player · international archive · 2008–2018
MexicoArchive goals
10
for Mexico · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
10
every one opens its match page below
Tournaments
3
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (6)
Career span
2008–2018
first 2008-06-15 · last 2018-06-23
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican former professional footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward, winger, and attacking midfielder. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-03
In the line-ups
11 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2010–2018The archive holds 11 team sheets naming Carlos Vela in Mexico's starting line-up, from 2010-06-11 to 2018-07-02.
11 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
10 goals across 10 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2008–2018| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-23 |  South Korea | W2–1(n) | 26' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Rostov-on-Don |
| 2017-10-10 |  Honduras | L2–3(a) | 37' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San Pedro Sula |
| 2017-06-11 |  United States | D1–1(h) | 23' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mexico City |
| 2015-11-13 |  El Salvador | W3–0(h) | 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mexico City |
| 2015-07-15 |  Trinidad and Tobago | D4–4(n) | 51' | Gold Cup | Charlotte |
| 2015-07-09 |  Cuba | W6–0(n) | 23' | Gold Cup | Chicago |
| 2009-10-10 | El Salvador | W4–1(h) | 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mexico City |
| 2009-07-26 | United States | W5–0(a) | 67' | Gold Cup | East Rutherford |
| 2008-06-21 |  Belize | W7–0(h) | 7' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Monterrey |
| 2008-06-15 | Belize | W2–0(n) | 66' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Houston |
Honours
8 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours8 | ||||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | ×2 | 2009, 2015 | Mexico | |
| Supporters' Shield | ×2 | 2019, 2022 | Los Angeles FC | |
| CONCACAF Cup | ×1 | 2015 | Mexico | |
| FIFA U-17 World Championship | ×1 | 2005 | Mexico U17 | |
| MLS Cup | ×1 | 2022 | Los Angeles FC | |
| U.S. Open Cup | ×1 | 2024 | Los Angeles FC | |
| Individual honours27 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| FIFA U-17 World Championship Golden Boot | 2005 | |||
| MLS Golden Boot | 2019 | |||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Real Sociedad Player of the Year | ×2 | 2011–12, 2013–14 | ||
| MLS Latino Player of the Year | 2019 | |||
| Teams of the season · 2 | ||||
| CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament | ×2 | 2020, 2023 | ||
| Monthly awards · 7 | ||||
| MLS Player of the Month | ×3 | 2019, 2019, 2019 | ||
| La Liga Player of the Month | ×2 | 2013, 2014 | ||
| Los Angeles FC Goal of the Month | ×2 | 2018, 2023 | ||
| More honours · 13 | ||||
| MLS All-Star | ×3 | 2018, 2019, 2022 | ||
| MLS Best XI | ×3 | 2018, 2019, 2022 | ||
| The Best of America Best MLS Player | ×2 | 2019, 2022 | ||
| Best MLS Player ESPY | 2022 | |||
| Landon Donovan MVP Award | ||||
| Los Angeles FC Goal of the Year | 2018 | |||
| Los Angeles FC MVP of the Year | 2018 | |||
| MLS MVP Award | 2019 | |||
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