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Carlos Vela

Carlos Vela

Attack - Right Winger  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipMexico Spain
Height1.77 m
Footleft
BornMarch 1, 1989
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Right Winger Attack

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.33
goals / match
Real Sociedad
top club · 250 apps

Position rank · 22/23

#887
goals rank
#869
assists rank
191
season goals
110
season assists

Among 1,712 Attack - Right Wingers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€20.00m
peak value · 2013
€14.00m
top transfer fee · 12/13
38
best season · 2019
88 / 24
int'l caps / goals
576Appearances
191Goals
110Assists
68Yellow cards
1Red cards
83Full matches (90′)
Full nameCarlos Vela
Name in home countryCarlos Alberto Vela Garrido
Date of birth1989-03-01 (37 yrs)
Place of birthCancún, Mexico
CitizenshipMexico Spain
PositionAttack - Right Winger (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height177.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-05-27
Contract expires
AgentPROMOFUT
May 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Transfer: LAFC → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Sep 2024
Transfer: Without Club → LAFC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Los Angeles FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: LAFC → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Los Angeles FC
41 matches · 11 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Los Angeles FC
39 matches · 12 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Los Angeles FC
8 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — Los Angeles FC
20 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2020
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2020
2020 — Los Angeles FC
8 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Los Angeles FC
5 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Los Angeles FC
36 matches · 38 G · 12 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Los Angeles FC
31 matches · 15 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Real Sociedad → LAFC
17/18 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Real Sociedad
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Real Sociedad
39 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Real Sociedad
36 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Real Sociedad
32 matches · 10 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Real Sociedad
52 matches · 21 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: Arsenal → Real Sociedad
12/13 · Transfer · €14.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Real Sociedad
37 matches · 14 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: Real Sociedad → Arsenal
11/12 · Return from loan
Aug 2011
Transfer: Arsenal → Real Sociedad
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Real Sociedad
37 matches · 12 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2011
Transfer: West Brom → Arsenal
10/11 · Return from loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Arsenal → West Brom
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Arsenal FC, West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal FC Reserves
23 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2010
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2010
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2009
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Arsenal FC
20 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Arsenal FC
29 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2008
Transfer: CA Osasuna → Arsenal
07/08 · Return from loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — CA Osasuna
33 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: Arsenal → CA Osasuna
07/08 · Loan
Jun 2007
Transfer: UD Salamanca → Arsenal
06/07 · Return from loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — UD Salamanca
32 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Arsenal → UD Salamanca
06/07 · Loan
Jun 2006
Transfer: Celta de Vigo → Arsenal
05/06 · Return from loan
Feb 2006
Transfer: Arsenal → Celta de Vigo
05/06 · Loan
Jan 2006
Transfer: Guadalajara U20 → Arsenal
05/06 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €20.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 900 other Attack - Right Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals3 total · 1.26/90
91
Assists2 total · 0.84/90
89
G+A5 total · 2.09/90
91
Yellow cards1 total · 0.42/90
36
7,443 min
Minutes played by club
Los Angeles FC 24.3%
Real Sociedad 42.9%
Arsenal FC 15.5%
West Bromwich Albion 2.1%
Arsenal FC Reserves 2.3%
CA Osasuna 9.0%
UD Salamanca 4.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Los Angeles FC 9 19/20 22/23 189 93 54 1,809
Real Sociedad 7 11/12 17/18 250 73 43 3,190
Arsenal FC 3 08/09 10/11 62 11 8 1,152
West Bromwich Albion 1 10/11 10/11 8 2 1 160
Arsenal FC Reserves 1 10/11 10/11 2 1 0 168
CA Osasuna 1 07/08 07/08 33 3 4 669
UD Salamanca 1 06/07 06/07 32 8 0 295

