Kaizer Chiefs have their eyes on a Bolivian midfield schemer. Here’s all you need to know about their latest target.
Who is Ramiro Vaca?
25-year-old Ramiro Vaca is an attacking midfielder from Bolivia, currently plying his trade for Bolivar in his home country. An attacking midfielder by trade, Vaca can also operate in a more withdrawn central role. He’s collected 27 caps for his country, scoring twice in that time. He’s spent the majority of his club career in Bolivia with clubs like The Strongest, Quebracho and now Bolivar, but he also enjoyed a one-and-a-half-year stint in Belgium with Beerschot. He made his international debut in June 2017.
Impressive stats
In the 2024 Division Profesional Clausura season, Vaca bagged a stunning 13 assists and seven goals from 27 appearances. Those are numbers to get anybody excited, not least of which the strikers he might be supplying chances for in the final third.
Chiefs’ wish list is getting longer
Amakhosi’s board needs to cut through the transfer noise and identify their most viable targets with several names bandied about in the press. Here are those names and their estimated transfer values via transfermarkt:
Five key fixtures coming up
Kaizer Chiefs produced another underwhelming display and result last time out, losing 1-0 away to Cape Town City. Their next test is against an impressive Stellenbosch side at their temporary home, the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Chiefs lie seventh in the table, some 15 points behind league leaders and defending champions Sundowns. Pirates are 12 points ahead of Chiefs but the Buccaneers have a game in hand.
- Chiefs vs Stellenbosch: 08 Jan, 19:30
- Chiefs vs Arrows: 12 Jan, 15:30
- Chiefs vs Sekhukhune: 19 Jan, 15:30
- Chiefs vs AmaZulu: 04 Feb, 19:30
