Henry Vaca Urquiza (born 27 January 1998) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Maccabi Bnei Reineh.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Vaca Urquiza | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Academía Tahuichi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Calleja | ||
| 2016 | O'Higgins | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | The Strongest | 79 | (9) |
| 2019 | → Universitario (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Oriente Petrolero | 47 | (10) |
| 2022 | → The Strongest (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2023– | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Bolivia U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017 | Bolivia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bolivia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bolivia | 21 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 | |||
Career
editVaca made his professional debut with The Strongest in 2016. In 2019, he was loaned to Universitario. In 2020, he joined Atlético Goianiense also on loan.
On 25 June 2023 signed for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh.[2]
International career
editOn 10 September 2018, Vaca made his debut for the Bolivia national football team starting in a friendly against Saudi Arabia.[3] He scored his first goal for the national team in November 2023, during a 2–0 home win for Bolivia against Peru in a CONMEBOL 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[4]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of matches played 5 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 November 2023 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia |  Peru |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editThe Strongest
References
edit- ^ "Bolivia - H. Vaca - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ Goldstein, Igal (25 June 2023). "רשמי: הנרי ואקה חתם בבני ריינה" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Bolivia - 10 September 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ Blanco Pagan, Jose Luis (16 November 2023). "Peru suffers: Henry Vaca from Bolivia scored with a left foot after an error by Carlos Zambrano [VIDEO]". rpp.pe. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
External links
edit- Henry Vaca at Soccerway
- Henry Vaca at WorldFootball.net
- Henry Vaca at National-Football-Teams.com