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Alejandro Vela

Alejandro Vela

Midfield - Left Midfield  at Retired
Age42
CitizenshipMexico
Height1.71 m
Footleft
BornMarch 28, 1984
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Left Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.08
goals / match
CD Cruz Azul
top club · 185 apps

Career highs

€1.75m
peak value · 2010
—
top transfer fee
6
best season · 07/08
—
int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Mensur Mujdza
Defender - Right-Back · Retired
Christopher Samba
Defender - Centre-Back · Retired
Gerardo Schettino
Midfield - Left Midfield · Retired

Shares 1984-03-28 · 3 players total

474Appearances
40Goals
37Assists
39Yellow cards
1Red cards
104Full matches (90′)
Full nameAlejandro Vela
Name in home countryManuel Alejandro Vela Garrido
Date of birth1984-03-28 (42 yrs)
Place of birthCancún, Mexico
CitizenshipMexico
PositionMidfield - Left Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height171.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2020
Transfer: Venados FC → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Venados FC Yucatán
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Venados FC Yucatán
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Venados FC Yucatán
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Necaxa → Venados FC
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Venados FC Yucatán, Club Necaxa, Club Necaxa U20
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: Minnesota NASL → Necaxa
15/16 · Transfer
Aug 2015
Transfer: CD Cruz Azul → Minnesota NASL
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Club Necaxa
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — CD Cruz Azul, Minnesota United FC (NASL)
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — CD Cruz Azul, CD Cruz Azul U20
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: Atlante → CD Cruz Azul
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — CF Atlante
32 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: CD Cruz Azul → Atlante
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — CD Cruz Azul, CD Cruz Azul U20
40 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — CD Cruz Azul
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
11/12 — CD Cruz Azul U20, CD Cruz Azul
22 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2010
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — CD Cruz Azul
27 matches · 3 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2009
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — CD Cruz Azul, CD Cruz Azul U20
38 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — CD Cruz Azul
41 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Jaguares → CD Cruz Azul
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Jaguares de Chiapas
29 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Jaguares de Chiapas
37 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — Deportivo Guadalajara
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Chivas → Jaguares
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Deportivo Guadalajara, Chivas Coras Tepic
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2005
2005 — Deportivo Guadalajara
10 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — Deportivo Guadalajara, Chivas La Piedad
27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Chivas La Piedad → Chivas
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — CD Tapatío
25 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Guadalajara U20 → CD Tapatío
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,365 min
Minutes played by club
CD Cruz Azul 32.8%
Minnesota United FC (NASL) 0.0%
Deportivo Guadalajara 19.3%
Venados FC Yucatán 0.0%
Club Necaxa 0.0%
Club Necaxa U20 0.0%
CD Cruz Azul U20 9.0%
CF Atlante 13.0%
Jaguares de Chiapas 17.3%
Chivas Coras Tepic 4.8%
Chivas La Piedad 0.0%
CD Tapatío 3.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CD Cruz Azul 8 08/09 2015 185 15 26 3,073
Minnesota United FC (NASL) 1 2015 2015 6 0 0 0
Deportivo Guadalajara 4 04/05 2006 58 5 0 1,812
Venados FC Yucatán 4 16/17 19/20 53 0 1 0
Club Necaxa 2 15/16 16/17 19 0 1 0
Club Necaxa U20 1 16/17 16/17 2 0 0 0
CD Cruz Azul U20 4 09/10 14/15 16 3 0 841
CF Atlante 1 13/14 13/14 32 1 3 1,214
Jaguares de Chiapas 2 06/07 07/08 66 11 6 1,620
Chivas Coras Tepic 1 05/06 05/06 10 1 0 450
Chivas La Piedad 1 04/05 04/05 2 0 0 0
CD Tapatío 1 03/04 03/04 25 4 0 355

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€438K6€875K8€1.3M11€1.8M03/04 — 4 goals (CD Tapatío)403/0404/05 — 2 goals (Deportivo Guadalajara)204/0505/06 — 2 goals (Deportivo Guadalajara)205/0606/07 — 5 goals (Jaguares de Chiapas)06/07 — 2 assists706/0707/08 — 6 goals (Jaguares de Chiapas)07/08 — 4 assists1007/0808/09 — 5 goals (CD Cruz Azul)08/09 — 6 assists1108/0909/10 — 6 goals (CD Cruz Azul)09/10 — 5 assists1109/1010/11 — 3 goals (CD Cruz Azul)10/11 — 8 assists1110/1111/12 — 3 goals (CD Cruz Azul)11/12 — 2 assists511/1212/13 — 4 assists412/1313/14 — 1 goals (CF Atlante)13/14 — 3 assists413/1414/15 — 1 goals (CD Cruz Azul)114/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/1718/1919/20 — 1 assists119/202005 — 2 goals (Deportivo Guadalajara)220052012 — 1 assists1201207/08 — €1.6M08/09 — €1.3M09/10 — €1.5M10/11 — €1.8M11/12 — €1.8M12/13 — €1.4M13/14 — €1.3M14/15 — €1.2M16/17 — €800K18/19 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 4403/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 5506/0707/08: 6607/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/202005: 2220052006: 0020062012: 0020122015: 002015

