Rubén Vargas

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Switzerland
Position: FW
Squad role: Projected starter · #17
Position rank: #2
Intl caps: 60
Intl goals: 11
Intl assists: 11
: 0.28(model rating, 0–1)
: 10.8%

See Rubén Vargas on the full Switzerland scoring list →

Recent form

Steady

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (0.17 vs 0.18).

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	G	A	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Euro 2024	5	309	1	1	0.7	5	6	10	32	3	3
World Cup 2022	4	284	0	1	0.3	3	5	8	30	1	1
Euro 2020	4	190	0	0	0.1	1	2	3	16	2	8
All tournaments	13	783	1	2	1.1	9	13	21	78	6	12

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

0.69

Interceptions / 90

1.38

Ball recoveries / 90

3.45

Blocks / 90

2.07

Clearances / 90

1.26

Pressures / 90

14.37

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

2.41

Key passes / 90

1.49

Prog. carries / 90

8.97

Pass completion %

73.1%

Possession

Carries / 90

31.15

Dribbles / 90

0.34

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 65 forwards with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Rubén Vargas has 60 caps and 11 international goals for Switzerland, a FW projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Switzerland →Switzerland squad & model →