Henry Vaca

Henry Vaca
Personal information
Full name Henry Vaca Urquiza
Date of birth (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26)
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)
2019Universitario (loan) 8 (0)
2020Atlético Goianiense (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2023 Oriente Petrolero 47 (10)
2022The 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024

Henry Vaca Urquiza (born 27 January 1998) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Maccabi Bnei Reineh.[1]

Career

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Vaca 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

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On 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

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International

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As of matches played 5 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

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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

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The Strongest

References

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  1. ^ "Bolivia - H. Vaca - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ Goldstein, Igal (25 June 2023). "רשמי: הנרי ואקה חתם בבני ריינה" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Bolivia - 10 September 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ 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.
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