Diego Vela
Personal information
Full name Diego Ignacio Vela Vázquez
Date of birth (1991-11-27) 27 November 1991
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Arteixo
Youth career
CD Calasanz
2008–2009 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Deportivo B 106 (19)
2013–2016 Racing Ferrol 94 (4)
2016–2018 Diósgyőri 60 (9)
2020–2021 Bergantiños 33 (0)
2021 Racing Vilalbés 12 (2)
2021– Atlético Arteixo 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Diego Ignacio Vela Vázquez (born 27 November 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Arteixo as a right winger.

Club career

Born in A Coruña, Galicia, Vela joined the youth academy of local Deportivo de La Coruña at the age of 16, making his senior debut with the B team which competed in Tercera División and helping to promotion to Segunda División B in his first year. He signed a contract extension in July 2012, keeping him at the club for another season;[1] primarily a right winger, he spent much of 2012–13 as a right back.[2]

Vela moved to third-tier side Racing de Ferrol on 7 July 2013, after agreeing to a one-year deal as their first signing of the summer.[2] His first official match took place on 25 August, starting in a 1–1 away draw against CD Tropezón.[3] On 5 August 2014, he renewed his contract until June 2016.[4]

In June 2016, after 106 competitive appearances, Vela moved abroad and joined Diósgyőri VTK in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[5] He first appeared in top-flight football on 23 July of that year, featuring 60 minutes in the 2–1 home win over Újpest FC.[6]

Vela returned to both Spain and his native region in late December 2019, signing for fourth division club Bergantiños FC after a trial period.[7] In summer 2021 he joined Racing Club Villalbés in the same league[8] but, later that year, transferred to amateurs Atlético Arteixo.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 May 2018
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo B 2009–10[10] Tercera División 196——196
2010–11[11] Segunda División B 221——221
2011–12[10] Tercera División 328——328
2012–13[10] Tercera División 334—2[lower-alpha 1]0354
Total 10619—2010819
Racing Ferrol 2013–14[11] Segunda División B 311102[lower-alpha 1]0341
2014–15[11] Segunda División B 321104[lower-alpha 1]0371
2015–16[11] Segunda División B 312202[lower-alpha 1]0352
Total 94440801064
Diósgyőri 2016–17[12] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 31440—354
2017–18[12] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29551—346
Total 60991—6910
Career total 2603213110028333
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Diego Vela renova unha tempada co Fabril e asina o dianteiro Manuel Romay" [Diego Vela renews with Fabril for one season and forward Manuel Romay signs] (in Galician). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 Valencia, José (11 July 2013). "El Racing ficha al velocísimo extremo coruñés Diego Vela" [Racing sign extremely speedy winger Diego Vela from A Coruña]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tropezón 1 – Racing de Ferrol 1" (in Spanish). Contrameta. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Diego Vela amplía su contrato con el Racing de Ferrol hasta junio del 2016" [Diego Vela extends his contract with Racing de Ferrol until June 2016] (in Spanish). Ferrol 360. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Alonso, Paulo (13 June 2016). "Diego Vela se va a Hungría y agradece tres años "increíbles"" [Diego Vela goes to Hungary and thanks for three "incredible" years]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "DVTK vs. Újpest – A kapus mozdulata tovább erősítette a közösséget" [DVTK vs. Újpest – The goalkeeper's move further strengthened the community] (in Hungarian). Boon. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "El Bergantiños ficha al coruñés Diego Vela, que militió en la primera división húngara" [Bergantiños sign Coruña-born Diego Vela, who had a spell in the Hungarian first division]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 24 December 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Roca, María (22 July 2021). "El Rácing Vilalbés arranca la pretemporada ilusionado" [Rácing Vilalbés start preseason full of hunger]. El Progreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "El Arteixo, ante una oportunidad de dejar tocado a un rival directo" [Arteixo, with chance to hurt direct rivals] (in Spanish). DXT Campeón. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 Diego Vela at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Vela: Diego Ignacio Vela Vázquez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  12. 1 2 Diego Vela at Soccerway
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