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Carlos Vela
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 12
Youth career
2002–2005 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005– Arsenal
2006 → Celta Vigo (loan)
2006–2007 → Salamanca (loan)
2007–2008 → Osasuna (loan)
International career‡
2005 Mexico U-17
2007 Mexico U-20
2007– Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2009

Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (born March 1, 1989 in Cancún, Quintana Roo) is a Mexican footballer, currently playing striker for Arsenal of the English Premier League. He also plays for the Mexico national football team.

Club career

Early career

Carlos Vela's career started with Chivas Guadalajara, alongside his brother Alejandro Vela. After winning the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Mexican national team as the top scorer with five goals, Jorge Vergara, owner and president of Chivas de Guadalajara, offered to sign him, and since Vela's family lived in the then-recently-storm-stricken Cancún, Quintana Roo, he asked that the club help relocate them as a condition of his signing. Vela had previously shown his great affection to his father, whose birthday fell on the day on which Mexico beat Brazil in the final of the U-17 World Cup, by carrying the cup to his father and dedicating his Golden Boot to him.[3]

Arsenal

Vela attracted interest from a number of European clubs, and eventually Arsenal won the race for his signature in November 2005 for a £125k fee that will rise to £550k if he plays 50 first-team games.[4] Vela signed a five-year deal; however, due to English work permit restrictions for non-EU citizens which prevented him from playing in England, he was quickly loaned out to Celta de Vigo in February 2006.[5]

Vela was then loaned to UD Salamanca, in the Spanish second division, for the 2006–07 season.[6] After his loan spell with Salamanca ended with him scoring eight and creating many of their 53 goals,[7] bigger clubs, of La Liga, such as Levante UD, Osasuna and UD Almeria were all interested in taking him on loan from Arsenal for whom he was still ineligible to play as he still had yet to receive a work permit.[8]

Eventually, a one year loan move to Osasuna was agreed, with the option of an extension for another year, however, no permanent option had been contemplated.[9][10][11] On 31 October 2007, he scored his first goal with Osasuna, in a match against Real Betis, a performance that went on to receive early praise from the Spanish press.[citation needed]

On 22 May 2008, Vela was granted a work permit that allowed him to play in England. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger confirmed that Vela would be involved with the first team in the coming season and that he predominantly views Vela as a striker in the Eduardo mould.[12] He wears Arsenal shirt number 12.

Vela made his competitive debut for Arsenal on 30 August 2008 in their Premier League match against Newcastle United, coming on as a substitute for Robin van Persie in the 63rd minute. Arsenal won the match 3–0. In his full debut on 23 September 2008 against Sheffield United in the League Cup, Vela scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 win with goals in the 44th, 50th and 87th minute. The match was also notable for featuring Arsenal's youngest ever side, with an average age of 19.[citation needed] Arsenal fans have a song for him, Jolly Good Vela, a variation of Jolly Good Fella.

Vela scored a goal on 8 March 2009 in the FA Cup Fifth Round tie against Burnley, chipping the ball over the keeper and into the goal. He scored his first goal in the Premier League for Arsenal away to Portsmouth on 2 May 2009 making him just the second Mexican player to score a goal in the Premier League.

International career

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Carlos Vela with the mexico national football team

Vela played in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, held in Peru, where he helped the Mexican national team to victory. He was a pivotal figure in the final against Brazil as Mexico triumphed 3–0. Vela was subsequently named top scorer with five goals, claiming the Adidas Golden Boot.

During his stay at Osasuna, Vela made his full international debut for Mexico in a September 2007 friendly against Brazil. On 18 October 2007, Vela scored his first senior international goal for Mexico in a friendly against Guatemala played in Los Angeles.

On 8 June 2008, Vela scored his second senior international goal for Mexico in a friendly against Peru at the 20th minute to help Mexico with their 4–0 victory. A match later for Mexico he scored in their qualifying opener versus Belize making the match 1–0. In the return leg against Belize he again scored the opening goal of the match and beginning the 7–0 rout in favour of Mexico.

Vela was called up to play in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup but his campaign was full of injuries so his playing time was limited. On 26 July 2009, in the Gold Cup final, Vela was brought on at half time with the score deadlocked at 0-0 and changed the pace of the game in favor of Mexico. His pacy movements, intelligent passing, and composure in front of goal allowed Mexico to defeat the US 5-0 with Vela providing the pass to Giovani Dos Santos for the first penalty, creating the second goal, scoring the third and assisting the fourth.[13]

Club performance

(correct as of 18 June 2009)[14]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Salamanca (loan) 2006–07 31 8 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 8 15
Osasuna (loan) 2007–08 33 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 3 4
Arsenal 2008–09 14 1 0 7 5 3 8 0 0 29 6 3
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 78 12 19 8 5 3 8 0 0 94 17 22


International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 October 2007 Los Angeles, United States  Guatemala 2–3 Loss Friendly
2 8 June 2008 Chicago, United States  Peru 4–0 Win Friendly
3 15 June 2008 Houston, United States  Belize 2–0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 21 June 2008 Monterrey, Mexico  Belize 7–0 Win 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 24 June 2009 Atlanta, United States  Venezuela 4–0 Win Friendly
6 26 July 2009 East Rutherford, United States  United States 5–0 Win 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

International

Mexico Mexico

Individual

References

  1. ^ "PFA Profile". PFA. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  2. ^ Darren Lewis (2007-07-13). "JOLLY GOOD VELA". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2007-07-20. …scoring eight in 31 appearances himself.
  3. ^ "Ramirez: "I didn't expect such a resounding victory"". FIFA. 2005-10-03. Retrieved 2008-07-03. I dedicate my goal tonight, and the trophy, to my father, because it's his birthday this evening.
  4. ^ Jonathan Northcroft (2008-09-28). "Arsene Wenger's generation game". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  5. ^ Vela poised for European stage, Fifa.com, via the Wayback Machine, 27 April 2006
  6. ^ Template:Es icon El mexicano Carlos Vela, a un paso de llegar cedido al Salamanca, Diario Marca, 5 August 2006
  7. ^ Darren Lewis (2007-07-13). "Jolly good Vela". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2007-07-20. …setting up around half of their 53 goals last season and scoring eight in 31 appearances himself.
  8. ^ Graeme Bailey (2007-07-18). "Gunners duo linked with loans". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  9. ^ Template:Es icon Carlos Vela will play for Osasuna
  10. ^ Jonathan Symcox (2007-07-20). "Premiership — Wenger denies Anelka interest". Eurosport. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  11. ^ Francisco Acedo (2007-07-21). "Arsenal starlet to join Osasuna". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  12. ^ "Mexican striker Vela granted a work permit". Arsenal.com. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  13. ^ "Mexico Thumps U.S. to Win Gold Cup". New York Times. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  14. ^ "Statistics". Soccernet. Retrieved 2008-10-01.


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