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Carlos Vela

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Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾ.los ˈβe.la]; born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican former professional footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward, winger, and attacking midfielder. Vela began his career at Mexican club Guadalajara, where he caught the eye of several European clubs after finishing as the top scorer at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, ultimately joining Premier League club Arsenal that year. After joining Arsenal, he had loan spells at Spanish clubs Salamanca and Osasuna, as well as at English club West Bromwich Albion, before settling at Real Sociedad in 2011, initially on loan and then permanently the following season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Vela is the 4,026th most popular soccer player (down from 3,920th in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 317th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Mexican Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Carlos Vela ranks 4,026 out of 21,273. Before him are Emerich Dembrovschi, Hidetoyo Watanabe, Giuseppe Savoldi, Tom Florie, Kurt Stettler, and Antoine Cuissard. After him are Federico Wilde, Igor Dobrovolski, Dennis Rommedahl, Juanito, Vicente Piera, and Yıldıray Baştürk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Carlos Vela ranks 77. Before him are Marko Marin, Shin Hye-sun, Anthony Joshua, Dejan Lovren, Giovani dos Santos, and Anton Yelchin. After him are Phoebe Tonkin, Andy Ruiz Jr., Aly Michalka, Kim Bum, Zyzz, and Taeyeon.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Carlos Vela ranks 311 out of 729. Before him are Luis Donaldo Colosio (1950), Francisco Toledo (1940), Giovani dos Santos (1989), George W. Romney (1907), Ofelia Medina (1950), and Hilario López (1907). After him are Isidoro Díaz (1938), Gabriel Núñez (1942), Manuel Robles Pezuela (1817), José Luis González Dávila (1942), Manuel María Lombardini (1802), and Ernesto Canto (1959).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Mexico

Among soccer players born in Mexico, Carlos Vela ranks 30. Before him are Francisco Garza Gutiérrez (1904), Enrique Borja (1945), Horacio Casarín (1918), Javier Fragoso (1942), Giovani dos Santos (1989), and Hilario López (1907). After him are Isidoro Díaz (1938), Gabriel Núñez (1942), José Luis González Dávila (1942), Arturo Chaires (1937), Javier Valdivia (1941), and Guillermo Ortiz (1939).

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