VELA





Full name: Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido
Date of birth: March 01, 1989
Birthplace: Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nationality: Mexican
EU passport: No
Height: 172 cms
Weight: 71 kgs

Club: Arsenal
Position: Forward [C]
Squad Number: 12
Previous clubs: Guadalajara > (€3m) Arsenal > Celta Vigo (loan) > Salamanca (loan) > Osasuna (loan) > Arsenal

International debut: September 2007, v Brazil
International Caps: 20
International Goals: 6
World Cups: none

FIFA U-17 World Cup (2005)
CONCACAF Gold Cup (2009)

FIFA U-17 World Cup Top Scorer (2005)



SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2008-09 Arsenal ENG A 14 1
2007-08 Osasuna ESP A 33 3
2006-07 Salamanca ESP B 31 8
Career Totals:7812



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1989
Born March 1 in Cancun, Quintana Roo.
2005
October: Helps the Mexican team to win the World U17 Championship in Peru. Finishes the tournament as top scorer with 5 goals.
November: Joined Arsenal for 3 million euros from Guadalajara.
2006
February: Left Arsenal for Spanish side Celta Vigo after failing to secure a work permit to play for the Gunners.
August: Re-loaned to UD Salamanca.
September 10: Carlos Vela scored his first professional goal in the Spanish second division match between his club Salamanca and Almeria.
2007
July: Represented Mexico in the FIFA U-20 World Cup at Canada. He was part of the team that reached the quarter-finals but was defeated by Argentina 1-0.
August 31: Carlos Vela earned his first selection for a Mexican national team roster when he was chosen by coach Hugo Sanchez for exhibition games against Panama and Brazil.
September 12: Made his Mexican national team debut entering the field in the 73th minute as a substitute for Nery Castillo in the 1-3 defeat to Brazil in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
September 26: Made his Spanish La Liga debut in Osasuna's 4-1 defeat of Levante at the Reyno de Navarra Stadium in Pamplona, Spain. He entered the field in the 80th minute as a substitute for Juanfran.
October 31: Scored his first La Liga goal in Osasuna's 3-0 away defeat of Real Betis. He scored "Los Rojillos" third goal in the 54th minute with a deflected shot.
2008
September 23: Scored a hat trick in the Arsenal's 6-0 defeat of Sheffield United in the English League Cup. With an average age of 19, it was the youngest team ever to represent Arsenal in a senior competition.

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