade
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Vigo: "Mi padre me abandonó en un rancho antes de nacer"". El Litoral. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Alex Vigo fue la figura sabalera en el triunfo por Copa Santa Fe". En el área. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Alex Vigo". World Football. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Алекс Виго у Црвеној звезди". crvenazvezdafk.com. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Argentina - A. Vigo". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "El defensor juvenil, Alex Vigo, firmó su primer contrato profesional con el Club Atlético Colón". Colón. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ . Uno Santa Fe. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Oficial: River le dio la bienvenida a Alex Vigo". El Litoral. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ Independiente presented Vigo with a very special video, oicanadian.com, 7 February 2022
External links edit
- Alex Vigo at Soccerway