Rodrigo Gary Vilca Betetta (born 12 March 1999) is a Peruvian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United.
[3] After a four-year spell with Universidad César Vallejo, Vilca joined the academy of Deportivo Municipal at the age of seventeen.
[3] Having suffered two fractures, to his foot in 2017 and to his collarbone the following year, Vilca made his professional debut for Deportivo Municipal in the final game of the 2018 season, starting in a 2–0 loss to Sport Huancayo.
[3] He began to establish himself in the following season, and was set to become a key player for the team in 2020, before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru led to a five-month hiatus of the league.
[4] In September 2020, it was reported by English newspaper the Daily Mail that Vilca was close to signing with Premier League side Newcastle United.
[10][11] He was immediately integrated into the first team, and made his debut as a starter a week after joining; playing at left-wing in an EFL Trophy tie against Rotherham United, he was replaced in the second half by Dan Gardner as Doncaster Rovers lost 6–0 on 7 September.