Federico "Fede" Darío José Vega (born 4 February 1993) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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. He is currently playing for

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in the

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Club career

Born in

Don Torcuato Don Torcuato is a town in the Tigre Partido of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is named after Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, ex-President of Argentina, as he had his ranch and residency there. Most of the streets are na ...

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, Vega joined River Plate's youth setup in 2004. In January 2013 he was called up to the main squad by manager

Ramón Díaz Ramón Ángel Díaz (born 29 August 1959) is a former Argentine Association football, footballer and the current manager of Saudi Professional League club Al Hilal SFC, Al Hilal. He played for Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate as a Forw ...

for the pre-season, being subsequently promoted to the first team. On 13 October 2013 Vega made his professional – and Primera División – debut, starting in a 0–1 away loss against

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

. After appearing in a 1–2 home loss against Estudiantes, he was demoted to the reserves, as Díaz was dismissed. On 4 February 2015 Vega was released by River. Late in the month, he was linked to a possible move to

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, but nothing came of it. In July 2015 Vega joined

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo ...

in Spain. Initially assigned to the reserves, he appeared the whole pre-season with the main squad and was granted a first team number on 19 August, being assigned #2 jersey. Vega made his debut for the ''Alfareros'' on 9 September 2015, starting in a 0–1

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home defeat against

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

. In late January 2016, he was chosen as first-choice by manager Juan Muñiz, and remained a starter until the end of the campaign. On 22 June 2016, Vega renewed with Alcorcón for a further campaign. On 11 September he scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only in a home success over

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

. On 28 June 2017, Vega left the club as his contract was due to expire, and joined

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

side

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, playing ho ...

on 18 July. The following 31 January, he returned to the second tier after agreeing to a deal with

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...

Honours

;River Plate *

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: 2014 Final *

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Individual

* Proximus League Team of the Season: 2018–19 * Proximus League Team of the Season: 2019–20

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vega, Federico 1993 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Segunda División players Segunda División B players AD Alcorcón footballers Real Murcia CF players Lorca FC players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Challenger Pro League players Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Spain