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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vela and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.
Diego Vela
Personal information
Full name Diego Ignacio Vela Vázquez
Date of birth (1991-11-27) 27 November 1991 (age 33)
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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo B 2009–10[10] Tercera División 19 6 — — 19 6
2010–11[11] Segunda División B 22 1 — — 22 1
2011–12[10] Tercera División 32 8 — — 32 8
2012–13[10] Tercera División 33 4 — 2[a] 0 35 4
Total 106 19 — 2 0 108 19
Racing Ferrol 2013–14[11] Segunda División B 31 1 1 0 2[a] 0 34 1
2014–15[11] Segunda División B 32 1 1 0 4[a] 0 37 1
2015–16[11] Segunda División B 31 2 2 0 2[a] 0 35 2
Total 94 4 4 0 8 0 106 4
Diósgyőri 2016–17[12] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 31 4 4 0 — 35 4
2017–18[12] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29 5 5 1 — 34 6
Total 60 9 9 1 — 69 10
Career total 260 32 13 1 10 0 283 33
  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. 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. ^ a b c Diego Vela at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  11. ^ a b c d "Vela: Diego Ignacio Vela Vázquez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  12. ^ a b Diego Vela at Soccerway
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