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Giovanni de la Vega

Giovanni de la Vega
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
GVVV
Youth career
0000–2013 SV Rap
2013–2018 Ajax
2018–2021 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Jong Utrecht 19 (1)
2022 OFC Oostzaan 8 (0)
2022–2024 Llosetense 39 (9)
2024– GVVV 4 (0)
International career
2016 Chile U17 2 (0)
2017 Netherlands U17 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:23, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2022

Giovanni de la Vega (born 22 February 2000) is a Dutch-Chilean[1] footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tweede Divisie club GVVV.

Club career

After being released from Jong Utrecht, in 2022 he joined OFC Oostzaan in the Derde Divisie.[2]

In July 2022, he moved to Spain and joined Tercera División RFEF club Llosetense.[3]

In the second half of 2024, de la Vega returned to Netherlands and joined GVVV.[4]

International career

In 2016, he represented Chile at under-17 level in a friendly tournament called Copa UC in Santiago, Chile, playing two matches.[5][6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2020.[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Utrecht 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 2 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20 13 1 0 0 13 1
Career total 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Notes

Personal life

His father, Marco, is a Chilean political exiled in Netherlands due to the military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990) and his mother, Josey, is a Dutchwoman. He has two sisters, Melissa and Tamara.[8] Due to his Chilean heritage,[9] he holds both Dutch and Chilean nationality.[1]

On October 25, 2020, he took part by first time in a Chilean referendum, voting in the national plebiscite for a new Constitution along with both his father and his sister, Melissa, in the Casa Migrante Amsterdam.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "De la Vega gana terreno y se ilusiona con la Roja Sub 23" [De la Vega gains ground and is thrilled about The Red One U23] (in Spanish). as.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Giovanni de La Vega van Jong FC Utrecht naar OFC". Voetbal in Zaanstad (in Dutch). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ @cdllosetense (16 July 2022). "Arriba magia des de Holanda a l'equip" (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ @gv.gvvv (12 July 2024). "𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑮𝒊𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊 👋" (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 July 2024 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Chile debuta con deslucido empate frente a Paraguay". chile.as.com. 9 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Selección Chilena Sub 17 cae ante Colombia en su segundo duelo en la Copa UC". ANFP.
  7. ^ Giovanni de la Vega at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b "El crack chileno que votó en el Plebiscito 2020 en Ámsterdam" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  9. ^ Salas, Cristian (28 July 2021). "La nueva oportunidad del chileno formado en el Ajax". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 6 June 2022.