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Camilo Vargas

#1 · Goalkeeper · age 36

Likely starting goalkeeper; Liga MX veteran

Club
Atlas
Mexico · Liga MX
Caps
30
Intl goals
0

68

WC26 rating

low confidence limited data · estimated
Recent form
48
Career peak
48
League level
78
Competition pedigree
30
International pedigree
74
Longevity
41

Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Thin data: leans on league tier, caps and FC26 prior. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.

The current first-choice — a switch that Lorenzo made before the 2024 Copa América and has kept faith with since. Vargas’s penalty-saving record has been one of his identifying traits across both Liga MX titles and Colombia’s qualifying campaign, and he gives the team a level of composure that the team historically associates with Ospina.

The Ospina shadow is the headline narrative: Vargas has earned the No. 1 shirt at 36, but Ospina is the all-time most-capped player in Colombia history, and any shaky goalkeeping moment will invite the question of whether Lorenzo should switch back. The Group K matchups (Portugal’s varied attack, DR Congo’s direct counter-attacks, Uzbekistan’s set-piece reliance) will likely give the team’s goalkeeper a different challenge in every match.

Strengths

Recent form

Atlas starter.

Was named Liga MX Goalkeeper of the Tournament for both Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 — the two Atlas titles, ending a 70-year league drought for the club.