Hugo Ariel Viegas Barriga (born 25 June 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[2]

Ariel Viegas
Personal information
Full name Hugo Ariel Viegas Barriga
Date of birth (1989-06-25) 25 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
All Boys
San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Brujas 6 (0)
2013–2017 UAI Urquiza 76 (4)
2017–2018 Barracas Central 20 (1)
2018 Acassuso 10 (0)
2019 El Farolito 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Viegas began his youth career with All Boys, prior to joining the San Lorenzo academy.[3] He played the 2009–10 campaign with Brujas in Costa Rica's Primera División, making six appearances which included his professional debut versus Cartaginés on 16 August 2009.[2][4] Four years later, Viegas returned to his homeland with UAI Urquiza of Primera B Metropolitana.[2][3][5] He scored on his sixth appearance against Acassuso, with another goal coming in a 1–0 win over Comunicaciones.[2][1] He notched versus the same opponents in the following 2015 campaign, alongside a strike in a game with Atlanta, as he featured seventy-nine times for them.[2]

Viegas spent the 2017–18 season with fellow tier three team Barracas Central.[2][6] On 5 June 2018, Viegas completed a move to Acassuso.[2][7] His first appearances arrived in the succeeding August in matches with Colegiales, Comunicaciones and Talleres.[2] In 2019, Viegas moved to National Premier Soccer League side El Farolito in the United States.[2] He netted his first goal on 15 June against East Bay FC Stompers.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 29 June 2019.[2][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brujas 2009–10 Primera División 6 0 0 0 6 0
UAI Urquiza 2013–14 Primera B Metropolitana 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
2014 13 2 0 0 0 0 13 2
2015 27 2 1 0 0 0 28 2
2016 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2016–17 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Total 76 4 3 0 0 0 79 4
Barracas Central 2017–18 Primera B Metropolitana 20 1 0 0 0 0 20 1
Acassuso 2018–19 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
El Farolito 2019 NPSL 8 1 2 0 0 0 10 1
Career total 120 6 5 0 0 0 125 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ficha Estadistica de HUGO VIEGAS". BDFA. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Argentina - A. Viegas". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Brujas no renueva a los jugadores de más rodaje". La Nación. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Viegas: "Quedan cinco partidos que son cinco finales"". Mundo Ascenso. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Migliore ya es refuerzo de Barracas". El Día. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Acassuso: Llega Viegas". Vermouth Deportivo. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Game Report - El Farolito - East Bay FC Stompers". NPSL. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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