Ervin Vaca

{{Short description|Bolivian association footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Vaca|Moreno|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Ervin Vaca |image = |full_name = Ervin Vaca Moreno |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|3|18|df=yes}} |birth_place = Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |height = 1.76 m |position = Midfielder |currentclub = Bolívar |clubnumber = 33 |youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2021 |youthclubs1 = Calleja |youthyears3 = 2022–2023 |youthclubs3 = Colo-Colo |years1 = 2023– |clubs1 = Bolívar |caps1 = 54 |goals1 = 4 |years2 = 2023 |clubs2 = → Lommel (loan) |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2023– |nationalteam1 = Bolivia |nationalcaps1 = 10 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |pcupdate = 30 December 2025 |ntupdate = 18 November 2025 }}

'''Ervin Vaca Moreno''' (born 18 March 2004) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolívar and the Bolivia national team.

==Early life==

As a youth player, Vaca joined the Tahuichi Aguilera Academy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2022/02/16/1046939/ervin-vaca-colo-colo-joya.html|title=Quién es Ervin Vaca, la "joya" boliviana?|publisher=emol.com}}</ref> He has been regarded as a Bolivia prospect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2021/11/05/futbol/1636132670_352995.html|title="Mis expectativas son muy grandes; voy entusiasmado"|publisher=as.com}}</ref>

==Club career== Vaca started his career with Bolivian lower league side Calleja.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/el-estaria-encantado-de-jugar-en-colo-colo-ahora-tiene-ofertas-de-brasil-y-la-mls-n/|title="Él estaría encantado de jugar en Colo Colo; ahora tiene ofertas de Brasil y la MLS"|publisher=as.com}}</ref> In 2022, he signed for Chilean top flight side Colo-Colo, helping the club's youth academy win the "More than a Passion" tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/es/noticias/quien-es-ervin-vaca-la-ilusion-del-futbol-boliviano-35593553#:~:text=El%20boliviano%20fue%20el%20primer,boliviano%20por%20el%20club%20Callejas|title=¿QUIÉN ES ERVIN VACA?|publisher=onefootball.com}}</ref> In 2023, he signed for Bolivian side Bolívar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://premiumsportsbo.com/quien-es-el-nuevo-jugador-de-bolivar-ervin-vaca/|title=¿Quién es el nuevo jugador de Bolívar Ervin Vaca?|publisher=premiumsportsbo.com}}</ref>

In October 2023, he moved to Europe to train with Belgian side Lommel SK for a month.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comunicado Oficial: Ervin Vaca |url=https://clubbolivar.com/comunicado-oficial-ervin-vaca/ |website=clubbolivar.com |access-date=23 October 2023 |language=es |date=September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ervin Vaca ya se entrena en el Lommel S.K. de Bélgica |url=https://clubbolivar.com/ervin-vaca-ya-se-entrena-en-el-lommel-s-k-de-belgica/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=clubbolivar.com |date=12 October 2023 |language=es}}</ref>

==International career== Vaca has represented Bolivia internationally at youth level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bolavip.com/cl/colocolo/Ervin-Vaca-el-volante-albo-de-la-Sub-20-de-Bolivia-Quien-es-20230125-0041.html|title=Ervin Vaca, el volante albo de la Sub 20 de Bolivia: ¿Quién es?|publisher=bolavip.com}}</ref>

At senior level, Vaca received his first call-up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Argentina in September 2023.<ref>{{cite instagram|user=laverde_fbf |postid=CwgpTF3N3d-|title=Presentamos la lista de jugadores convocados por el DT Gustavo Costas a #LaVerde|date=28 August 2023|language=es|access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> He made his debut in the match against Chile on 10 September 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ervin Vaca tendrá su debut absoluto en la selección nacional ante Chile |url=https://www.vision360.bo/noticias/2024/09/10/11609-ervin-vaca-tendra-su-debut-absoluto-en-la-seleccion-nacional-ante-chile#:~:text=El%20centrocampista%20de%20Bolívar%2C%20Ervin,jornada%20de%20las%20eliminatorias%20mundialistas. |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=Visión 360 |date=10 September 2024 |language=es}}</ref>

==Style of play== Vaca mainly operates as a midfielder and is left-footed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chile.as.com/chile/2022/02/16/futbol/1645017436_142447.html|title=Erwin Vaca - Diario AS article}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|match played 18 November 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Bolivia |2024||3||1 |- |2025||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!10!!1 |}

:''Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vaca goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Ervin Vaca |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align=center"|1 || 19 November 2024 || Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto, Bolivia || {{fb|PAR}} || align=center"|1–0 || align=center"|2–2 || 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway|800358}} * {{Worldfootball.net|ervin-vaca|new_id=pe659014}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaca, Ervin}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Bolivian men's footballers Category:Bolivian expatriate men's footballers Category:Bolivia men's international footballers Category:Bolivia men's under-20 international footballers Category:Club Bolívar players Category:Lommel SK players Category:Bolivian Primera División players Category:Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Category:Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Men's association football midfielders