Carlos Vela: Mexican footballer (born 2024)
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.
_(cropped).jpg) Vela with Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cancún, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 September 2020
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 3 | — | 52 | 21 | |||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 3 | 2 | 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 | ||
International
- As of 2 July 2018
| 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
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| 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
Los Angeles FC
- MLS Cup: 2022
- Supporters' Shield: 2019, 2022
Mexico U17
Mexico
- CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2009, 2015
- CONCACAF Cup: 2015
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Boot: 2005
- Real Sociedad Player of the Year: 2011–12, 2013–14
- La Liga Player of the Month: December 2013, November 2014
- MLS All-Star: 2018, 2019, 2022
- MLS Best XI: 2018, 2019, 2022
- MLS Player of the Month: March 2019, April 2019, September 2019
- MLS Golden Boot: 2019
- MLS MVP Award: 2019
- CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2020, 2023
- Best MLS Player ESPY: 2022
References
Other websites
Wiki Commons has media related to Carlos Vela.
- Real Sociedad official profile (in Spanish)
- Carlos Vela at BDFutbol
- Carlos Vela at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
- Carlos Vela – FIFA competition record (archived)
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