| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Scherpenzeel | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | SV Rap | ||
| 2013–2018 | Ajax | ||
| 2018–2021 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Jong Utrecht | 19 | (1) |
| 2022 | OFC | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Llosetense | 39 | (9) |
| 2024–2025 | GVVV | 18 | (0) |
| 2025– | Scherpenzeel | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Chile U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Scherpenzeel.
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] The next season, he switched to VV Scherpenzeel in the Derde Divisie.[5]
International career
In 2016, he represented Chile at under-17 level in a friendly tournament called Copa UC in Santiago, Chile, playing two matches.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 June 2020.[8]
| 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.[9] Due to his Chilean heritage,[10] he holds both Dutch and Chilean nationality.[1]
On 25 October 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.[9]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Giovanni de La Vega van Jong FC Utrecht naar OFC". Voetbal in Zaanstad (in Dutch). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ @cdllosetense; (16 July 2022). "Arriba magia des de Holanda a l'equip" (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via Instagram.
- ^ @gv.gvvv; (12 July 2024). "𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑮𝒊𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊 👋" (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 July 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "VV Scherpenzeel versterkt zich met Giovanni de la Vega". VV Scherpenzeel (in Dutch). 11 June 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Chile debuta con deslucido empate frente a Paraguay". chile.as.com. 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Selección Chilena Sub 17 cae ante Colombia en su segundo duelo en la Copa UC". ANFP.
- ^ Giovanni de la Vega at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ a b "El crack chileno que votó en el Plebiscito 2020 en Ámsterdam" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Salas, Cristian (28 July 2021). "La nueva oportunidad del chileno formado en el Ajax". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
External links
- Giovanni de la Vega at Soccerway
- Giovanni de la Vega at WorldFootball.net
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