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

13€5M25€10M38€15M50€20M06/07 — 8 goals (UD Salamanca)806/0707/08 — 3 goals (CA Osasuna)07/08 — 4 assists707/0808/09 — 6 goals (Arsenal FC)08/09 — 4 assists1008/0909/10 — 2 goals (Arsenal FC)09/10 — 3 assists509/1010/11 — 6 goals (Arsenal FC Reserves)10/11 — 2 assists810/1111/12 — 12 goals (Real Sociedad)11/12 — 7 assists1911/1212/13 — 14 goals (Real Sociedad)12/13 — 11 assists2512/1313/14 — 21 goals (Real Sociedad)13/14 — 13 assists3413/1414/15 — 10 goals (Real Sociedad)14/15 — 4 assists1414/1515/16 — 5 goals (Real Sociedad)15/16 — 4 assists915/1616/17 — 10 goals (Real Sociedad)16/17 — 3 assists1316/1717/18 — 1 goals (Real Sociedad)17/18 — 1 assists217/1819/20 — 5 goals (Los Angeles FC)519/202018 — 15 goals (Los Angeles FC)2018 — 11 assists2620182019 — 38 goals (Los Angeles FC)2019 — 12 assists5020192020 — 4 goals (Los Angeles FC)2020 — 2 assists620202021 — 5 goals (Los Angeles FC)2021 — 5 assists1020212022 — 12 goals (Los Angeles FC)2022 — 13 assists2520222023 — 11 goals (Los Angeles FC)2023 — 9 assists20202322/23 — 3 goals (Los Angeles FC)22/23 — 2 assists522/2306/07 — €3M07/08 — €3.5M08/09 — €6M10/11 — €5M11/12 — €5M12/13 — €8M13/14 — €20M14/15 — €20M15/16 — €18M16/17 — €18M17/18 — €15M19/20 — €15M22/23 — €3.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 8806/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 121211/1212/13: 141412/1313/14: 212113/1414/15: 101014/1515/16: 5515/1616/17: 101016/1717/18: 1117/1819/20: 5519/202018: 151520182019: 383820192020: 4420202021: 5520212022: 121220222023: 111120232024: 00202422/23: 3322/23

