Alexis Vega (Mexican footballer)

For the Argentine footballer, see Alexis Vega (footballer, born 1993).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vegaand the second or maternal family name is Rojas.

Alexis Vega

Vega with Mexico at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas [1]
Date of birth	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Toluca
Number	9
Youth career
	Toluca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Toluca	58	(12)
2019–2023	Guadalajara	140	(26)
2024–	Toluca	35	(11)
International career‡
2021	Mexico U23	14	(4)
2019–	Mexico	33	(6)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup Winner 2019 United States-Costa Rica-Jamaica CONCACAF Nations League 2023 United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024

Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas (born 25 November 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Liga MX club Toluca and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Toluca

Vega made his senior team debut on 27 February 2016 coming on as a substitute in a home league match against Pachuca. ^[2] On April 5 he scored his first professional goal for Toluca in the Copa Libertadores against Ecuadorian club L.D.U. Quito, the game ended 2–1 and Toluca qualified to the tournament's Round of 16. ^[3] On 16 April, Vega scored his first two goals in the league against Veracruz.

Guadalajara

On 8 December 2018 it was announced that Vega was joining Guadalajara for a reported $9 million, making his transfer one of the most expensive in the history of the club. ^[4]

After playing six games without any goals and going three straight games without any wins on 16 February 2019 Vega managed to score 3 goals in the 3–0 victory against town rivals Atlas, his first career hat-trick. ^[5]

Prior to the start of the 2021–22 season, Vega was given the number 10 jersey. ^[6] In May, he renewed with Chivas until 2024, becoming the highest paid player in the club's history. ^[7]

Return to Toluca

After showing poor discipline and unprofessional behavior, Vega found himself on Guadalajara's transfer list at the end of the Apertura 2023 tournament. ^[8] On 17 January 2024, Toluca reached an agreement to re-sign Vega. ^[9]

International career

Youth

Vega was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate at the 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship, scoring one goal in five appearances, where Mexico won the competition. He was awarded the Golden Ball for best player ^[10] and included in the tournament's Best XI. ^[11] He was subsequently called up to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[12] Vega won the bronze medal with the Olympic team. ^[13]

Senior

Vega disputing the ball against Argentina's Rodrigo De Paul at the 2022 World Cup

Vega made his senior national team debut on 26 March 2019, under Gerardo Martino in a friendly against Paraguay, as a 78th-minute substitute for Javier Hernández. ^[14]

In May 2019, Vega was included in the provisional 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup roster ^[15] and was subsequently included in the final list. ^[16] In the first group stage match against Cuba, he would score his first goal with the national team in a 7–0 thrashing. ^[17] Mexico would go on to win the tournament. ^[18]

In October 2022, Vega was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster. ^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 May 2024 ^[20]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Toluca	2015–16	Liga MX	10	2	—		5 [a]	1	—		15	3
	2016–17		12	1	2	0	—		—		14	1
	2017–18		17	3	7	2	—		—		24	5
	2018–19		19	6	3	0	—		—		22	6
	Total		58	12	12	2	5	1	—		75	15
Guadalajara	2018–19	Liga MX	16	4	1	0	—		—		17	4
	2019–20		24	5	4	2	—		—		28	7
	2020–21		32	4	–		–		—		32	4
	2021–22		26	6	–		–		—		26	6
	2022–23		32	6	–		–		—		32	6
	2023–24		10	1	–		–		2 [b]	0	12	1
	Total		140	26	5	2	–		2	0	147	28
Toluca	2023–24	Liga MX	15	6	—		2 [c]	0	—		17	6
	2024–25		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		15	6	–		2	0	0	0	17	6
Career total			213	44	17	4	7	1	2	0	239	49

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearances in Leagues Cup
3. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup

International

As of match played 30 June 2024 ^[21]

Mexico
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	5 [a]	1
2020	1	0
2021	5	1
2022	14	4
2023	2	0
2024	6	0
Total	33	6

1. Vega additionally played a match against Martinique in 2019, which is not recognized by FIFA.

Scores and results list Mexico Olympic team goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vega goal.

List of international goals scored by Alexis Vega

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 March 2021	Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico	Costa Rica	2–0	3–0	2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
2	22 July 2021	Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu, Japan	France	1–0	4–1	2020 Summer Olympics
3	28 July 2021	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	South Africa	1–0	3–0	2020 Summer Olympics
4	6 August 2021	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	Japan	3–0	3–1	2020 Summer Olympics

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first. ^[20]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 June 2019	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States	Cuba	6–0	7–0	2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.	2 September 2021	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Jamaica	1–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	27 January 2022	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica		2–1
4.	27 September 2022	Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States	Colombia	1–0	2–3	Friendly
5.	9 November 2022	Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain	Iraq	1–0	4–0
6.	16 November 2022		Sweden	1–1	1–2

Honours

Mexico U23

• CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2020
• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020 ^[22]

Mexico

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2019 ^[18]

Individual

• CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Golden Ball: 2020
• CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship Best XI: 2020
• Liga MX All-Star: 2021, ^[23] 2022 ^[24]

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Squad List: Mexico (MEX)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
2. "Alexis Vega, contento de debutar con Toluca". 2 July 2021.
3. "Alexis Vega, motivado por su gol en Copa Libertadores".
4. "Alexis Vega sería presentado con Chivas el sábado". Futboltotal.com.mx (in Spanish). Staff FT. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
5. "Chivas earn emphatic Clasico Tapatio victory behind Alexis Vega hat-trick". Fmfstateofmind.com. Rafael Díaz. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
6. "Chivas: Vega será el nuevo número 10, Zaldívar hereda el 9 de Macías". 21 July 2021.
7. "Alexis Vega se convirtió en el jugador mejor pagado en la historia de Chivas". 6 May 2022.
8. "Las indisciplinas, un mal recurrente en Chivas" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 13 October 2023.
9. "Alexis Vega regresa a Toluca tras cinco años en Chivas" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 17 January 2024.
10. "Vega earns 2020 CMOQ Best Player Award, presented by Scotiabank". CONCACAF. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
11. "Ellos son los 4 mexicanos que encabezan el 11 ideal de Concacaf del Preolímpico 2021". 31 March 2021.
12. "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020". 5 July 2021.
13. "México gana el bronce tras vencer 3-1 a Japón | TUDN Fútbol Olímpico Varonil | TUDN".
14. "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN . 26 March 2019.
15. Tinajero, Antonio (14 May 2019). "Tata Martino Announces Mexico Preliminary Gold Cup Squad; Vela, Chicharito, Herrera, Corona left out". Fmfstateofmind.com.
16. "Selección Mexicana anuncia lista definitiva para Copa Oro 2019". MedioTiempo.com. 6 June 2019.
17. "México 7-0 Cuba: goles, resumen y videos". Goal.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
18. Straus, Brian (7 July 2019). "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT". Sports Illustrated.
19. Moro, Omar (14 November 2022). "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mexicana al Mundial de Qatar 2022". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
20. Ernesto Vega Stats
21. "Alexis Vega". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.
22. "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
23. "Orbelín Pineda y Alexis Vega se suman al Juego de Estrellas entre Liga MX y MLS". 10 August 2021.
24. "LIGA MX announces roster for 2022 MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field". Major League Soccer. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

External links

• Alexis Vega at Soccerway
• Alexis Vega at National-Football-Teams.com