Carlos Vela
born March 1, 1989 (age 37)
- games
- 169
- starts
- 140
- minutes
- 12,369
- goals
- 85
- assists
- 53
first recorded game Feb. 6, 2008 · last recorded game Oct. 27, 2024
Career totals and dates are as recorded here.
Honors
Career totals by team
| team | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles FC | 165 | 138 | 12130 | 80 | 52 | 495 |
| Mexico | 4 | 2 | 239 | 5 | 1 | — |
Career totals by competition
| competition | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLS | 152 | 127 | 11195 | 78 | 45 | 460 |
| MLSp | 13 | 11 | 935 | 2 | 7 | 35 |
| WC | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| WCq | 2 | 1 | 124 | 2 | — | — |
| IF | 1 | 1 | 71 | 1 | — | — |
| GC | 1 | — | 44 | 1 | 1 | — |
Goals by season
Season by season, clubs
| team | competition | season | gp | gs | min | g | a | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles FC | MLS | 2018 | 28 | 26 | 2378 | 14 | 13 | 97 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLSp | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLS | 2019 | 31 | 31 | 2726 | 34 | 10 | 160 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLSp | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLS | 2020 | 7 | 4 | 422 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLSp | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLS | 2021 | 20 | 15 | 1267 | 5 | 5 | 59 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLS | 2022 | 32 | 28 | 2333 | 12 | 9 | 61 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLSp | 2022 | 3 | 3 | 252 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLS | 2023 | 34 | 23 | 2069 | 9 | 7 | 61 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLSp | 2023 | 5 | 4 | 319 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLS | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles FC | MLSp | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season by season, international
| team | competition | season | gp | gs | min | g | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | IF | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 0 | — |
| Mexico | GC | 2009 | 1 | — | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | WCq | 2010 | 1 | — | 34 | 0 | — |
| Mexico | WCq | 2016 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mexico | IF | 2017 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mexico | WC | 2018 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mexico | WCq | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | — |
Most recent games
| cmp | date | team | r | score | vs | g | a | minutes | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLSp | Oct. 27, 2024 | Los Angeles FC | 2 - 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | — | 4 | BMO Stadium | |
| MLSp | Dec. 9, 2023 | Los Angeles FC | 2 - 1 | Columbus Crew | 0 | — | 90 | MAPFRE Stadium | |
| MLSp | Dec. 2, 2023 | Los Angeles FC | 0 - 2 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | — | 77 | BMO Stadium | |
| MLSp | Nov. 26, 2023 | Los Angeles FC | 1 - 0 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | — | 78 | CenturyLink Field | |
| MLSp | Nov. 5, 2023 | Los Angeles FC | 1 - 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | — | 3 | BC Place | |
| MLSp | Oct. 28, 2023 | Los Angeles FC | 5 - 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 1 | 71 | BMO Stadium | |
| MLS | Oct. 21, 2023 | Los Angeles FC | 1 - 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | — | 85 | BC Place | |
| MLS | Oct. 7, 2023 | Los Angeles FC | 2 - 4 | Austin FC | 0 | — | 29 | Q2 Stadium | |
| MLS | Oct. 4, 2023 | Los Angeles FC | 5 - 1 | Minnesota United FC | 0 | 2 | 68 | BMO Stadium | |
| MLS | Oct. 1, 2023 | Los Angeles FC | 0 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | — | 90 | BMO Stadium |
Most often alongside
| player | together | share |
|---|---|---|
| Latif Blessing | 112 | 66% |
| Diego Rossi | 85 | 50% |
| Diego Palacios | 84 | 50% |
| Jesús Murillo | 78 | 46% |
| José Cifuentes | 77 | 46% |
| Eduard Atuesta | 76 | 45% |
| Ilie Sánchez | 74 | 44% |
| Ryan Hollingshead | 69 | 41% |
| Eddie Segura | 67 | 40% |
| Kellyn Acosta | 62 | 37% |
| Jordan Harvey | 58 | 34% |
| Mark-Anthony Kaye | 57 | 34% |
The 12 most frequent, of the 169 games Carlos Vela has an appearance on record for. Two players count as teammates in a game when both have an appearance in it for the same club, so this is drawn from lineups rather than from rosters — and it is only as complete as the lineups are. Whole leagues here recorded none.
In the news
| season | salary |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4500000.00 |
| 2019 | $4500000.00 |
| 2020 | $4500000.00 |
| 2021 | $4500000.00 |
| 2022 | $2400000.00 |
| 2023 | $3000000.00 |
| 2024 | $325000.00 |