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 111112/1313/14: 131313/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 1117/1819/20: 0019/202018: 111120182019: 121220192020: 2220202021: 5520212022: 131320222023: 9920232024: 00202422/23: 2222/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 CONCACAF CL Los Angeles FC 8 3 2 1 0 215
2024 MLS Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 MLS Cup Playoffs Los Angeles FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Campeones Cup Los Angeles FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Leagues Cup Los Angeles FC 1 2 1 0 0 35
2023 MLS Los Angeles FC 34 9 7 0 0 230
2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Los Angeles FC 5 0 1 2 0 0
2022 Leagues Cup Los Angeles FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 MLS Los Angeles FC 32 12 9 2 0 194
2022 MLS Cup Playoffs Los Angeles FC 3 0 3 2 0 0
2022 US Open Cup Los Angeles FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
2021 MLS Los Angeles FC 20 5 5 0 0 254
2020 MLS Los Angeles FC 7 4 1 0 0 106
2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Los Angeles FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
2019 MLS Los Angeles FC 31 34 10 1 0 80
2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Los Angeles FC 2 2 1 0 0 90
2019 US Open Cup Los Angeles FC 3 2 1 0 0 135
2018 MLS Los Angeles FC 28 14 10 1 0 170
2018 MLS Cup Playoffs Los Angeles FC 1 0 1 1 0 0
2018 US Open Cup Los Angeles FC 2 1 0 0 0 210
19/20 CONCACAF CL Los Angeles FC 5 5 0 0 0 90
17/18 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Europa League Real Sociedad 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 LaLiga Real Sociedad 13 1 1 0 0 373
16/17 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 4 1 0 1 0 262
16/17 LaLiga Real Sociedad 35 9 3 6 0 285
15/16 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 LaLiga Real Sociedad 35 5 4 5 0 552
14/15 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 1 1 1 1 0 90
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Real Sociedad 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 LaLiga Real Sociedad 29 9 3 5 0 229
13/14 Champions League Real Sociedad 6 1 0 2 0 524
13/14 Champions League Qu. Real Sociedad 2 2 1 1 0 90
13/14 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 7 2 0 2 0 191
13/14 LaLiga Real Sociedad 37 16 12 4 0 194
12/13 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 LaLiga Real Sociedad 35 14 11 10 0 193
11/12 Copa del Rey Real Sociedad 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 LaLiga Real Sociedad 35 12 7 2 0 207
10/11 Champions League Arsenal FC 4 2 0 1 0 42
10/11 FA Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Arsenal FC 4 0 1 1 0 0
10/11 Premier League Arsenal FC 4 1 0 0 0 61
10/11 Premier League West Bromwich Albion 8 2 1 0 0 160
10/11 Reserve League Arsenal FC Reserves 2 1 0 0 0 168
09/10 Champions League Arsenal FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 2 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Arsenal FC 2 1 1 0 0 122
09/10 Premier League Arsenal FC 11 1 0 0 0 226
08/09 Champions League Arsenal FC 8 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League Qu. Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Arsenal FC 4 1 1 0 0 215
08/09 League Cup Arsenal FC 3 4 2 0 0 66
08/09 Premier League Arsenal FC 14 1 1 1 0 420
07/08 LaLiga CA Osasuna 33 3 4 5 0 669
06/07 2ª División UD Salamanca 31 8 0 9 1 295
06/07 Copa del Rey UD Salamanca 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2006-01-01 Guadalajara U20 Arsenal Transfer 1000000 €3.00m
05/06 2006-02-01 Arsenal Celta de Vigo Loan 1000000
05/06 2006-06-30 Celta de Vigo Arsenal Return from loan 3000000
06/07 2006-07-01 Arsenal UD Salamanca Loan 3000000
06/07 2007-06-30 UD Salamanca Arsenal Return from loan 3000000
07/08 2007-07-01 Arsenal CA Osasuna Loan 3000000
07/08 2008-06-30 CA Osasuna Arsenal Return from loan 6000000
10/11 2011-01-30 Arsenal West Brom Loan 5000000
10/11 2011-06-30 West Brom Arsenal Return from loan 5000000
11/12 2011-08-18 Arsenal Real Sociedad Loan 4500000
11/12 2012-06-30 Real Sociedad Arsenal Return from loan 6000000
12/13 2012-08-10 Arsenal Real Sociedad Transfer 8000000 €14.00m
17/18 2018-01-01 Real Sociedad LAFC Transfer 10000000 €5.00m
23/24 2024-01-01 LAFC Without Club Transfer 2000000
24/25 2024-09-13 Without Club LAFC Transfer 1200000
24/25 2025-01-01 LAFC Without Club Transfer 1000000
24/25 2025-05-27 Without Club Retired Transfer 700000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Ankle injury 2009-08-22 2009-09-22 32 9
09/10 Knee problems 2010-02-04 2010-02-15 12 2
09/10 muscular problems 2010-06-17 2010-06-28 12 2
14/15 Meniscus injury 2015-01-31 2015-03-23 52 8
16/17 Knee problems 2017-01-08 2017-01-18 11 2
18/19 Hamstring injury 2019-08-27 2019-09-10 15 2
19/20 Inner ligament injury 2020-08-24 2020-10-24 62 12
20/21 Hamstring injury 2021-04-19 2021-05-12 24 3
21/22 Hamstring injury 2021-08-23 2021-10-25 64 11
Current€700k
Peak€20.00m
Low
Δ since start−€300k
€5.00m€10.00m€15.00m€20.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #26092 8 0 former national player
Team #23134 8 5 former national player
Team #6303 72 19 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Iñigo Martínez 1 6 0
Asier Illarramendi 2 0 0
Latif Blessing 2 5 0
Antoine Griezmann 1 13 0
Diego Palacios 2 1 0
Gerónimo Rulli 1 0 0
Diego Rossi 2 21 0
Sergio Canales 1 2 0
Jesús Murillo 2 1 0
José Cifuentes 2 9 0
Ilie Sánchez 2 3 0
Eduard Atuesta 2 12 0
Ryan Hollingshead 2 4 0
Eddie Segura 2 2 0
Kellyn Acosta 2 2 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2019 MLS Los Angeles FC 34 31
13/14 LaLiga Real Sociedad 16 37
2018 MLS Los Angeles FC 14 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 LaLiga Real Sociedad 12 37
12/13 LaLiga Real Sociedad 11 35
2018 MLS Los Angeles FC 10 28

