Carlos Vela

Quick Facts

Full Name	Carlos Vela
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 1, 1989(1989-03-01)
Age	35
Birthplace	Cancun
Country	Mexico
Horoscope	Pisces

Carlos Vela Biography

Carlos Vela is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on March 1, 1989 in Cancun, Mexico. Mexican footballer who joined Real Sociedad after spending most of his career at Arsenal. He signed with Los Angeles FC in 2018. In 2007, he was a member of Mexico’s national soccer team.

From 2005 to 2007, he was a teammate with French striker Thierry at Arsenal.

Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who captains and plays as a winger for Los Angeles FC.

In school, Vela played both basketball and football simultaneously, which caused many problems between his coaches. His father made him decide to focus on only one sport at the age of 12, in which Vela chose football. Enrique Vela was frustrated at the fact that his son was not being scouted due to living in Cancún. Around the same time, José Luis Real of C.D. Guadalajara’s youth system sent scouts to Cancún in 2001, where Vela caught their eye. He was summoned to a youth tournament in Buenos Aires with Guadalajara as a small trial period with unpaid expenses.

Alejandro Vela, his brother, also became a professional soccer player. He married Saioa Canibano, a Spanish reporter. They have a son called Romeo.

Carlos Vela Net Worth

Carlos Vela is one of the richest Soccer Player from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carlos Vela 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At age 13, he began his youth career at Guadalajara.

Between 2007 and 2011, he scored nine goals in 35 games with Mexico’s national soccer team.

Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido was born 1 March 1989 in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico to Enrique Vela, an iron welder from Campeche, and Nella Garrido, a stay at home mother from Tabasco. His father had played semi-professional football but an injury caused by a torn ligament caused him to retire. Vela’s father enrolled him into local football teams. Vela’s first club was Ko Cha Wolis, which translates to “Kicking Round Ball” in Mayan. He learned a lot and made significant development and progress during his time spent there, according to Félix Alcalá, his coach at the time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Carlos Vela Dating?

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At the end of the season, Vela was sent to Spanish Segunda División club Salamanca, on loan for the 2006–07 season. He had a successful stay there, creating many of Salamanca’s 53 goals, eight of which he scored himself.

Facts & Trivia

Carlos Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Carlos Vela celebrates birthday on March 1 of every year.

Vela was part of the Mexico U-20 team that participated in various friendlies and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Why did Vela leave Mexico?

Hiatus. On 21 September 2010, the Mexican Football Federation announced that Vela and teammate Efraín Juárez would be suspended from the Mexico national team for six months for their involvement in a party on 7 September in Monterrey following a game with Colombia.

Why did Carlos Vela leave Arsenal?

“He has admitted that he prefers to watch other sports, like basketball.” Vela had also become lonely and disillusioned with life at Arsenal , according to Mancera. “He has said it himself: He was not happy at that time.” It took a return to Spain for him to rediscover his happiness.

Is Vela going to the World Cup?

There’ll be no last-gasp inclusion of LAFC’s Carlos Vela and LA Galaxy’s Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez at forward on Mexico’s World Cup roster. El Tri head coach Tata Martino has confirmed as much before the Qatar 2022-bound nation’s friendly Saturday vs. Peru at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

What age is Carlos Vela?

33 years (March 1, 1989)

Why Carlos Vela doesn t play for Mexico?

But Vela’s departure from the National Team was not only because of the disagreements he had with Mexico’s coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino , nor because of his performances in the pitch. His retirement from El Tri is linked to someone outside the soccer world and inside his home.