Carlos Vela
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.webp) Vela with Mexico at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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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)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 62 | (50) | |||||||||||||
| 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 14 September 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2019 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | 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 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Arsenal | 2008–09 | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 2009–10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 62 | 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 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 14 | |||
| 2013–14 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 52 | 21 | |||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 32 | 10 | |||
| 2015–16 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 10 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 219 | 66 | 19 | 4 | — | 12 | 3 | 250 | 73 | |||
| Los Angeles FC | 2018 | MLS | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 38 | |||
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Total | 62 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 57 | ||
| Career Total | 382 | 132 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 457 | 154 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup and U.S. Open Cup
- Includes Football League Cup and MLS Cup Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
International
- As of 2 July 2018[6]
| Mexico national team | ||
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| 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.[7]
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Boot: 2005
- Real Sociedad Player of the Year: 2011–12, 2013–14
- MLS All-Star: 2018,[9] 2019[10]
- MLS Best XI: 2018, 2019[11]
- MLS Player of the Month: March 2019,[12] April 2019,[13] September 2019[14]
- MLS Golden Boot: 2019[15]
- MLS MVP Award: 2019[16]
References
- "Carlos Vela Player Profile". Real Sociedad Official Website. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- "Mexico – C. Vela – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- "Carlos Vela – Football Stats – Real Sociedad – Age 25 – Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- "Football : Carlos Vela". Football DataBase. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- "Carlos Vela Player Profile at ESPN FC". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- "Carlos Vela – National Football Teams". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- "C. Vela". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- "2019 SUPPORTERS' SHIELD WINNERS". LAFC. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "2018 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "2019 MLS All-Star Game Roster". Major League Soccer. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "MLS Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 163. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bogert, Tim (6 October 2019). "LAFC forward Carlos Vela wins 2019 MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- Rodriguez, Alicia (4 November 2019). "Carlos Vela is 2019 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
Other websites
Wikimedia 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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