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 8810/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/202005: 0020052006: 0020062012: 1120122015: 002015
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2015 Club World Cup CD Cruz Azul 2 0 0 0 0 0
2015 NASL Fall Championship Minnesota United FC (NASL) 5 0 0 0 0 0
2015 NASL Playoffs Minnesota United FC (NASL) 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Libertadores CD Cruz Azul 6 0 1 0 0 0
2006 Libertadores Deportivo Guadalajara 5 0 0 1 0 0
2005 Libertadores Deportivo Guadalajara 10 2 0 2 0 213
19/20 Ascenso MX Ap. Venados FC Yucatán 4 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Ascenso MX Cl. Venados FC Yucatán 5 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Copa MX Venados FC Yucatán 2 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Ascenso MX Ap. Venados FC Yucatán 8 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Ascenso MX Cl. Venados FC Yucatán 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Copa MX Apertura Venados FC Yucatán 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Liguilla Asc. Cl Venados FC Yucatán 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Ascenso MX Ap. Venados FC Yucatán 9 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Ascenso MX Cl. Venados FC Yucatán 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Copa MX Clausura Venados FC Yucatán 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liguilla Asc. Ap Venados FC Yucatán 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ascenso MX Cl. Venados FC Yucatán 15 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Copa MX Clausura Venados FC Yucatán 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga MX Apertura Club Necaxa 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura Club Necaxa U20 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liguilla Apertura Club Necaxa 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ascenso MX Cl. Club Necaxa 13 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 Copa MX Clausura Club Necaxa 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Final de Ascenso Club Necaxa 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 CONCACAF CL CD Cruz Azul 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga MX Apertura CD Cruz Azul 9 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga MX Clausura CD Cruz Azul 11 1 0 1 0 358
14/15 Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura CD Cruz Azul U20 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Copa MX Apertura CF Atlante 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Liga MX Apertura CF Atlante 15 1 3 1 0 1,214
13/14 Liga MX Clausura CF Atlante 16 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Copa MX Apertura CD Cruz Azul 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Copa MX Clausura CD Cruz Azul 6 0 0 2 0 0
12/13 Liga MX Apertura CD Cruz Azul 17 0 3 3 0 0
12/13 Liga MX Clausura CD Cruz Azul 11 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Liga MX Sub-20 Clausura CD Cruz Azul U20 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Liguilla Apertura CD Cruz Azul 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Liguilla Clausura CD Cruz Azul 3 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura CD Cruz Azul U20 6 1 0 2 0 504
11/12 Liguilla Apertura CD Cruz Azul 1 1 0 0 0 58
11/12 Primera Apertura CD Cruz Azul 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Primera Clausura CD Cruz Azul 13 1 2 2 0 662
10/11 CONCACAF CL CD Cruz Azul 8 0 5 0 0 0
10/11 Liguilla Apertura CD Cruz Azul 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Primera Apertura CD Cruz Azul 17 3 3 2 0 374
09/10 CONCACAF CL CD Cruz Azul 13 3 4 2 0 255
09/10 Liga MX Sub-20 (09/10) CD Cruz Azul U20 8 2 0 0 0 337
09/10 Primera Apertura CD Cruz Azul 12 1 1 0 0 406
09/10 Primera Clausura CD Cruz Azul 5 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 CONCACAF CL CD Cruz Azul 10 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 Liguilla Apertura CD Cruz Azul 5 1 0 1 0 248
08/09 Primera Apertura CD Cruz Azul 11 1 1 1 0 428
08/09 Primera Clausura CD Cruz Azul 15 3 3 2 0 284
07/08 Liguilla Clausura Jaguares de Chiapas 2 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 Primera Apertura Jaguares de Chiapas 16 6 3 1 0 215
07/08 Primera Clausura Jaguares de Chiapas 11 0 0 2 0 0
06/07 InterLiga Jaguares de Chiapas 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Primera Apertura Jaguares de Chiapas 17 4 2 0 0 345
06/07 Primera Clausura Jaguares de Chiapas 17 1 0 2 0 1,060
05/06 Liguilla Clausura Deportivo Guadalajara 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Liguilla Pr.A Cl Chivas Coras Tepic 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Prim. A Clausura Chivas Coras Tepic 4 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Primera A Apert. Chivas Coras Tepic 5 1 0 0 0 450
05/06 Primera Apertura Deportivo Guadalajara 10 1 0 0 0 474
05/06 Primera Clausura Deportivo Guadalajara 8 0 0 2 0 0
04/05 InterLiga Deportivo Guadalajara 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Liguilla Apertura Deportivo Guadalajara 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Primera A Apert. Chivas La Piedad 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Primera Apertura Deportivo Guadalajara 14 1 0 0 0 728
04/05 Primera Clausura Deportivo Guadalajara 10 1 0 0 0 397
03/04 Prim. A Clausura CD Tapatío 17 4 0 1 1 355
03/04 Primera A Apert. CD Tapatío 8 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 Guadalajara U20 CD Tapatío Transfer 0 —
04/05 2004-07-01 Chivas La Piedad Chivas Transfer 0 —
06/07 2006-07-01 Chivas Jaguares Transfer 0 —
08/09 2008-07-01 Jaguares CD Cruz Azul Transfer 1600000 —
13/14 2013-07-01 CD Cruz Azul Atlante Loan 1300000 —
13/14 2014-06-30 Atlante CD Cruz Azul Return from loan 1000000 —
15/16 2015-08-15 CD Cruz Azul Minnesota NASL Transfer 1200000 —
15/16 2016-01-01 Minnesota NASL Necaxa Transfer 1200000 —
16/17 2017-01-01 Necaxa Venados FC Transfer 500000 —
20/21 2020-07-01 Venados FC Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Broken fibula 2009-10-21 2010-01-22 94 13
10/11 Cruciate ligament tear 2010-11-20 2011-04-30 162 22
Current—
Peak€1.75m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.60m
—€438k€875k€1.31m€1.75m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Julio César Domínguez 2 0 0
Jesús Corona 2 0 0
Edwin Borboa 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 Primera Apertura Jaguares de Chiapas 6 16
03/04 Prim. A Clausura CD Tapatío 4 17
06/07 Primera Apertura Jaguares de Chiapas 4 17