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
11/12 2012-06-30 Real Sociedad Arsenal Return from loan €6.00m
11/12 2011-08-18 Arsenal Real Sociedad Loan €4.50m
10/11 2011-06-30 West Brom Arsenal Return from loan €5.00m
10/11 2011-01-30 Arsenal West Brom Loan €5.00m
07/08 2008-06-30 CA Osasuna Arsenal Return from loan €6.00m
07/08 2007-07-01 Arsenal CA Osasuna Loan €3.00m
06/07 2007-06-30 UD Salamanca Arsenal Return from loan €3.00m
06/07 2006-07-01 Arsenal UD Salamanca Loan €3.00m
05/06 2006-06-30 Celta de Vigo Arsenal Return from loan €3.00m
05/06 2006-02-01 Arsenal Celta de Vigo Loan €1.00m

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 47 11 11 25 47 83 -36 23%
Liverpool FC 47 13 18 16 70 81 -11 28%
Everton FC 46 20 13 13 70 49 +21 43%
Manchester United 46 11 12 23 48 76 -28 24%
Manchester City 45 10 8 27 47 89 -42 22%
Stoke City 44 18 9 17 54 46 +8 41%
Tottenham Hotspur 44 12 18 14 65 63 +2 27%
Newcastle United 41 20 11 10 71 47 +24 49%
West Ham United 40 20 13 7 74 43 +31 50%
Sunderland AFC 38 21 12 5 60 31 +29 55%
Aston Villa 36 17 10 9 60 39 +21 47%
Southampton FC 32 11 12 9 42 36 +6 34%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal
12/13 Goal #50 (career)
19/20 Goal #100 (career)
2019 Goal #150 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 8 215 1 0 0 0.42
2023 41 265 2 0 0 0.68
2022 39 194 4 0 0 1.86
2019 36 305 1 0 0 0.3
2018 31 380 2 0 0 0.47
17/18 17 373 1 0 0 0.24
16/17 39 547 7 0 0 1.15
15/16 36 552 5 0 0 0.82
14/15 32 319 6 0 0 1.69
13/14 52 999 9 0 0 0.81
12/13 37 193 10 0 0 4.66
11/12 37 207 2 0 0 0.87
10/11 23 431 2 0 0 0.42
09/10 20 348 1 0 0 0.26
08/09 29 701 1 0 0 0.13
07/08 33 669 5 0 0 0.67
06/07 32 295 9 0 1 3.05

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

MLS
152 apps
78 G
42 A
LaLiga
252 apps
69 G
45 A
CONCACAF CL
13 apps
8 G
2 A
2ª División
31 apps
8 G
0 A
League Cup
9 apps
5 G
4 A
Premier League
37 apps
5 G
2 A
Copa del Rey
20 apps
4 G
1 A
US Open Cup
8 apps
3 G
2 A
Champions League
23 apps
3 G
0 A
MLS Cup Playoffs
13 apps
2 G
7 A

Frequently asked about Carlos Vela

Who is Carlos Vela?

Carlos Vela is a Mexico professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Retired.

How old is Carlos Vela?

Carlos Vela is 37 years old. He was born on March 1, 1989 in Cancún.

What position does Carlos Vela play?

Carlos Vela plays as a right winger (Attack - Right Winger).

What club does Carlos Vela play for?

Carlos Vela currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Carlos Vela scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Carlos Vela has scored 191 goals in 576 appearances.