Alejandro Vela

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Alejandro Vela
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Vela with Cruz Azul in 2012
Personal information
Full name

Manuel Alejandro Vela

Garrido [1]
Date of birth (1984-03-28) 28 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006 Guadalajara 42 (3)
2006–2008 Chiapas 63 (11)
2008–2015 Cruz Azul [2] 136 (12)
2013–2014 → Atlante (loan) 31 (1)
2015 → Minnesota United (loan) 9 (0)
2016 → Necaxa (loan) 16 (0)
2017–2020 Venados 48 (0)
Total345(27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Alejandro Vela Garrido (born 28 March 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger.

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Career

He made his debut on 14 August 2004, for Chivas against Atlante. [3] He played for fellow Liga MX team Chipas from 2006 to 2008 before moving to Cruz Azul where he would enjoy the most personal and club success, scoring 30 goals across all competitions and appearing the FIFA Club World Cup, the CONCACAF Champions League and the Copa Libertadores. [4] [5] Between 2015 and 2017 he moved between several clubs, including Minnesota United of the North American Soccer League. [5] In 2017 he signed with Mexican second division club Venados and played with them until his retirement in July 2020. [4]

Personal life

His younger brother, Carlos Vela, is also a professional footballer who currently plays for Los Angeles FC, and previously played for Real Sociedad and Arsenal. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alejandro Vela". Zerozero Football. footballzz.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ↑ espn stats
  3. ↑ Alejandro Vela – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  4. 1 2 "Alejandro Vela anuncia su retiro del futbol". www.milenio.com. 7 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Minnesota United Inks Midfielder Alejando Vela". www.nasl.com.
  6. ↑ "Es el hermano de Carlos Vela, pocos lo conocen y jugará en este equipo". 90min.com (in Spanish). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2018.


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