Carlos Vela, Mexico - 36 years

Carlos Vela from Mexico became the top goal scorer and number one in the top scoring list in MLS, United States 2019.

The full name he listens to is Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido and his birth date was 1 March 1989 and thereby he is 36 years old right now. The positions he normally occupies on the football field are as forward, winger and attacking midfielder. In total he has played 72 matches wearing his national team sweater and scored 19 goals in these games.

Carlos Vela top scorer list postions

Below you will find all the times when Carlos Vela has been part of the top scorers list in a league or tournament.

League, Team Season Goals Position Age Winner/leader
MLS
2022
12
18 33 Sebastián Driussi
MLS
2019
36
1 30 Carlos Vela
World Cup
2018
1
27 29 Harry Kane
MLS
2018
14
10 29 Josef Martinez
La Liga
2014/2015
9
22 26 Cristiano Ronaldo
La Liga
2013/2014
16
6 25 Cristiano Ronaldo
La Liga
2012/2013
14
9 24 Lionel Messi
La Liga
2011/2012
12
12 23 Lionel Messi

Top 3 in assist charts

Here are all the occasions when Carlos Vela finished in the top 3 of the assist charts.

League, Team Season Assists Position Age
MLS
2019
12
3 30
La Liga
2013/2014
13
3 25

Carlos Vela hat-tricks

Here you find 5 hat-tricks that Carlos Vela have scored over the years.

League Match and date Goals
MLS 2022
Los Angeles FC - Colorado Rapids - 3-0
26 february 2022
3
29', 35', 50'
MLS 2019
Los Angeles FC - Colorado Rapids - 3-1
6 october 2019
3
28', 31', 51'
MLS 2019
San Jose Earthquakes - Los Angeles FC - 0-5
30 march 2019
3
8', 45', 66'
La Liga 2014/2015
Real Sociedad - Elche - 3-0
28 november 2014
3
3', 31', 53'
La Liga 2013/2014
Real Sociedad - Celta Vigo - 4-3
23 november 2013
4
6', 61', 78', 81'

Trivia Carlos Vela

Here are various seasonal records that Carlos Vela has achieved and broken during his career.

MLS
2019

Best scoring couple

Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi - 10 goals together (goal+assist)
MLS
2019

Most first goals

Scored the first goal in the match in 11 matches
MLS
2019

Most last goals

Scored the first goal in the match in 11 matches
MLS
2019

Most penalty goals

Totally scored 9 penalty goals
MLS
2019

Most first half goals

Scored 19 goals during the first half
La Liga
2012/2013

Fastest goalscorer

Goal in the first minute in the match Málaga-Real Sociedad

Information about Carlos Vela

Complete name
Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido
Player positions
Forward / Winger / Attacking midfielder
Date of birth
1 March 1989
Height
178 cm
National team caps
72
National team goals
19
Source: Wikipedia

Articles containing Carlos Vela

At the moment we have one article where Carlos Vela is mentioned, click on the article below to read a bit more about him.

For Zlatan Age Is Just A Number
(14 April 2021)

Note that this is top scorer data we have in our database. Carlos Vela might be part of top scorer lists in other leagues we don't have here, or seasons we don't have in our database yet.