Julio Vargas

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Position:
F
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 160
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
HS:
J.J. Pearce HS

Academic Honors:
- Fall 2015 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Fall 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List

2016 (Sophomore):
Completed in 14 matches for the Tigers with three starts ... scored a pair of goals and tallied one assist ... his goals game in the win over Belmont and Houston Baptist ... his assist also came against Houston Baptist, allowing him to score three points in that victory ... logged 450 minutes including all 90 against UAB in the season opening win.

2015 (Freshman):
Played in all 17 matches with 10 starts as a true freshman … Logged 723 minutes as a forward … Scored first career goal to help Memphis earn a road point at Cincinnati … Had the second most shots on the team (24) and the second most shots on goal (13).

Prior to Memphis:
Played as a forward for J.J. Pearce High School for one season as a freshman on a team that went 22-3 … Earned second team All-District honors that season … Also played for Solar Chelsea and Andromeda club teams ... Invited to three U.S. Soccer training centers, including one U.S. Nike Combine ... Member of Andromeda 97 White team that made it to the Dallas Cup semifinals ... Was the leading scorer with 10 goals in final season with Solar Chelsea team that went 13-7-7 in 2014-15.

Personal:
Son of Julio Vargas and Maria Luna … Born in Dallas, Texas … Birthday is March 14, 1997 ... Has two sisters – Fatima and Maria.