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 CONCACAF CL CD Cruz Azul 5 8
09/10 CONCACAF CL CD Cruz Azul 4 13
07/08 Primera Apertura Jaguares de Chiapas 3 16

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-06-30 Atlante CD Cruz Azul Return from loan — €1.00m
13/14 2013-07-01 CD Cruz Azul Atlante Loan — €1.30m

Teams faced most often by Alejandro Vela's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Gallos Blancos 10 2 3 5 8 13 -5 20%
Pumas UNAM 10 3 5 2 6 6 0 30%
Santos Laguna 10 1 4 5 5 12 -7 10%
Atlas Guadalajara 10 1 7 2 11 10 +1 10%
UANL Tigres 10 2 6 2 11 10 +1 20%
CF Pachuca 8 3 2 3 13 14 -1 38%
CF Monterrey 8 3 0 5 11 12 -1 38%
Puebla FC 8 3 3 2 9 11 -2 38%
Cruz Azul 8 2 4 2 7 9 -2 25%
CF América 8 2 3 3 7 9 -2 25%
Deportivo Toluca 8 3 3 2 6 5 +1 38%
Monarcas Morelia 8 2 3 3 10 11 -1 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
03/04 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2006 5 0 1 0 0 0
2005 10 213 2 0 0 0.85
19/20 11 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 10 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 20 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 17 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 25 358 1 0 0 0.25
13/14 32 1,214 1 0 0 0.07
12/13 40 0 6 2 0 0
11/12 22 1,224 4 0 0 0.29
10/11 27 374 2 0 0 0.48
09/10 38 998 2 0 0 0.18
08/09 41 960 4 0 0 0.38
07/08 29 215 3 0 0 1.26
06/07 37 1,405 2 0 0 0.13
05/06 28 924 2 0 0 0.19
04/05 27 1,125 1 0 0 0.08
03/04 25 355 2 0 1 0.76

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Primera Apertura
142 apps
18 G
16 A
Primera Clausura
117 apps
7 G
5 A
Prim. A Clausura
60 apps
4 G
1 A
CONCACAF CL
35 apps
3 G
11 A
Libertadores
21 apps
2 G
1 A
Liguilla Apertura
10 apps
2 G
0 A
Liga MX Sub-20 (09/10)
8 apps
2 G
0 A
Primera A Apert.
36 apps
1 G
0 A
Liga MX Sub-20 Apertura
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Liguilla Clausura
5 apps
0 G
2 A

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Alejandro Vela is a Mexico professional footballer who plays as a left midfield for Retired.

How old is Alejandro Vela?

Alejandro Vela is 42 years old. He was born on March 28, 1984 in Cancún.

What position does Alejandro Vela play?

Alejandro Vela plays as a left midfield (Midfield - Left Midfield).

What club does Alejandro Vela play for?

Alejandro Vela currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Alejandro Vela scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alejandro Vela has scored 40 goals in 474 appearances.