Carlos Vela

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Carlos Vela
Vela with Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Cancún, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2005 Guadalajara
2005–2006 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 Arsenal 29 (3)
2005–2006 → Celta Vigo (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Salamanca (loan) 31 (8)
2007–2008 → Osasuna (loan) 33 (3)
2010–2011 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 8 (2)
2011–2012 → Real Sociedad (loan) 35 (12)
2012–2018 Real Sociedad 184 (54)
2018– Los Angeles FC 152 (78)
National team
2005 Mexico U17 8 (5)
2007 Mexico U20 8 (0)
2007–2018 Mexico 72 (19)
Honours
Representing  Mexico
Winner FIFA U-17 World Championship 2005
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2023

Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer. He plays as a winger who captains MLS club Los Angeles FC.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of match played 3 September 2020[3][4][5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Salamanca (loan) 2006–07 Segunda División 31 8 1 0 — — — 32 8
Osasuna (loan) 2007–08 La Liga 33 3 — — — — 33 3
Arsenal 2008–09 Premier League 14 1 4 1 3 4 8[c] 0 — 29 6
2009–10 Premier League 11 1 4 0 2 1 5[c] 0 — 22 2
2010–11 Premier League 4 1 1 0 4 0 4[c] 2 — 13 3
Total 29 3 9 1 9 5 17 2 — 64 11
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2010–11 Premier League 8 2 — — — — 8 2
Real Sociedad (loan) 2011–12 La Liga 35 12 2 0 — — — 37 12
Real Sociedad 2012–13 La Liga 35 14 2 0 — — — 37 14
2013–14 La Liga 37 16 7 2 — 8[c] 3 — 52 21
2014–15 La Liga 29 9 1 1 — 2[d] 0 — 32 10
2015–16 La Liga 35 5 1 0 — — — 36 5
2016–17 La Liga 35 9 4 1 — — — 39 10
2017–18 La Liga 13 1 2 0 — 2[d] 0 — 17 1
Total 184 54 17 4 — 12 3 — 213 61
Los Angeles FC 2018 MLS 28 14 2 1 1 0 — — 31 15
2019 MLS 31 34 3 2 2 2 — — 36 38
2020 MLS 7 4 — 1 0 5[e] 5 — 13 9
2021 MLS 20 5 — — — — 20 5
2022 MLS 32 12 3 0 3 0 — — 38 12
2023 MLS 34 9 0 0 1 0 8[e] 3 2[f] 2 45 14
Total 152 78 8 3 8 2 13 8 2 2 183 93
Career total 472 160 37 8 17 7 42 13 2 2 570 190
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup and MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  6. ↑ One appearance and two goals in Leagues Cup, appearance in Campeones Cup

International[change | change source]

As of 2 July 2018[7]
Mexico national team
Year Apps Goals
2007 2 1
2008 11 3
2009 9 3
2010 11 2
2011 2 0
2014 2 2
2015 11 4
2016 1 0
2017 15 3
2018 8 1
Total 72 19

International goals[change | change source]

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[8]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 October 2007 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Guatemala 1–1 2–3 Friendly
2. 8 June 2008 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Peru 3–0 4–0
3. 15 June 2008 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States  Belize 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 21 June 2008 Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 1–0 7–0
5. 23 June 2009 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States  Venezuela 1–0 4–0 Friendly
6. 26 July 2009 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  United States 3–0 5–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7. 10 October 2009 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  El Salvador 4–1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 3 March 2010 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States  New Zealand 2–0 2–0 Friendly
9. 3 June 2010 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium  Italy 1–0 2–1
10. 12 November 2014 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–0 3–2
11. 2–1
12. 9 July 2015 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States  Cuba 2–0 6–0 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13. 15 July 2015 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States  Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 4–4
14. 13 October 2015 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico  Panama 1–0 1–0 Friendly
15. 13 November 2015 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  El Salvador 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16. 1 June 2017 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Republic of Ireland 3–0 3–1 Friendly
17. 11 June 2017 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  United States 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
18. 10 October 2017 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Honduras 2–1 2–3
19. 23 June 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia  South Korea 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup

Honours[change | change source]

Los Angeles FC

Mexico U17

Mexico

Individual

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Carlos Vela Player Profile". Los Angeles FC. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mexico – C. Vela – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Carlos Vela – Football Stats – Real Sociedad – Age 25 – Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Football : Carlos Vela". Football DataBase. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Carlos Vela Player Profile at ESPN FC". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Carlos Vela – National Football Teams". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "C. Vela". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "2019 SUPPORTERS' SHIELD WINNERS". LAFC. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "2018 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "2019 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "2022 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "MLS Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 163. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "2022 MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire". Major League Soccer. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  15. ↑ "LAFC's Carlos Vela named March MLS Player of the Month pres. by EA Sports". Major League Soccer. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  16. ↑ Boehm, Charles (7 May 2019). "Carlos Vela wins second straight MLS Player of the Month pres. by EA Sports". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  17. ↑ Boehm, Charles (14 October 2019). "LAFC's Carlos Vela wins his third MLS Player of the Month honor of 2019". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  18. ↑ Bogert, Tim (6 October 2019). "LAFC forward Carlos Vela wins 2019 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  19. ↑ Rodriguez, Alicia (4 November 2019). "Carlos Vela is 2019 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Davila, Ambriz, Bouanga headline 2023 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

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