Román Vega
 Vega with Zenit in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Román Gabriel Vega[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Argentinos Juniors | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2025– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Argentina U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024 | Argentina U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Román Gabriel Vega (born 1 January 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Career
Vega started his career with Argentine top flight side Argentinos Juniors.[2][3] In 2022, he was sent on loan to Barcelona Atlètic in the Spanish third tier.[4][5]
On 3 July 2025, Vega signed a five-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 16 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 13[c] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 65 | 1 | ||
| Barcelona B (loan) | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 87 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Eleven appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional, two appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Torneo Apertura play-offs
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Quién es Román Vega, el juvenil argentino de 18 años que fue transferido al Barcelona". infobae.com.
- ^ "Román Vega, a Barcelona: los números de la joya de 18 años que vendió Argentinos Juniors". lanacion.com.ar.
- ^ "Román Vega, la joya de Argentinos que acaba de ser incorporado por Barcelona". tycsports.com.
- ^ "Román Vega: "El Barça es un sueño y mi objetivo es quedarme"". sport.es.
- ^ "Роман Вега — в "Зените"!" [Román Vega at Zenit!] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
External links
- Román Vega at BDFutbol
- Román Vega at Soccerway