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 | 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 | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Argentina U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024 | Argentina U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ 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 23 August 2026
| 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 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 111 | 1 | ||
- 1 2 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
- ↑ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
Honours
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
References
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ ""Зенит" стал 11-кратным чемпионом России и обновил рекорд по количеству титулов" [Zenit became Russian champion for 11th time and updated the record for number of trophies] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 18 July 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
External links
- Román Vega at BDFutbol
- Román Vega at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2004 births
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Living people
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Federación players
- Russian Premier League players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Argentine football defender stubs
