Ricardo Antonio Vega (born 20 December 1982) is a Nicaraguan footballer who currently is a free agent.

Ricardo Vega
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Antonio Vega
Date of birth (1982-12-20) 20 December 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth , Nicaragua
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Scorpion FC
2005–2007 Deportivo Masatepe
2007–2009 Real Estelí
2010–2012 Deportivo Ocotal
2013 Deportivo Walter Ferretti
2014 Chinandega FC
International career
2008– Nicaragua 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2014

Club career

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Born in Nicaragua, Vega made his senior debut with Scorpion FC. He later played for Deportivo Masatepe, then joined Nicaraguan giants Real Esteli F.C. and going on to play three more clubs Deportivo Ocotal, Deportivo Walter Ferretti and Chinandega FC. He has become a prolific goalscorers scoring 126 goals over five clubs making him the third highest goalscorer in Nicaragua primera division [1]

International career

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He made his senior debut for Nicaragua in a February 2008 World Cup qualification match against Netherlands Antilles and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played four friendlies against Puerto Rico.

His final international was a Friendly match against Puerto Rico.

International goals

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Scores and results list Nicaraguas' goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 February 2012 Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua, Nicaragua   Puerto Rico 1–0 4-1 Friendly match
2. 26 February 2012 Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua, Nicaragua   Puerto Rico 1–0 1–0 Friendly match

References

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  1. ^ [1] - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Ricardo VegaFIFA competition record (archived)
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