Kenneth Vargas

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Kenneth Vargas
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Gerardo Vargas Vargas[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 77
Youth career
–2020 Herediano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Herediano 55 (12)
2020–2022 → Municipal Grecia (loan) 28 (5)
2023–2024 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 33 (6)
2024– Heart of Midlothian 29 (4)
2025– → Herediano (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2023– Costa Rica U23 11 (5)
2023– Costa Rica 21 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Kenneth Gerardo Vargas Vargas (born 17 April 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Herediano, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian[2] and the Costa Rica national team.[3]

Club career

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Herediano and Grecia loan

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Vargas played for Municipal Grecia on loan from C.S. Herediano. After returning to Herediano, he scored on his senior league debut for the club, against Grecia, on 15 January 2022.[4] He went on to score 10 goals in 41 appearances in the Liga FPD, the Costa Rican first division, in 2022.[5]

Heart of Midlothian

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On 7 August 2023, Vargas joined Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian on a season-long loan deal from Herediano, with an option to purchase outright.[6]

Vargas was permanently signed by Hearts on 26 March 2024 on a five-season contract.[7]

On 17 September 2025, Vargas returned to Herediano on loan until January 2026.[8]

International career

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Capped at under-23 level,[9] Vargas received his first call-up to the Costa Rica senior national team in 2021.[10] In October 2022 he was again called up to the national team set-up but didn't make an appearance from the substitute bench.[11]

Personal life

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His father, also called Kenneth Vargas and nicknamed “Huevo”, was a professional footballer in Costa Rica who played as a striker. Kenneth Vargas Jnr is subsequently nicknamed “Huevito”.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 26 October 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grecia (loan) 2020–21 Liga FPD 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
2021–22 Liga FPD 17 3 0 0 — — 17 3
Total 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5
Herediano 2021–22 Liga FPD 12 2 0 0 — 2[a] 0 14 2
2022–23 Liga FPD 33 10 8 2 3[b] 0 8[a] 0 52 12
2023–24 Liga FPD 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 1 0
Total 45 12 8 2 3 0 11 0 67 14
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 33 6 4 3 2[d] 0 3[e] 0 42 9
Heart of Midlothian 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 29 4 3 0 8[f] 0 1[e] 0 41 4
Herediano 2025–26 Liga FPD 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Career total 140 27 14 4 13 0 15 0 182 31
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the Liga FPD play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the CONCACAF League
  3. ^ Appearance in the Costa Rican Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 2023 3 0
2024 7 1
2025 11 2
Total 21 3

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Kenneth Vargas
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 October 2024 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 2–0 3–0 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
2 21 March 2025 FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize 3–0 7–0 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
3 9 September 2025 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 1–0 3–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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