Agustín Volker Vergara (born 14 February 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a centre-back. He last played for Barnechea.

Agustín Volker
Personal information
Full name Agustín Volker Vergara
Date of birth (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2012–2017 Everton
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Dayton Flyers 15 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Everton 1 (0)
2019 Dayton Dutch Lions
2019 Figueirense
2020–2021 Unión Española 3 (0)
2021–2022 Coquimbo Unido 0 (0)
2021San Antonio Unido (loan) 8 (0)
2022Barnechea (loan) 22 (0)
2023 Barnechea 0 (0)
International career
2015 Chile U17
2017 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024

Playing career

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Born in Viña del Mar, Chile,[2] as a child, Volker represented his school team, Capellán Pascal, as the team captain, being named the MVP in both 2015 and 2016 at the conference championships. At club level, he was with the Everton de Viña del Mar youth ranks from 2012 to 2017.[3]

After making his professional debut with Everton in 2016 at the age of seventeen,[4] he signed with OneSports, a high performance program that gives sports grants, and emigrated to the United States to study at the University of Dayton and play for the Dayton Flyers in 2018,[5] making fifteen appearances and scoring one goal. The next year, he joined Dayton Dutch Lions in the USL League Two.[2]

After spending six months with Brazilian side Figueirense,[6] he returned to Chile and joined Unión Española in the top division for the 2020 season.[4]

The next season, he switched to Coquimbo Unido,[7] making appearances in the 2021 Copa Chile.[8][9] In the squad, he coincided with Chile international players at the World Cup such as Esteban Paredes, Carlos Carmona and Jean Beausejour.[5] He had stints on loan with San Antonio Unido[10][6] and Barnechea[11] in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

For the 2023 season, he renewed his contract with Barnechea.[12]

International career

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Volker has taken part of the Chile national team at both under-17 and under-20 levels.[3][2][13][14]

Personal life

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Volker holds Dutch citizenship.[1]

He has two siblings, Juan and Lucas.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Agustín Volker". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "DDL FC signs Chile National U20 player Agustin Volker". Dayton Dutch Lions FC. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Agustin Volker - Men's Soccer". daytonflyers.com. University of Dayton. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "De la universidad a Santa Laura: Agustín Volker llegó a U. Española". Prensafutbol (in Spanish). 6 January 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "El deportista One Sports Agustín Volker es nuevo refuerzo de Coquimbo Unido". One Sports (in Spanish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b Campos, José Ignacio (9 January 2022). "Estados Unidos, Brasil y Segunda División: el largo viaje de un ex seleccionado Sub 20". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Coquimbo sigue armándose: El 'pirata' sumó cuatro tripulantes". Prensafutbol (in Spanish). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Coquimbo Unido derrotó a Rodelindo Román 1 a 0". Infobae (in Spanish). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  9. ^ "D. Antofagasta y Coquimbo Unido terminaron sin goles". Infobae (in Spanish). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ^ (San Antonio Unido OFICIAL) Estamos felices de presentarles a nuestros 3 refuerzos para este cierre de temporada on Facebook (in Spanish). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Barnechea confirma un nuevo refuerzo: arriba desde el campeón, Coquimbo Unido". OneFootball (in Spanish). 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Barnechea ficha a dos jugadores y renueva a un importante defensor". OneFootball (in Spanish). 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  13. ^ "LA ROJA SUB 16 VENCIÓ AL PLANTEL CAMPEÓN DE WANDERERS SUB 17 EN QUILÍN". ANFP (in Spanish). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  14. ^ "La Roja Sub 20 inicia ciclo de trabajos en Quilín". ANFP (in Spanish). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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